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The Raithwaite Estate

Sandsend Road, YO21 3ST Whitby, United Kingdom Access

The Raithwaite Estate

A magnificent country retreat set on the edge of the North York Moors. Set back from the sea and just a short walk from the pretty village of Sandsend, Raithwaite Estate sits in 100 acres of manicured gardens and woodland just a mile from Whitby. Whether you are looking for the perfect place for country pursuits or a weekend of pampering in a spa, this is the ideal escape with superb restaurants and bars serving local produce with excellent personal service. The Raithwaite Estate is a Small Luxury Hotels of the World property.
Things to Enjoy
Excellent restaurant and bars, expansive gardens, spa, Jacuzzi, gym, sauna, heated pool, steam room, birds of prey show, walking and jogging trails.
Near Raithwaite Estate
Beach, fishing villages, Whitby, fossil hunting, horse riding, shooting, mountain biking, golf club, North York Moors National Park, Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

A magnificent country retreat set on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors. Set back from the sea and just a short walk from the pretty fishing village of Sandsend, Raithwaite Hall sits in 80 acres of manicured gardens and woodland just a mile from Whitby.

Rooms

Accessibility

The Raithwaite Estate
Sandsend Road, YO21 3ST Whitby, United Kingdom

Hotel

  • Internet
    High speed wireless
  • Transportation
    FREE parking
  • Outdoor parking
  • Front desk
    24-hour reception
  • Baggage hold
  • Front desk
  • Work away
    Business services
  • Hotel service
    Laundry/Valet service
  • Multilingual staff
  • Safe deposit box
  • Shoe shine stand
  • Turndown service
  • Wakeup service
  • Travelling with others
    Family plan
  • Pets welcome
  • Accessible
    Elevators
  • Events
    Ballroom
  • Conference facilities
  • Meeting rooms
  • Wedding services

Rooms

  • Communication
    High speed Internet
  • Voice mail
  • Bedding
    Sofa bed
  • Special features
    Balcony/Lanai/Terrace
  • Bathroom
    Shower
  • Food & Beverage
    Coffee/Tea maker
  • Entertainment
    TV
  • Business
    Desk
  • Direct dial phone number
  • Telephone
  • General
    Alarm clock
  • Iron
  • Non-smoking
  • Safe
  • Smoke detectors
  • Accessible
    Accessible room

Recreation

  • Pool
    Indoor pool
  • Wellness
    Health club
  • Massage services
  • Sauna
  • Spa
  • Whirlpool
  • Cultural
    Fine dining
  • Fishing
  • Wine tasting

Food and Drink

  • Services
    24-hour room service
  • Room service
  • Outlets type
    Lounges/Bars
  • Restaurant

House policy

  • Check-in Time: 15:00
  • Check-out Time: 11:00

Cancel policy
Please note that other conditions might apply during high season as well as for special offers, see rate description.

Travel with others

Pets are not allowed

Payment type

   

Language spoken

  • English

Welcome capacity

  • Number of Meeting Rooms: 4
  • Number of Sleeping Rooms: 73
  • Largest Meeting Room Size: 2842 sq. ft.
  • Largest Meeting Room Capacity: 200

Parking

  • FREE parking
  • Outdoor parking

Amenities

  • Heating/cooling controls
  • Natural daylight

Most helpful reviews - Google and TiCATi reviews 9 16 reviews

Jessica Grant
6 years ago – Google

10

Truly a fabulous hotel. I have stayed many times and have a trip planned for winter. Spa is clean and peaceful. Staff are very welcoming and nothing is too much.

Talv SS
6 years ago – Google

7

Good clean and all round nice place to be. Great gardens, but can be confusing to figure which part of the estate / hotel to check into. Limited food choices in terms of restaurants but what there is is good. Great rooms and bathrooms. Great spa, pool etc but busy with kids at certain times. Outside of that it's fantastic. Not quite 5 star if I compare to other hotels I have stayed at in other countries but good for the UK

Andy Doublett
6 years ago – Google

9

Really nice hotel, very friendly, helpful staff. Nice ambiance, great food and wine choice in option of two restaurants - the Brasserie - French inspired menu and Hunters bar with Tapas/burger type menu. Fantastic, highly recommended!!

Wendy Steadman-Callander
6 years ago – Google

5

Given a disabled room deposit neither of us requiring these facilities which meant no bath. Did have own outside semi private balcony. Clean, with friendly staff, breakfast was the usual help yourself with a good selection and you could order from the alacarte.

Murry Evans
6 years ago – Google

10

Fabulous service from a very friendly team of people, 10/10. Very comfortable new build accommodation and spa. Food was excellent too. Very good value pamper stay! Loved it!

Steve Petch
6 years ago – Google

10

Came here for afternoon tea and stayed for a weekend. Pleasant staff, well kept rooms and the restaurant is great for evening meals and breakfasts. Handy for Whitby itself for a day in town. Ample parking and disabled access. Would recommend to anyone visiting Whitby or North Yorkshire Moors.

Alun Jones
6 years ago – Google

6

Just short of greatness. It's a shame, as in many ways this is a brilliant hotel, but when was the last time you paid around £200 for an executive room with no air con? No air con = windows open. Great until the deliveries start around 7am. Reversing beeps for just over two hours as deliveries are dropped at reception (near to many rooms).

James Smith
6 years ago – Google

10

Great location for Sandsend and Whitby plus a short drive from Robin Hoods Bay. The service and helpfulness of the safe was excellent. The Spa and fitness centre was good and we were advised of the 'splash' times for kids so we avoided going between the times. Breakfast was good with some extra meals available on a menu.

LUCAS MEDIA
6 years ago – Google

9

After a very busy period at work its always great to look forward to a relaxing time at The Raithwaite. We have been visiting for a good few years now and we always keep going back.
The staff continue to be incredibly helpful and try and make your stay the best it can be. Simon continues to be the standout member of the team he makes sure he does everything in his power to make you feel welcomed and very looked after.

We will be back again later in the year.

Matthew Stephens
6 years ago – Google

9

Great place to stay with dogs. Best desert I ever had in the brasserie too! The staff have been brilliant and the location is great, minutes from whitby or Sandsend beaches. Would 100 percent come back or recommend.

Karen Piper
6 years ago – Google

9

I would definitely recommend this hotel. What a find!! We stayed the weekend in an executive room in the Keep. We were in a ground floor room which had doors onto the veranda that looked into the grounds. Our room was spacious and spotless. Staff are very friendly and helpful and the food is of a high standard.
We spent time in the pool, sauna etc which was also spotless and very relaxing. Great weekend could have stayed longer.

Maani Zakikhani
6 years ago – Google

10

I don’t normally write reviews but we were so pleased with our stay that I thought it would only be fair to do so. The grounds were unbelievable, the food was amazing, spa facilities great, good sized rooms but for us, the thing that made it for us was the amazing staff. The door men/concierge were the most friendly members of staff I have ever come across. Made such a fuss over us and catered for all of our needs.

Oliver Lawson
6 years ago – Google

5

Not bad but expected more.

We stayed in a deluxe room and were anticipating either a sofa / seating area or a balcony, we got neither. Which after the premium price we paid, did feel a little disappointing.

The receptionist was so efficient she bordered on rude, definitely not a warm welcome.

The rest of the staff were lovely, Simon in particular was as helpful as he could be.

We had a spa treatment, the lady did not do the particular treatment we booked however the treatment was fantastic.

The bill was also incorrect, we were double charged for a meal which was disappointing, exactly the same amount on it twice. A little more attention to detail would have avoided this issue.

Beautiful grounds just the hotel was lacking a wow factor.

Kevin Mortimer-Hampson
6 years ago – Google

10

Excellent relaxed atmosphere in The Keep, slightly more formal at the main house. Food is top notch in either The Keep or the main house. Rooms are generous in size and very well finished. The staff are an absolute please to deal with and are unfailingly polite and efficient.

Graham Lodge
6 years ago – Google

9

We love this hotel and stay here for special occasions. It is ideally situated within a short taxi ride to the heart of Whitby. The staff in the hotel are very friendly and helpful. We left this morning after a heavy snowfall during the night, and when we walked to the car park all of the cars had been cleared of snow by the hotel staff, (always going the extra mile). Would highly recommend !!

Glyn Emerson
6 years ago – Google

10

Staff exceptional, tentative and friendly. Great place to stay with quality tasty meals. Rooms warm and comfortable. Whole visit highly enjoyable. (Carpark away from the main hotel needs the 15 mph access road reducing to 10mph and enforcing for guest reassurance.)

John James
6 years ago – Google

8

Good hotel. Very nice bedrooms. Good food. Very attentive staff. Nice grounds. Will stay again

Will Turner
6 years ago – Google

7

A great place to get away. Staff are all super friendly and very helpful. There are plenty of walks close by to work up an appetite. It's a 10/15 minute walk to the beach. The food is outstanding, sausage roll in the afternoon tea is mega, chateaubriand was too good and the black pudding in the breakfast was off the scale. negatives are that it's a walk from where you sleep to where you get treatments but staff are on hand to give you a lift on the golf buggy

Shaun Michael
6 years ago – Google

7

Upscale, friendly spa estate hotel. Staff gave correct (excellent) service. Room was good size and comfortable with good provisions. Bathroom I disliked the fixed side shield on the bath for the shower. Breakfast good.

Clare Greenhalgh
6 years ago – Google

10

The estate is beautiful, as are all the buildings, but the MOST wonderful part are the staff. They are all highly professional, but also kind, caring and remember small personal things about you. If they ask you a question they want to know the answer. All I want to do is go and give everyone a big hug!

Charles Yarnold
6 years ago – Google

9

Amazing estate with lovely rooms and an attentive but not overbearing staff. The grounds lack mobile phone signal but free WiFi in all areas inside and out off set this. Great food and breakfast too.

Andrew Skorin
6 years ago – Google

10

We have just returned from a weekend break and it was perfect. The staff cannot do enough for you and are so welcoming and proffessional. We cannot wait to return to this magnificent venue and will be recommending it to all our family and friends.
Andrew and Susan

Chris Young
6 years ago – Google

8

Stayed over for a friend's wedding it was a lovely modern estate. I stayed in the Keep which was very smart clean and comfortable. Brilliant room and bathroom. The sound proofing was ok not the best between rooms. The staff were very good and the wedding in the hall was ran very smoothly. Overall it was a very nice experience.

Andy Coope
7 years ago – Google

10

Excellent hotel to relax. Everyone very friendly and dedicated to you enjoying yourself. Will come back at a future date

Roxy Roodle
7 years ago – Google

9

Had an amazing stay here. The suite we had was very nice. All we could ask for, with toiletries, refrigerator and someone had even thought to freeze ice cubes ready for us. The use of the veranda/ balcony was an added bonus. Of course the spa was fantastic, friendly helpful staff and everything we could ask for. First class treatments. Thank you we will be back.

anne byrnes
7 years ago – Google

9

We booked afternoon tea at Raithwaite Hall for my husband's birthday and we certainly wasn't disappointed.
We had a lovely afternoon tea but we couldn't eat it all so we brought some home. The food was delicious and the room was so 'Posh'  there was even a piano. I offered to 'tickle the ivories' but my husband held me down!
We were greeted by a professional person who made us feel welcome and at ease. We were shown to a table with comfy high backed chairs which made a nice change from dining chairs. The quaint fingers sandwiches looked good and tasted good. Everything was presented nicely which made it look even more tasty. The waiter was very attentive and nothing was too much trouble.
Raithwaite Hall was easy to find although the signs on the drive way up to the hall advising of the speed were difficult to see because of the small print.
We would recommend the afternoon tea and we will most certainly be returning.
Anne and Graham
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Peter Hutchinson
7 years ago – Google

7

We recently visited the Raithwaite Estate, and we were very impressed. The service was impeccable, rooms beautifully decorated. Everything perfect. However there english breakfast was terrible not what you expect from such a lovely place, comparable to a Premier Inn breakfast, which isn't bad but not for £30 for a couple. So recommend it, just not the breakfast.

Ellis Clayton
7 years ago – Google

9

Lovely hotel with very polite and helpful staff. Room was great with a balcony and a view of the Gardens. Very much enjoyed my stay.

Lee Miller
7 years ago – Google

10

Fantastic hotel with brilliant staff. Booked 3 nights with dinner on the first night. The food is absolutely beautiful. Great spa

Daniel Gray
7 years ago – Google

5

Ok. excellent staff but is a newbuild and lacks any atmosphere. E.g. Why call it 'Poachers bar' when there is no connection to the country side at all. Better and cheaper alternatives are available.

Daniel Everitt
7 years ago – Google

10

On first arrival there is lots of room for parking, greeted straight away with a great warm smile and welcome. Staff here are more than great. Location is stunning, the grounds that surround this hotel and spa are stunning especially the garden that looks extremely well looked after. The hotel inside is immaculate. Food and drinks is so very good, if you are thinking about staying here I don't think there is anywhere else near as good as this place. Book it and take a look for your self I think k you'll agree, highly recommend

Jude Brown
7 years ago – Google

10

Beautiful hotel situated in immaculate grounds. Food top quality and excellent facilities.

Emma Thompson
7 years ago – Google

4

Over priced, was served mains before starters. Food service was extremely slow. When duck dish was presented second time round there was a lot less meat! So disappointed as it was our wedding anniversary dinner. Will not visit again .

Suee Wright
7 years ago – Google

10

Very friendly staff and lovely food. Relaxing spa.

Simon White
7 years ago – Google

9

Fantastic day out, had a lovely meal superb ambiance and very attentive staff. Would highly recommend!

katie blackburn
7 years ago – Google

9

The lake house is a stunning place to stay, beautiful gardens surrounding and very secure with private drive and electric gates.

Thomas Gilberthorpe
7 years ago – Google

10

Lake house is a lovely location. Plenty of room with many facilities.

Megan McCollin-Smith
7 years ago – Google

9

It's brilliant. Staff are lovely, patient, informative and caring. The room is spacious, plenty of storage. Both to room and the bathroom are also very clean. I would definitely recommend this hotel.

David Charge
7 years ago – Google

10

Actually stayed in The Keep rather than the main hotel but can confirm that the gardens were lovely to walk through and staff, even down to the gardener, were very friendly. The hotel should put some trout or carp into their lake and river to keep the swarms of May flies down but I imagine it's a seasonal thing.

George Pattison
7 years ago – Google

9

Beautiful hotel luxurious everything you need is catered for. Staff very attentive.

Margaret Portman
7 years ago – Google

9

The surroundings, the hotel and spa and the staff and food were all amazing! Nothing was too much trouble.

Josh Taylor
7 years ago – Google

7

Nice room, nice spa. Book early if you want a treatment

Emma Carter
7 years ago – Google

8

A lovely welcoming atmosphere, very helpful and friendly staff. We had a calm and relaxing break.

Kayleigh Evans
7 years ago – Google

7

Had a beautiful day!
The place is set in stunning surroundings and looks very posh and sparkling clean. The staff were extremeley helpful and polite and the massages were great!
The only reason i haven't given 5 stars is that the jacquzzi wasn't working and the pool was meant to be heated but felt cold at first but quickly got used to it. But for that we were given a complimentary glass of champagne each with our afternoon tea!

brent mason
7 years ago – Google

10

Went recently for my mum's 80th birthday as a special surprise, staff and service were excellent would really recommend to anyone.

Simon McNamara
7 years ago – Google

10

Wonderful food and excellent service great place to meet and eat

Pete Barnes
8 years ago – Google

10

Lovely venue for a wedding, pleasant staff and near the beach. The gardens are especially attractive in the summer.

Paul Wheeler
8 years ago – Google

9

Called for coffee at the weekend. We took our friend and our 18 month old daughter. The staff were very friendly and accommodating. We stayed for a couple of hours and didn't feel rushed. The place was clean and the upkeep was to a high standard. Very nice place.

Ian Pitcher
8 years ago – Google

10

Loved this place. Very helpful staff - they looked after us and the dog incredibly well. The spa and treatments were wonderful and breakfast was great.

Andrew Crowe
8 years ago – Google

10

Stayed 2 nights, 1x massage treatment, 1xbreakfast 1xdinner. All staff helpful, facilities excellent. LOVED THE FREE USE OF THE TRANSPORT BUGGY :D

ModernBeaker
8 years ago – Google

9

Dog friendly hotel, great food, grounds, spa and wonderful staff. Sandsend itself is great, the highlight being a beach where one can exercise dogs, even during the summer months.

We only stayed 2 nights, next time will be longer.

Lenore Bicknell
8 years ago – Google

9

Beautiful setting, friendly helpfull staff. Enjoyed breakfast in the conservy. Close to Staithes and Whitby

Sarah Derbyshire
8 years ago – Google

10

Beautiful grounds, it feels like you're in the middle of nowhere when it's only a 10 minute drive into whitby. The food was delicious and the staff all polite and ready to help at all times. We stayed in the keep and would highly recommend it.

kathrine sanderson
8 years ago – Google

9

Wonderful stay in one of the cottages. Beautiful treatment rooms and spa area. Good breakfast and evening meal! Fantastic staff, friendly and welcoming.

Snow On The Piste
9 years ago – Google

9

fab venue x

Alastair Shields
10 years ago – Google

9

Attentive and friendly staff, beautiful surroundings, great food. Perfect! A real jewel on the Yorkshire coast.

Sue Grimes
10 years ago – Google

9

Cannot fault the service or the place!! The hotel is immaculate and spotless, the staff cannot do enough for you, the gardens are beautiful and the location is a perfect base for exploring the east coast. Food in the restaurant is not cheap but worth every penny. The breakfast lacks nothing and caters for everyone's tastes!! Truly a fabulous friendly hotel. We will definitely be visiting again!!!

Sue Cook
11 years ago – Google

9

Fantastic hotel, lovely staff!!! made you feel very welcome, we stayed here for our Ruby wedding