Escrick is a village of around 1,200 inhabitants, six miles directly south of York. Lying just off the A19 it is very easy to access, and makes a good centre for touring the nearby East Riding, for visits to York with all of its famous attractions, or to quieter but very pretty Selby. For those of a more sporting turn Escrick is handy for York races and, slightly further afield, Wetherby and even Pontefract. If you fancy the outdoors without subsidising bookmakers there is coarse fishing at a small farm facility a couple of miles south of the village, and two or three miles further than that the Skipwith Nature Trail. Escrick - the name is said to mean Ash Ridge - has been settled for a thousand years and more, with a manor house built in the area in medieval times, this building undergoing various incarnations, transformations and additions until its present elegant form was arrived at. The Hall is now Queen Margaret's School for Girls, with the extensive estate used for a variety of commercial and leisure purposes. Within the village there are those two essential components of English rural life, the pub - The Black Bull, noted locally for its food - and the church, St Helen's. In spite of what some might see as the handicap of being built in the mid-19th century, St Helen's is a very handsome classical building, managing to retain the comfortably organic air that makes churches so much more welcoming than rigid symmetry. There is a sturdy hexagonal baptistery beneath the rose window in the west end of the nave that catches the eye here, and the pleasant grey stone is as welcoming as the Yorkshire countryside around it.
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Places to Stay near Escrick
Parsonage Country House Hotel (0.06 miles)
Black Bull Inn (0.26 miles)
Black Bull Inn is ideally situated between York and Selby, providing you with good local amenities, as well as lovely traditional foods & beverages from in and around the local, which add to the ambience ... More | visit websiteBlack Bull Inn (0.26 miles)
Traditional country Inn situated in the picturesque village of Escrick. The rooms are quaint and full of character, ideal for a peaceful overnight stay or a few days in the ... More
The Old Vicarage (2.90 miles)
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By the riverside in a peaceful village, this detached house offers a secure, safe garden as well as a fishing jetty and pedal boat on the river. ... More
The Park View (3.35 miles)
Pinfold Cottage (3.80 miles)
Middlethorpe Hall & Spa (4.03 miles)
Middlethorpe Hall & Spa is a William III country house close to the historic city of York and set in 20 acres of its own gardens and parkland. ... More | visit website
The Apartments @ No 22 (4.17 miles)
Self Contained Apartments with a Double bedroom with Bath and Shower plus a sitting room with sofa bed and kitchenette, Best Western York Pavilion hotel opposite the Apartments is available ... More
Hollies (4.48 miles)
Hayley, Paul and the boys welcome you to their guest house, a special place to stay in York; a distinctive Edwardian residence, where a more friendly accommodation is hard to find. At ... More
The Limes (4.54 miles)
This family-run, late Victorian house is conveniently located for the centre of York, accessible by a pleasant riverside walk. A very warm welcome awaits you at Limes Hotel. We are a family-run ... More
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