check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. the pub, featuring sophisticated decor, serves regional fare and has a beer garden. the 5 straightforward rooms offer flat-screen tvs, tea and coffeemaking facilities and en suite bathrooms. on a quiet street across from tarnfield dam park, this genteel brownstone pub with guest rooms is 2 km from leeds bradford airport and 10 km from the 12th-century kirkstall abbey. freebies include parking and breakfast (upon request) Manchester Airport 1 hr 17
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