We had the pleasure of spending a couple of nights here over Easter. From the moment we arrived we knew we had made a good choice, a fabulous building set in impressive grounds. We were greeted by Vanessa, a lovely caring lady, and served with a welcoming cuppa and biccies. Our ground floor room, number 3 was just fantastic. Occupying... More

Everything about this venue is first class! We were greeted by the proprietor, Vanessa, whose warm, caring personality made all of our party welcome. Attention to detail, superb food, information about where ingredients are sourced locally...amazing! The perfect location for my informal reception and formal 60th Birthday Dinner.

Spent a night here for a friends 60th. The lady of the house, Vanessa was a great host supplying delicious afternoon tea on our arrival, canapes and a great evening meal, (husband made the gravy....!) the Cheese board was great. Breakfast was as many have said superb, with a request of fried bread supplied..... Would definatly recomend Thornton Lodge.

We arrived after a disastrous journey through the floods. Vanessa was out with the dog when we got there but arrived a few minutes later and apologised profusely and made us very welcome with a cup of tea and biscuits in our room. Now, as I am disabled we chose room two which is on the ground floor with a... More

I have lost count of the number of times I've visited Thornton lodge maintains its high standards and rightly retains the coveted 5 stars:) rooms are always spotless, location so quiet and restful, breakfast always sets me up for a day of walking ( I always return with sausages and bacon from the butcher in bainbridge who supplies Thornton lodge)... More

Thornton Lodge's location is idyllic, really secluded and quiet - the road to/from it is predominantly single track, so doesn't get much traffic, although it is a bit of an experience driving along it!! We had a couple of nights in a King-size room and not only the bed is king-size - and extremely comfortable - but the room and... More

you can get lost in the public rooms there is so much space bedroom was perfect and it had the biggest bathroom i have been in- luxury toiletries and towels breakfast in the old dining room was lovely this is such a large place to upgrade and when ther public rooms reflect the excellence of the bedrooms it will be... More

We stayed one night here after a wedding party and can honestly say nothing was too much trouble. We had a lovely warm welcome and our room was spotless with a lovely en suite bathroom. Breakfast in the morning was equally as nice! Shame we couldnt stay longer! Vanessa, what a great job you are doing!

For the past ten years my wife & myself have spent one week each year in the Dales. We have stayed with Vanessa at Thornton Lodge on at least five occassions now - and have always received an excellent service. Having just returned from another visit, once again I would throughly recommend a short break if you seek tranquility in... More