Swinton Park becomes ‘top destination’ hotel after securing £4.5m funding package

Swinton Park, the castle hotel based in North Yorkshire, has completed a refurbishment thanks to £4.5m funding boost from HSBC.

Swinton Park used the bank loan to help fund an £8m renovation of The Swinton Country Club and Spa, which was completed at the end of last year and is now fully operational and open to the public.

The Estate, run by owners Mark and Felicity Cunliffe-Lister, includes day-attractions such as a three-rosette restaurant, which is open for dinner five days a week and Sunday lunch, a cookery school, a bird of prey centre, horse riding facilities, a clay pigeon shooting school, fishing, walking and foraging expeditions and The Terrace restaurant and a bar.

The additions to the hotel have helped attract new customers from across the UK, with bookings up in February this year compared to previous years. The Hotel and Spa is located in the centre of the 20,000-acre Swinton Estate, on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Mark Cunliffe, co-owner, said: “Traditionally the first few months of the year are quieter for the hotel, but the addition of the spa and brasserie has helped transform the whole Swinton Park offering and means we are now recognised as a top destination hotel.

“Our relationship managers at HSBC have been with us every step of the way and I’m grateful for their expertise and valuable advice as we progressed our plans to grow the business.

“The new spa has been a long time in the making and we’re thrilled with how it looks and the initial responses we’ve had from guests.”

David Slane, area director for HSBC North East, added: “Mark and Felicity’s ambition to take Swinton Park to the next level and attract guests from further afield was clear.

“Adding facilities to the site to create a ‘day-market’ for guests has been a great addition to the business. We’re proud to have supported Swinton Park for almost a decade and look forward to seeing how the new spa and brasserie takes the business forward.”

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