After a very much needed and enjopyable extended break we are back at Tudor House and ready for a busy Christmas.

The work on the roof & guttering is complete and has withstood the very stern test the weather has given it over the last couple of days/night.

All the internal work & decorating has also been finished and we shall be firing up the new log burner to welcome our first guests since reopening this afternoon.

The place looks a picture and we look forward to showing it off to guests both new and returning over the coming months.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

IT’S ALMOST HERE! SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

Tudor House is somewhere that needs lots of TLC, and since taking over we have been trying to apply it by the bucket load!

Much of it we can do on a day to day basis, but some would be too intrusive to try & apply whilst we try to entertain guests.

So, as last year, we are trying to kill two birds with one stone and close this November for much needed attention to the dining room & lounge roof AND get some much needed R&R ourselves.

The plan is to close after guests leave on 6th November and be ready for business by the first week in December, but we will keep you posted!!

We will now undertake the room upgrade work in the New Year so will be closed from 31 December until sometime in the middle of February, but again we will update you as soon as we know how things are going.

It’s not the first one this year, but “The Waverley” will be passing Tudor House tomorrow mornig just before 11 a.m. – if it’s on time!

As usual there will be coffee & Paganum bacon sandwiches for anybody in the area at the time who fancies popping in and waving her by.

It is an extremely impressive site and the passengers always give us a wave back. Don’t miss it!!!

Waverley passing Tudor House 2010

The economic powerhouses of lower Malhamdale have pooled their resources to create what must be one of this years most exciting competitions with the chance to win a trip for two on The Waverley this summer.

There is nothing more thrilling for rail enthusiasts than a trip over the world famous Ribblehead Viaduct behind a steam engine. Whats more the whole weekend does not need to be rushed because there is 2 nights at Tudor House as part of the prize.

Details of how to enter the competition can be found at Metcalf’s Models web page, click here to be redirected. ENTER NOW!!!!

It’s that time of year again where everybody and everywhere seems to have one kind of festival or another and thousands of daft people spend days wallowing in mud and trying to live in a tent in the middle of a field with no facilities.

One Festival that is definitely worth a second look is the one in Grassington.

There is no ‘Love Thy Neighbour’ about it, just a quality and very varied program of events, concerts, exhibitions etc all the way through to 2 July.

Tonight we are off to see Lee Evans preview his forthcoming national tour, and hopefully on Friday we’ll find the time to see Gerry and his Pacemaker – sorry Gerry & the Pacemakers.

If you are looking for something to do on Saturday you could contact the ticket office to see if there have been any returns to see Boney M, Rose Royce, The Real Thing & others for a great party Night finale.

Give then a ring (01756 752691 )- you might even enjoy yourself!!

Don’t you just love it when somebody says that – the sad fact is, it’s true!! Before you know where you are the summer is over, the nights are drawing in and you are wondering what to do about Christmas.

Well we hope we provided the solution for 5 couples at least. Come & spend it at Tudor House.

We have just launched our first ever Christmas package and you can read all about it here .

The latest news is that we already have one booking so only 5 to go, and of course the choice of room goes to those who commit first – so Malhamdale already gone!

Give us a call quickly!!

Thanks to a lot of hard work from Ian at Octavian Solutions we are now right up to date with on line booking and on line payments.

The system is now live and we are looking forward to our first on line booking. The system is a new one that Octavian have tailored for our needs and should make finding a room, booking it and paying the deposit a lot easier and more secure.

Why not give it a try!!

…….it’s what others say about us that really makes a difference.

Having registered with Trip Advisor last year we are delighted that 67 guests at Tudor House have taken the time & trouble to post their reflections on their time at Tudor House. We are extremely proud that 62 of those guests saw fit to score us at 5 out of 5.

Similarly, 28 reviews left on Booking.com have earned us an average mark of 9 out 10 and 7 out of 8 reviews on Laterooms mark us at a full 6 out of 6.

To add to this we are now very pleased to be a “Featured Escape” on the prestigious Yorkshire Escapes travel guide site. We’ll let you find your way there via the link, but we think the following conclusion says it all about what you can expect from a visit to Tudor House

…………….it’s a lovely feeling to come “home” to Tudor House at the end of a busy day.

On Wednesday we were privileged to host Doug Hamilton Cox & his wife Sue. Doug is a remarkable guy who has raised thousands and thousands of pounds for HELP FOR HEROES.

His latest escapade is a John O’Groats to Lands End walk and he has enlisted the help of the Rotary organisation to help out.

The Rotary Club of Skipton Craven were delighted to take over this responsibility on 14th May and Tudor House hosted him as he passed through our patch. Members of the clubs walking group tried to keep pace with Doug during the day, but found it tough going! A stop off in Skipton to rattle his bucket came as a welcome relief!

Members of the club then attended a BBQ at Tudor House on Wednesday evening and thankfully it kept dry.

The end result was we packed Doug off on Thursday morning rested, fed & watered and some £564 better off than when he joined us.

It was a pleasure to be a small part of his adventure.

There have been a few ‘unscheduled’ comings & goings of engines & carriages along the line outside, but the first scheduled steam train of the season is due past on 7th May at around 10.15 a.m.

The round Britain tour of the “Cathedrals Explorer” leaves London the day before bound for York. Then on the morning of 7th it leaves York en-route to Stirling. If on time, it will leave Skipton at 10.01 a.m. and should therefore be steaming up the Bell Busk embankment sometime after 10.10, and is due into Hellifield at 10.19.

We will of course be on the platform with coffee and mid morning pastries should you wish to join us in waving her through.

We don’t have any news as to who or what will be ‘up front’ but keep an eye on the Steam Dreams web site for more info