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Five Rise Locks Hotel Bingley
Five Rise Locks Hotel, Beck Lane, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 4DD"It just a couple of minutes from the A650 main road and the busy heart of West Yorkshire, but tucked down a lane in a quiet residential area." |  |
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 FIVE RISE LOCKSBeck Lane, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 4DD |
| We call it… "One of Yorkshire's hidden gems" It just a couple of minutes from the A650 main road and the busy heart of West Yorkshire, but tucked down a lane in a quiet residential area. Here you'll find comfy sofas and good food, a terraced garden and restful views of the surrounding countryside - but the centres of Leeds and Bradford are so close, either by car or train and Leeds/Bradford airport is about 20 minutes drive. For tourists, Haworth, Skipton, "Emmerdale Country" and Harrogate are all but a short drive away. |
| Style The Hotel is a chunky Victorian stone building which commands good views along the Aire valley. Inside, there is period furniture, interesting paintings and some striking ceramics. It's an independent hotel and we can allow ourselves to be more individual and less bland than some of the big chain hotels. The style is relaxed and friendly. The owners know that the Five Rise Locks Hotel is the kind of place they would choose to stay in. |
| Owners The hotel is owned by Lin and Stuart Doughty. (Stuart was previously a television producer and made many episodes of television dramas like Brookside, Emmerdale and Heartbeat). |
| History Originally called Hall Bank, the house was built in 1875 for a mill owner named Aked. (His initials, EA, are carved on a gable). The house gave its name to the adjacent road, Hall Bank Drive. The house was altered and extended through the 20th century as different owners made their mark. One of them set up an artist's studio in the upper turret - now room 9. In the 1950s the house was rented out: among the tenants was the American Consul in Bradford. In the 1960s the house became a Prep School. By the early 1970s the house was operating as the Hall Bank Hotel. In 1994 the hotel's name changed to its present one. |
| Rooms We have six double rooms, two twin-bedded rooms and one single. All nine bedrooms are different, varying in size, aspect, décor and furnishings. Of course they all have en-suite bathrooms and many have great views. Two are on the ground floor, one is on the second floor and the remainder are on the first floor. They all offer television, trouser press, tea and coffee making facilities and a hair dryer. |
| Business Functions Our main restaurant is available for hire during the day for business meeting. We can accommodate up to 25 delegates. Food and catering can be arranged to suit your requirements and your budget. Because we're quite small, you won't find other business groups here while you are, so you'll have privacy and our undivided attention. |
| Private Functions Buffet or sit-down meal? We can cater for either, with a capacity of up to about 70 people for a buffet. Please let us know your requirements. If you are a reasonably sized group, you can have the whole place to yourself. |
| Food & Drink Our restaurant has a very good reputation. A typical menu might include such good things as… Starters… Toulouse Sausage on a bed of mustard mash with red onion jam Spinach Crepe filled with Mediterranean vegetables and topped with tomato & basil sauce King Prawn Risotto Main Course... Game casserole with game chips Crispy grilled Sea Bass on a bed of Chinese vegetables in five spice seasoning with Hoi Sin sauce Braised Ham Shank with minted pea puree Puddings... Grilled pineapple with tropical fruit compote and Cassis Sorbet Mascarpone Ice Cream Sticky Toffee Pudding The restaurant is open for dinner to non-residents from Tuesday to Saturday The hotel has a bar with residential and restaurant licence. In summer you can eat outside on the terrace and gaze down the valley. |
| Sights Within a short drive or train journey, there are lots of great places to explore and enjoy: Bradford Film and TV Museum, Alhambra Theatre, "Little Germany". Esholt The original location for Emmerdale and the home of the "Woolpack Inn". Harrogate Former Spa Town with Pump Room, elegant streets, elegant shops, RHS Harlow Carr gardens. Haworth Bronte Parsonage and the ruins of "Top Withens", reputed original for Wuthering Heights Ilkley Attractive town with its famous moor and the Cow and Calf viewpoint. Keighley Charming old trains and stations of the Keighley and Worth Valley railway - location for innumerable films and TV series, notably the 1970 version of the Railway Children. Leeds Big city shopping and big attractions, Royal Armouries. West Yorkshire Playhouse. Soltaire World Heritage site. Sir Titus Salt's model village and giant woolen mill, now housing the splendid David Hockney gallery and interesting shops. Skipton Bustling, historic country town with medieval castle and canal boat trips.Gateway to the Dales. …and many more places of interest. |
| Accommodation Prices Double / Twin Room (2 persons) £72.00 Double / Twin Room (1 person) £60.00 Single Room £50.00 Children sharing parents' room £10.00 Prices include full cooked breakfast and VAT. Dogs are welcome: there is a small charge. |
| Five Rise What? The Five Rise Locks that give the hotel its name are a masterpiece of 18th century canal engineering on the Leeds & Liverpool canal, just a short walk from the hotel. |
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