Hotel du Vin in York is located just outside the ancient city walls of York. The hotel dates from the early 19th century. Formerly a private home and then an orphanage, the 44 comfortable bedrooms and suites have hand-sprung mattresses and Egyptian linen sheets. The bathrooms have deep baths and powerful rain showers. The suite at the top of the house has an eight-foot king-size bed, a roll-top bath and a double walk-in monsoon shower. The bistro is popular with the locals; there is a terrace and an inner courtyard for alfresco dining. The main attractions of York, including The Minster, one of the most magnificent and historical cathedrals in England, are just a 15-minute walk from the hotel. Hotel du Vin also operates a 48-bedroom hotel, bistro and spa in the Victorian spa town of Harrogate on the edge of the Yorkshire moors. This is an alternative if you have visited York before.

Rates include tax.  Breakfast from £12.50.

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44 rooms and suites
Fully air-conditioned
24-hour room service
Concierge
Flat screen TV
DVD players
Free Wifi access
Whisky snug

GENERAL MANAGER
Andy Roger

NEAREST RAILWAY STATION
York (0.8 miles)
Approx 2 hours from London/Edinburgh

NEAREST AIRPORT
Leeds/Bradford Airport (30 miles)

FAIRFAX HOUSE: Situated in the center of York, this is one of the finest examples of an 18th-century town house in Britain. The collection of furniture and clocks is considered the best of its kind in the country.

FOUNTAINS ABBEY: Extensive ruins of a Cistercian monastery. Romantic setting in an ornamental garden and deer park.

NEWBURGH PRIORY: One of the most interesting historic houses in the north of England. The house dates from 1145 with additions added up until 1760. Oliver Cromwell is buried here, and there is a famous water garden full of rare plants.

NEWBY HALL & GARDENS: One of Yorkshire's best Adam houses. Owned by Mr. & Mrs. Robin Compton, it is set in an award-winning garden. The house contains some of Chippendale's finest furniture.

RIEVAULX ABBEY: The first Cistercian monastery in the north, dating from 1131, housed 140 monks and 500 lay brothers. By the 13th century the monastery was heavily in debt. By the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century there were only 22 monks left at Rievaulx.

SKIPTON CASTLE: One of the most well-preserved medieval castles in England. Over 900 years old, it is still fully roofed.

HAREWOOD HOUSE: This 18th-century house by Robert Adam has examples of superb plasterwork ceilings and Chippendale furniture, as well as English and Italian paintings and Sèvres porcelain.

HAWORTH PARSONAGE: The home of the Brontë family for many years. Many of the manuscripts of Charlotte, Emily and Anne are on display.

YORK: York Minster is the largest Gothic church in England and one of the most magnificent. The Bishop of York is second in seniority to the Archbishop of Canterbury. York is a very good shopping city with some fine antique and art shops in the area known as "The Shambles."