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If you’re looking for a touch of magic this Christmas, Grantley Hall is on hand to make all your Christmas wishes come true.

As the most wonderful time of the year fast approaches, the five-star options on offer at the hotel will bring friends and families a taste of luxury and is just on the district’s doorstep.

From festive parties and Christmas lunches to festive afternoon tea and New Year celebrations, Christmas at Grantley Hall promises to be nothing short of perfection.

Festive Dining

Grantley Hall, better know as indulgence on our doorstep, will boast range of festive dining options to be enjoyed by locals and hotel guests this Christmas.

Whether you’re looking for a long lunch with friends or a seasonal afternoon tea with family, the hotel can guarantee you will leave with a belly full of Christmas spirit!

Why not kick-start December with a reservation at the festive champagne lunch on 2 December. This lunch combines a three-course lunch crafted by Grantley’s top chefs including a half bottle of Veuve Clicquot per person. Whilst enjoying the delightful food, a DJ and saxophonist will entertain.

From edible Christmas trees and chocolate reindeer to French fancies and glittering bauble cakes, the Festive Afternoon Tea will truly make you wish it was Christmas everyday.

Experience a magical Grantley Hall Christmas

Après at the Orchard

The Après alpine winter wonderland at the Orchard is reopening on 4 November. Dine in a cosy winter themed restaurant whilst enjoying the new menu as well as indulge in the Möet & Chandon champagne cocktails which have been created specifically to pair with the menu. Book to attend the spectacular launch event on 3 November.

The hughely popular Sunday sessions will be returning over the winter months.

Christmas Parties

Picture this: Champagne flowing, friends laughing and snowflakes glistening. Well, with Grantley Hall’s Christmas Parties, that can soon become a reality.

Who needs to travel when the Grantley Suite can become a magical winter wonderland?

With a private bar, dance floor and terrace area, up to 150 guests can dance the night away and celebrate the party season in style.

If that wasn’t enough, guests can expect a four-course dinner including Braised Blade of Limousin Beef and a Glazed Raspberry Délice in between the partying.

Let Grantley Hall work its magic and make it a Christmas to remember with their seasonal celebrations.

All Christmas bookings can be made now on Grantley Hall’s website or by emailing either dine@grantleyhall.co.uk or events@grantleyhall.co.uk.

New Year’s Eve Gala Ball

As a fairy Godmother once said: you will go to the ball.

Ditch the midnight countdown from your sofa and get your glad rags on, as the Grantley Hall New Year’s Eve Gala Ball fast approaches!

Expect an evening of exquisite food, including Dressed Crab and Yorkshire Salt Aged Beef Fillet, flowing drinks and only the happiest of memories.

This dazzling event will whisk you and your loved ones into 2024 with the sounds of a traditional pipes, a live firework display and even more bubbly at midnight.

Just a short taxi ride from Harrogate and Ripon, embrace the luxury on offer at Grantley Hall — after all, that level of enjoyment is hard to put a price on.

Celebrate the arrival of 2024 in style at the Grantley Hall New Year’s Eve House Party!

For those looking to go the extra mile this Christmas or New Year, Grantley Hall also offers two or three-night stays with its Christmas House Party and New Year House Party Packages — who says you have to travel far for ultimate grandeur?

The packages include five-star accommodation, food and spa access, with added bonuses of National Trust visits and entertainment.

So, whether you’re looking for a festive getaway, a family affair or just a good old knees up, Grantley Hall is guaranteed to bring you and your loved ones a Christmas or New Year that is nothing short of perfection.

Find out more about the packages or non-residential options available at Grantley Hall at grantleyhall.co.uk

The Stray Ferret Business Awards 2023 will be an evening of celebration for the finalists and the winners – and everyone who attends also has the chance to win big.

We’re giving away a one-night stay in the Presidential Suite at Grantley Hall, plus dinner in either Fletchers or Eighty Eight.

A ticket to the awards evening means automatic entry into the prize draw and this fabulous night at Grantley.

So what level of luxury awaits the lucky winner? Take a look at the image below…

The Presidential Suite at Grantley Hall.

After a night in this suite, the winner will get a taste of what it feels like to be Joe Biden. Maybe they’ll even see him in the hallway.

Speaking of which, don’t worry about entering the hotel with the rest of the punters, because the Presidential Suite has its own private hallway, accessed from the rooftop atrium.

The four-piece bathroom, boasting a double vanity and a walk-in shower, is the perfect excuse to have that 45 minute shower you’ve been dreaming of, but the water bill said otherwise…

The Presidential Suite caters to your every need. All you will need to worry about is finding the right dinner suit and pyjama set… if all else fails, just borrow your parents’.

The winners of this prize will only have one thing to squabble about on the day: which restaurant to have dinner in?

That is an undeniably hard decision, but your tastebuds and tummies will be very satisfied regardless.

Fletchers Restaurant delivers sophisticated all-day dining. The menu is a combination of British and European cuisine, offering a range of dishes, including confit duck & foie royal terrine, fillet of beef Wellington and a whole grilled lobster – a nice change from spaghetti bolognese.

Beef Wellington is served at Fletchers.

There’s no need to fly to Japan when you can visit Eighty Eight. The restaurant brings a taste of Far Eastern flavours to Yorkshire produce and immerses guests into an ornamental Japanese garden within the restaurant.

Eighty Eight’s menu includes grilled diver scallops, robata grilled monkfish, five spiced duck breast and a toffee apple & miso tart.

Eighty Eight brings Eastern flavours to the West

Don’t pass up the opportunity to win this golden ticket prize. Who knows, the winner may even check out feeling powerful enough to run the country.

For more information on the awards and to purchase tickets, click here.

Terms and conditions:

Valid for two guests sharing. Subject to availability. Valid Sunday – Thursday and excludes bank holidays. Cannot be redeemed against Christmas and New Year packages. The voucher includes £100 towards the final food bill in the chosen restaurant, pre-booking must be made to redeem voucher. Once initially redeemed any outstanding amounts cannot be transferred to a future visit.