| beside the river derwent, this sophisticated hotel in an 18th-century coaching inn is 6 miles from the yorkshire waterways museum and 8 miles from selby abbey. the restaurant serves modern british food, and there's also a bar. rooms are furnished in an refined, traditional style. all have free wi-fi and 32-inch flat-screen tvs, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities. full english breakfast and parking are complimentary. some include 4-poster beds, and suites add separate living areas.
Manchester Airport 1 hr 37
Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve (19 min)
Nature reserve and nature Selby Abbey (13 min)
One of the few surviving English medieval church buildings displaying both Norman and Gothic styles. York Maze (30 min)
Large maize maze, plus high-tech funhouse, kids' adventure activities and pig racing, open Jul-Sep. Summit Indoor Adventure (15 min)
Indoor play center offering a climbing area, a skate park, ski simulators, a playground & an eatery. Howden Minster (5 min) Brayton Barff (18 min) Selby Town Hall (15 min) Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens (21 min) North Cave Wetlands (18 min)
Nature reserve, wetland, birdwatching, and nature Goole Museum (12 min) Allerthorpe Lakeland Park (25 min) Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial (29 min)
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Nature reserve, avocets, birdwatching, and nature Oakhill Nature Reserve (11 min) | 
