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21 rooms
Rooms sleep 2
Children welcome
The Experience
In the centre of York is a handsome Georgian townhouse with a strikingly luxurious interior. In the cellar: vaulted rooms, cool tunes, stone floors and charmingly mismatched furniture. Upstairs: a pair of dining rooms, grand, elegant and eye-catching. Vintage panelling, tall sash windows, semi-circular sofas, illuminated sculptures. All is cosy but classy, and the service is informal but attentive. The award-winning food is impressive too, and packed with flavour so tuck into the likes of Thwaites ale and mushroom pie, a smoked aubergine seitan burger or a warming helping of moules frites, freshly landed and cooked in the flavour of the day. The wines are wide-ranging and the beers are Thwaites. Join the punters on the galleried decked terrace and unwind, then treat yourself to a stay in one of the wonderfully made-over rooms with feature wallpapers and fabulous beds. The garden rooms in the courtyard are small and can be noisy, so pay more for the smartest and quietest at the top of the house, one with an original marble fireplace and a York Minster view. Breakfasts are generous.
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Essentials
- EV charger
- Swimming pool
- Hot tub
- Garden
- Open fire / woodburner
- Breakfast included
- Breakfast available
- Meals available
- Vegetarian meals
- Parking on premises
- Free parking nearby
- Accessible by public transport
- WiFi
- Spa
- Central heating
- Limited mobility
- Wheelchair access
- Mobile reception
- Hob
- Bar
- Barbecue
- Licensed premises
- Paid parking nearby
- Air conditioning
- Relaxation areas
- Tennis court
- No smoking
- Credit cards
- Working farm
- Owner has pets
- Pets welcome
Family friendly
- Baby monitor
- Books and toys
- Children welcome
- Babies welcome
- Stair gates
- High chair
- Fire guard
- Cot available
Nearby
- Pub/bar within 3 miles
- Restaurant within 3 miles
- Shop within 3 miles
Activities
- Bikes available
- Food courses
- Kayaking
- Other courses
- Sailing
- Surfing
- Wild swimming
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Information
& pricing
Booking information
- Check in
- From 2pm
- Check out
- 11am
- Closed
- Open all day.
- No smoking
- Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
- Meals
- Starters from £5. Mains from £12.
Pricing
- Nightly price
- from £110
- 21 Doubles
- From £110
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Accommodation
Reviews
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Judges Lodgings, York really did deliver! We received a very warm welcome from the kind well informed receptionist. The room was great, beautifully decorated and spotlessly clean with an impressive view of the Minster. It's very well placed for exploring all that wonderful York has to offer! The whole place is great including the very tasty food and can't be faulted in any way, but the staff are what make this place stand out! Don't hesitate, you will have a great stay!
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Location
The neighbourhood
Local points of interest from Ben Holland
- We have two of the largest sun terraces inside the city walls - perfect for enjoying a refreshing drink on a sunny day.
- York has more miles of intact city walls than anywhere else in England - great for exploring the city!
- We're just round the corner from York Minster - in fact some of the rooms at the back of the building have a view of the cathedral.
- Our name comes from the time between 1806 and 1976 when the building was used as a residence for judges when they were attending the quarterly sessions at the Assize Courts at York Castle.
- The Shambles is believed to be the oldest shopping street in Europe, even getting a mention in the Domesday Book of 1086.
- The International Ghost Research Foundation announced in 2002 that York is officially the most haunted city in Europe - we even have a few ghosts of our own!
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Out of this world