Hotel near York with gardens?

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We are hoping to get kids looked after by DH parents once restrictions have lifted, in time for our anniversary. I am looking for a hotel in the York area (within an hour drive) which has lovely gardens we can sit in and enjoy- without a paddling pool and kids shouting 'look at me mummy'!

Any suggestions gratefully received.

Middlethorpe Hall

Rudding Park

Middlethorpe Hall is on the outskirts of York. It belongs to the National Trust and has a small spa attached, and pleasant gardens - not huge but nice for a walk around. There are unlikely to be lots of children there, but it does have a certain NT ambience. I take my elderly parents there for lunch a couple of times a year, but have never stayed overnight.

Another vote for Middlethorpe Hall, or Grey's Court which is in the centre of York and has a lovely garden in the shadow of the Minster

Oulton Hall is nearer Leeds and has a champagne bar as you're celebrating. Quiet as has golf course in grounds. Still within 40 mins of York centre.