The Sawley Arms

4.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Terrace/patio
Exterior
Lunch and dinner served, British cuisine
Lunch and dinner served, British cuisine
Lunch and dinner served, British cuisine

Reviews

9.6 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
Sawley, Fountains Abbey, Ripon, England, HG4 3EQ
  • Nidderdale
    2 min drive
  • Fountains Abbey
    3 min drive
  • Studley Royal Park
    3 min drive
  • Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford)
    59 min drive

Room options

Skell Bank Room 6 -Deluxe Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Calf Haugh Room 5-Deluxe Double Room

  • 14.25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Ravens Nest Room 3 - Family Room

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Twin Bunk Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Hebden Room 4 - Family Room

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

The Sawley Bunkhouse Room 8 -Deluxe Shared Dormitory.

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

Warren Room 2-Deluxe Twin Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Bunk Bed, Colliers Far - Room 7

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Luxury Apartment

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Spa Gill - Room 1 Deluxe Double Room

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Ripon

With a stay at The Sawley Arms in Ripon, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Yorkshire Dales National Park and Nidderdale. .This inn is 2.1 mi (3.3 km) from Fountains Abbey and 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Studley Royal Park.

What's nearby

  • Fountains Abbey - 3 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Brimham Rocks - 7 min drive - 6.5 km
  • Ripley Castle and Gardens - 7 min drive - 9.6 km
  • Turkish Baths and Health Spa - 13 min drive - 14.9 km
  • Harrogate Convention Centre - 14 min drive - 15.1 km

Getting around

  • Weeton Station - 20 min drive
  • Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford) - 59 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Studley tearoom - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Olive Tree at Tates - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Dragon Inn - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Black Swan - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Sawley Arms

Inn in Ripon with a restaurant and a bar
The Sawley Arms offers 78 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and designer toiletries. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Ripon inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 78 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of The Sawley Arms, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to noon for a fee.
Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and noon.
Onsite venue - This pub specializes in British cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 8:00 AM–noon: GBP 16.00 for adults and GBP 10.00 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Heated floor (bathroom)
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 16.00 for adults and GBP 10.00 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

The Sawley Arms Inn
The Sawley Arms Ripon
The Sawley Arms Inn Ripon

The Sawley Arms Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 76 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Colleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best night’s sleep in a long time!
Modern, spotlessly clean accommodation and super- comfy beds! There was even a TV in the bathroom! Lovely country pub and beer garden. Restaurant a bit on the expensive side, but the quality and presentation of the food was really good. The take away fish and chips were half the price of the eat in and were delicious. Would definitely stay here again without hesitation.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

CARON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Such a really cosy well run pub with lovely rooms and amazing staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great one night stay. The room was clean, very modern and with high quality finish. Our daughter loved the high sleeper bed which was very safe. Convenient location for Brimham Rocks and Fountains Abbey. Plenty of parking onsite. We had a great dinner in the pub and our breakfast was delicious too. Friendly staff, would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

SUSAN

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Potential- room for improvement.
Stayed for five nights in an excellent room - first rate facilities, esp bathroom. Slight criticism: bed linen and towels unappealing colour and towels rather thin. Pub warm and comfortable, very friendly, staff helpful, excellent breakfasts. Dined in twice. Appreciated the special offer on steak night but winter menu otherwise rather dull, limited and overpriced. Over all an enjoyable stay but not outstanding value for money.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tanya, Estelle, Tim and the Scouse supporter were so friendly and helpful. The accommodation was immaculately clean and well maintained. Food was lovely and reasonably priced. We definitely plan to revisit soon. The only improvement I would suggest is to have ironing facilities in the room for guest”s convenience. Thanks to all for such a great stay!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Arthur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff, great rooms recently done, beautiful area
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Extremely attentive staff and a great night sleep!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carolan

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Jason

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely one night stay. Sure, the walls are a bit thin but it really didn't bother us. It's the food that gets the rave reviews. You know when your eyes water with satisfaction and contentment....that!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good place but a bit overpriced we thought
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

henry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good size room immaculate with beautiful bathroom and fabulous breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

steve

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Sawley Arms is a nice place.The facilities are good and the staff are polite.The thing that soured it for us was being told on arrival that because we hadn't booked direct, breakfast was not included and would be £14 per person.My wife only has cereal and tea for breakfast but there was no reduction in price. The extra charge should be made clear at time of booking by either Expedia or The Sawley Arms.It seems to me that the customer is being penalised for booking through Expedia. If you want to list on 3rd party sites then don't try and pass the cost on to the customer. We didn't have breakfast!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent break
We had a 2 night stay, the staff, service and accommodation were to a very high standard. Everyone was very welcoming. The accommodation was spotlessly clean and tidy and very comfortable. Loved the lighting in the room. Also the bar/restaurant service was very good and the food was excellent We would recommend this hotel and will definitely return there.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Rich

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place to stay and all the staff are so helpful and friendly. A little too much noise between the guest rooms and the window blinds could be improved but otherwise a perfect place to stay while enjoying the beautiful surroundings near Ripon.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sunday stay in Sawley
I love this pub, the food is great and the rooms are lovely and so modern. We stayed to be near work which was great. It was quiet, but it was a Sunday evening. I think some training is needed with the young staff - no need to say help yourself to wine I’m no sommelier! The man with his father was very helpful and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good staff especially helpful especial jenny
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023