The Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa - Skipton

We got a really good rate through the Trip website. Kelsey on reception changed our room because there was no bath in the first room. The staff at the hotel were very smartly dressed. The food at breakfast was excellent. We are two nights in Macleod. Again the food was excellent. We would recommend this hotel. The only negative was if you hadn’t booked a spa break you had to pay £30 each to use the pool.

A massive thank you to the whole team at Coniston for an amazing job on our special day! This venue has meant a lot to us over the years having first attended 9 years ago for Simon’s sister’s wedding and it has only gone from strength to strength over the years. We’ve stayed many times for a spa get away and it truly exceed our expectations on our wedding day! Rachel is a fabulous addition to the wedding team! Having met Rachel in the month before our wedding we felt instantly assured by her confidence, patience and responsive communication. Making sure each detail of our day was considered and working closely with our suppliers. Rachel was great on the day too, coordinating everything and making the event as stress free as possible for us. The food on the day was fantastic!! We had our menu tasting a year ago and throughly enjoyed that experience, but you always have the concern as to whether the food will be the same standard on mass…and I can safely say it is! We’ve had so many compliments from guests (especially on the beef) about how good the food was. The presentation when catering for nearly 80 guests was impressive. Compliments to the chefs! The Coniston makes an ideal wedding venue with being able to stay the night before the wedding and get ready in the morning from the comfort of your room. The bridal suit has a glorious view over the lake and plenty of space for the whole bridal party to get ready. My only comment here would be to make it look like the Dales Room and it would be phenomenal! Overall the staff really make this hotel! Each member of staff is so friendly, welcoming and professional, from the bar staff during the evening do, to room service on the morning of the wedding, everyone made our day special. We even had an unexpected additional guest ‘an OAP Labrador’ who was so accommodated by the staff and welcomed into the wedding breakfast in his little basket! This meant so much to his owners and to us for making our day so stress free. I would highly recommend holding your wedding at the Coniston, would won’t regret it! The groom and friends also had a wonderful time on the morning of the wedding at Clay Pigeon Shooting, they said the session was great and they would all like to return. The instructor was informative and they all had a blast (pardon the pun)!!

We went for Sunday lunch. The service and food was excellent. I had the roast beef- it was delicious. My dad had fish and chips and he enjoyed it too. We went to the Xmas fayre and that was lovely. A great way to spend a Sunday. We will definitely return.