Name: The Barn
Address: 41 Main Street, Post Office and Stores, Leeds, Leeds, Leeds, LS25 5EG, United Kingdom
Rating: 7

Smoke-free property

No elevators

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Leeds Bradford International Airport

Doncaster Sheffield Airport

The Barn

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Just had one of the best afternoon Teas I have had in a long time, had extra special touches e.g homemade compote , leaf tea , and served in a historical building with beautiful grounds. Thank you to Sharon for making us welcome, we will be back

Afternoon Tea

Monk Fryston Hall is a beautiful historic building. A little faded around the edges but delicious afternoon tea and friendly a gracious service from the owners more than made up for that. Plentiful tasty sandwiches served with a side of homemade apple chutney, scones with jam and clotted cream and a delicious homemade fruit compote and dainty cakes and macaroons. Not posh and pretentious just homely and tasty.

Lovely afternoon tea

Firstly the hotel was quiet so the owners paid us lots of attention. They showed us round the hotel in different rooms as we were curious about hauntings. 
Our dog moo moo was spoilt rotten with sausage and salmon from the owners, obviously they became best friends. I can not fault the staff they are working with skeleton staff and still managing to keep guests happy. 

The hotel is old therefore dated and in need of some tlc. Our room was clean, comfortable and we had hot water etc. The hotel is dog friendly which is great but separate dining rooms which is totally understandable. 

The walk about the grounds is lovely. To our disappointment there was no chef on site but we were told this upon booking. The lady of the hotel even offered to make us sandwiches. She couldn’t have dont enough to make a stay a good one. However we decided to go across the road to the crown pub for lunch which was great. Lovely food , great staff and totally dog friendly. We tried the cross keys near by but they wanted to put is in the snug due to the dog but it wasn’t inviting so we left, the rest of their pub looked nice. 

The hotel bar is lovely to sit by the fire. Unfortunately no draft beer so had to buy small bottles at a costly price. 
Masks worn throughout the hotel by staff and guests. Track and trace completed and social distancing abided to. 

Attentive staff 

I have been to the hotel many times before. The grounds are stunning and as we had the dogs a good walk through the woods.
Yes the place does need tlc but the room was very comfortable my only moan no comment is the hand basin had no hot water. 
Breakfast was very good . The hotel was great for a quite break and my friend and I had a very relaxing time.
We found the staff very friendly and helpful.
Will I go again yes i would

Short bteak

After attending a family wedding a few years ago at the venue I thought it would be a lovely place to spend a weekend with my husband.
From the outside the building is grand but also ageing, and in need of renovation. 
I had a missed call 2 days prior to my stay but when I tried calling back on several attempt I could never get an answer.
The venue was deserted on arrival, they had no paperwork ready and they seemed flustered on reception.
We were given a room, upon entering the room we could see it was in need of updating. It was extremely cold too.
We were above the kitchens and the extractor fans were on, it was rather noisy. 
The windows didn't close properly so there was a draught. 
There was no hot water whatsoever.
We asked about the heating and were given an electric heater and told that the heating and hot water had been turned off. I had booked through booking.com and none of this was on there info.
The owner said that booking.com shouldn't be allowing bookings as they were told to stop as they were closing rooms in the hotel.
We were moved rooms to a quieter room we which was still cold but warmed up with a heater. Still no hot water!
We ventured over the road for our  evening meal to the crown, fantastic food service and atmosphere.

Breakfast, there was noone about we sat and waited in turn to be told what there was. The main lady was taking orders for "English breakfast" whilst a younger girl brought tea, juice etc.

It took a while as you had to be table waited on. 
Full English was very disappointing. Small portions and cheap produce.

I feel the owners have fallen out of love with the place.
It's not a bright and enjoyable place to be and seems to lack life and sparkle.

It's gonna need a lot to bring some life back into the hotel.

This chimes with other recent reviews. I note that the hotel has responded to many explaining how they are working on a skeleton staff in these difficult times. The majority of their business would normally be weddings etc which has barely been happening. I gave the property a rating of 2 but read and make your own mind up

We booked dinner, bed & breakfast. The reason we did this as opposed to just B&B was that we thought social distancing would be easier. On arrival it was explained to us that there was no dinner because the chef was not working - had we known this we would probably have chosen somewhere else. They had tried to call us apparently (This will have been an admin error as they phoned us on the evening that we had checked in and left a message on our home answer machine). We were upgraded into the room with the unfeasibly high bed . Luckily we are both fit enough that we could get in with a bit of a run-up. Breakfast was fine. There have been comments about the owner on this site. I won't go along with those except to say that they probably will not have been used to being front of house.Instead of eating at the hotel we were advised of a local pub probably just under a mile away - which was indeed good food.

Well that's one we won't forget!!

I’m not generally given to leaving negative reviews but I’m afraid I have to do it this time. 
My wife and I had been touring East Yorkshire on our bicycles and one of the essentials on trips like this is a comfortable room, hot water and a reasonable restaurant. I have carefully checked out Monk Fryston Hall and with its three star AA rating and well reviewed restaurant I thought it was a safe bet. I booked via my usual app, Booking.com as it is normally reliable. 
After 70km into a headwind, we arrived at the Hall. It is a grand, imposing building but somewhat run down. On entering, I noticed the fire alarm was showing a fault and at reception we were told by Sandra there was no chef and the restaurant was closed. We were somewhat aghast as there seemed to be no other restaurant nearby. Sandra did show real consideration and asked Jeff to take us to Ledsham so that we could eat at a pub and bring us home. We were very grateful for this.
Our room had an electric shower but no other hot water. The electric kettle had been repaired illegally with insulating tape and had no sticker for a PAT test (required by law after a repair) but we had to use this to boil water to wash hands etc., after using the loo. It is impossible to wash your hands adequately in either cold water or under a shower. There were no toiletries or other soap in the room. These arrived about two hours after I requested them. Geoff told me that he had turned off the water boiler and buffer tank, so the decision to deprive guests of hot water seems to have been the owners.
Running a hotel under Covid rules seemed beyond our hosts who were buckling under the strain. Getting a breakfast order right first time was beyond them. I’m not sure the levels of sanitiser and one way systems were adequate. 
The real problem is a lack of communication with guests. £89 is a high price to ask guests to pay when you reduce the amenities like this and the decent thing is to tell people while they can still cancel. Once you have reached the hotel on a Friday night, you don’t have much choice other than to stay. Despite Geoff’s help, we felt badly let down. More worryingly, as we left, the fire alarm was still showing the same fault. My advice is to check directly with the hotel well in advance of booking.

Some real kindness but a disastrous stay

Leaving a review here in the hope that management see this. I have attempted to book an afternoon tea for myself and a friend and just been blatantly ignored. I emailed twice and when they weren't answered I called to ask about afternoon tea. No apology that both my emails had been ignored just that they were understaffed because of COVID. The receptionist took my number and said she would speak with her manager to see if they had availability... I'm still waiting to hear back. Obviously if they can't even bother with a booking I dread to think of the farce that would ensue if I were to actually get one. Shame as the place looks lovely although judging by the previous review it would seem that it's a place to avoid anyway. Would have been nice to get a call back even if afternoon tea isn't possible.

Trying to visit

Stayed last night, with our family on our way to visit friends in Durham. The grounds are stunning. My daughter and I went on a meander, through the woods, and walked over several beautiful, wooden bridges. 
Breakfast was delicious, and the customer service we received was excellent. Everyone we encountered, was very helpful and friendly, and it was excellent value too.

Lovely Find!!!!!

We stayed for one evening at the Monk Fryston Hall Hotel.  This was our first trip away from home since before lockdown.  Due to current restrictions still in place, there was no evening meal available, however, the hotel were kind enough to recommend a lovely pub in the next village.

The hotel is stunning in beautiful grounds that transport you back to a time gone by.  The original features of the building are visible in every room and added to the charm of the environment.  We stayed in room 3 which had a four poster bed and beautiful furniture in keeping with the room's decor.  The room had a TV and coffee making facilities.  The bathroom was basic but serviced our needs for a one-night stay.

We had beautiful views of the gardens and terrace from our room which added to the manor hotel experience. The only one downside to our room was that the bathroom did not have a blind on the full height window which made me feel like an exhibitionist every time I went to the loo or used the shower.  There was a man walking his dog in the grounds and as I could see him, it was possible that he could also see me.

The bed was comfy and we had a fairly good night's sleep.

The breakfast was served in a beautifully decorated room.  We were offered cereals, fruit, yoghurt and delicious pastries before being served a lovely hot full English breakfast of which the quality of meat was first rate.  Coffee and orange juice were provided in addition to freshly made toast.

The owner of the hotel was really friendly and took the time to talk with us on several occasions, giving us local advice.  Nothing was too much trouble and she went out of her way to make our stay memorable.

There are beautiful grounds and woodland which made a lovely morning stroll for us after breakfast.  The wildlife is teeming on this area a d seeing rabbits hopping around in the daytime was an added bonus

The hotel has put CV-19 safety measures in place such as sanitisers, screen at reception and marked entry/exit routes.  This was a stunning hotel and I'm glad we were able to stay for our milestone anniversary

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