There are a complete of 14 rooms which embody commonplace rooms, character rooms and twin rooms. We had been fortunate to be staying in a personality room which was spacious and had loads of considerate touches together with luxurious robes, a scorching water bottle, contemporary milk and chunky shortbread biscuits. All these considerate particulars made it really feel like a house from dwelling. The king dimension mattress felt very luxurious and we had a very peaceable evening’s sleep. The one factor I’d say our room was lacking was a shower tub.
Afternoon Tea in The Winter Lodge at The Golden Lion in Settle
For Winter 2019 / 2020, The Golden Lodge has created The Winter Lodge which is positioned by the courtyard within the property’s previous stables. Hidden behind a heavy curtain lies a twinkling and cosy festive bubble that has been embellished in a country ski chalet fashion. We checked into our room round 2pm and had our festive afternoon tea booked for 3pm. The pleasant server confirmed us the way in which to our desk and supplied us each a scorching water bottle which I assumed was a very nice contact. I fortunately took the new water bottle though it was positively heat sufficient inside.
The festive afternoon tea itself included a collection of tasty sandwiches together with turkey and cranberry and a collection of truffles and desserts together with trifle and Christmas pudding. After all, it additionally got here with two chunky scones that had been served with strawberry jam and a really beneficiant portion of clotted cream. For me, the spotlight of any afternoon tea are the scones so I indulged in them and tried a little bit of the whole lot else. Every little thing tasted splendidly contemporary and flavoursome. The festive afternoon tea and the Cheese fondue menu on the Winter Lodge will proceed till mid-January 2020.
Eating within the Restaurant at The Golden Lion in Settle
On a chilly and wet December evening, we had no intentions of leaving our cosy dwelling from dwelling for dinner. The Golden Lion has its personal restaurant which has desk service and it’s also possible to dine extra casually within the pub space for those who order on the bar. I used to be nonetheless full from the superb afternoon tea, so I ordered a ‘small’ fish and chips. I didn’t assume I might eat all of it nevertheless it was so scrumptious that I cleared the plate. The batter on the fish was completely crisp. Scott had a home-made rooster and leek pie with creamy mash which was offered superbly. He stated he completely loved it.
As with the Take it All Inn January room price, breakfast was included in our keep. The breakfast features a continental breakfast buffet with contemporary fruit, cereal and pastries in addition to the choice to order a cooked breakfast at no additional value. We each opted for the eggs benedict because the menu stated it was one of many Golden Lion’s signature dish. I’m fairly fussy with my eggs benedict and I believe it may be really easy to get it improper, however I couldn’t fault this dish in any approach. The eggs completely cooked and there was loads of hollandaise. In brief we had been very impressed by the meals choices on the Golden Lion.
Exploring the Surrounding Space
In any case our foodie indulgence at The Golden Lion we went for a stroll the following morning to blow off the cobwebs. Though I’d have cherished to attempt to climb Pen y Ghent, we didn’t have sufficient time so we opted for a shorter stroll to Hull Pot close to to Horton in Ribblesdale. Our little break jogged my memory how beautiful the Yorkshire Dales are and the way fortunate we’re to have them on our doorstep. Scott and I each stated we are going to return once more quickly with Theo in tow for some extra out of doors adventures.
The Verdict
Our post-Christmas getaway to the Golden Lion was precisely what we would have liked. It was an opportunity to (briefly) let go of our parenting duties and revel in being a care-free couple once more. We each massively appreciated the complete evening’s sleep and all of the scrumptious meals. The bracing stroll alongside the Dales was the icing on the cake and we drove again to Theo on New Yr’s Eve feeling refreshed and excited to see our boy.
Because of all of the workers on the Golden Lion in Accept such a welcoming and stress-free keep.
E-book your personal keep on the Golden Lion (or another Home of Daniel Thwaites Inn) this January from solely £89 per couple with breakfast. So as to use the provide at different properties, merely browse all Inns on the Home of Daniel Thwaites web site then ebook the provide by way of the person Inn web sites.
This keep at The Golden Lion was offered complimentary as a part of a sponsored marketing campaign. All phrases and opinions are sincere and my very own. All images are my very own.