Winter hotel shoots can be challenging (short dark days for a start!) but we have just returned from a fabulous three day stay at Swinton Park hotel, photographing cosy firesides, the new spa, the deer in the parkland and scrumptious afternoon teas. The Hotel is set in 200 acres of parkland near Masham in Yorkshire, and surrounded by lakes and gardens. Guests have access to rivers, reservoirs, moorland, dales, and beautiful countryside bordering the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The billiard room is the perfect place to relax after a long day tramping through the countryside, and drinks by the fire are watched over by a well adorned local resident (!)
The spa is situated in a brand new building and has pools, sauna, treatment rooms, gym and beauty rooms. It sits beautifully in the landscape, with a lovely walled garden alongside and a luxurious ‘Terrace Bar’ just next door.