Augill Castle: A very English castle
Where Yorkshire meets the Lake District
Yorkshire Dales & Lake District castle accommodation
'Unlike anywhere you have ever stayed before'
Not just a place to stay: A slice of genuine, quietly groovy, mildly eccentric English country house living.
"Picture a traditional castle with its Victorian Gothic towers, huge windows and original staircases, you've pretty much got Augill Castle. Standing right on the cusp of Yorkshire and the Lake District, hardly better placed for exploring the English countryside. You couldn’t find more hospitable owners: they welcome you into the castle as if you’ve lived there all your life – you’ll find a warming decanter of sherry in each bedroom, and plenty of good hearty dishes on the menu."
- Red Online, March 2012
Augill Castle between the Lake District & Yorkshire Dales is neither a conventional hotel nor simply a B&B and, above all else, not a place for taking yourself, us or life too seriously.
We run the castle, our family home, in a modern and informal style with relaxed family friendly service, award winning guest accommodation, honest food and a genuine desire to create a comfortable place to unwind.
"Simply the best"
- The Sunday Times, April 2009
"The best B&B in England"
- The Times, 2009
"What a lovely, friendly, Gothic retreat"
- The Times' Cool Hotel Guide, Christmas 2011
There is always a divine bed, top quality linen, great shower above a deep bath and a top quality breakfast. We add dinner or supper as an option as often as we can.
The castle, modelled on nearby Lowther Castle, sits between Kirkby Stephen and Appleby in the Eden Valley where the Yorkshire Dales roll down in to Cumbria towards the Lake District.
Anything goes at Augill except hushed tones and false formality.
English Bed & Breakfast of the Year, Favourite British hotel, Best Castle Hotel in England, top Cumbria bed & breakfast, Family Friendly hotel of the Year?
Whichever it is, Augill Castle defies description.
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Augill Castle is the trading name of Austen Temple Limited : Directors : Simon T Bennett & Wendy Bennett : Registered office : Augill Castle Kirkby Stephen Cumbria CA17 4DE
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"Staying at Augill Castle is like entering a Gothic fantasy world"
- The Times, December 2011
"If you want to avoid the generic hotel experience, this is for you"
- Tripadvisor, July 2011
"The castle's towers, turrets, four-poster beds and big open fires tick all the right boxes"
- The Guardian, April 2011
"A marvellous antidote to the bog standard hotel experience"
- The Greenock Telegraph, August 2011
"Relaxation & lack of pretentiousness"
- Manchester Evening News, July 2011
"You couldn't find more hospitable owners"
- Red Online, May 2011
"Dressed down friendliness"
- The Sunday Times, 2007
"Rich and quirky kick-your-boots-off relaxation"
- Newcastle Journal,
July 2011
"Flecked with a dose of eccentricity"
- The Independent, 2009
"For whether a place is a hell or a heaven rests in yourself."
- Eva Ibbotson,
Journey to the River Sea
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