Bishops

Bishops is a family-run business, committed to comfortable and relaxing breaks for couples. It is one of York's select few providers to achieve and maintain over 3 years the prestigious 5-star Guest Accommodation Award. Bishops also keeps its Silver Award for cleanliness and overall quality and attained the Kellogs Breakfast Award.

Each morning, a breakfast buffet is followed by a full English or vegetarian breakfast, cooked to order using fresh ingredients. Eggs are sourced from a local farmer, with bacon and sausages supplied by a local butcher.

Travel cots and high chairs are available for little ones, with free cordial drink also available for children.

All rooms have full En-Suite facilities with bath or shower and Gilchrist & Soames Bee-Kind products. All are maintained to a high standard of decoration and cleanliness meeting our 5 Star Silver Award ETB Guest Accomodation Rating. Rooms have hairdryer, iron and board. Well stocked hospitality tray.
We have recently upgraded all rooms to flat-screen digital Freeview TV's.

National Railway Museum (2 km / 1.3 miles) - the world's biggest railway museum houses 'The Workshop', 'The Warehouse' and 'The Working Railway', providing a packed visit full of learning and interaction for the family.

York Dungeon (2.2 km / 1.4 miles) - bringing more than 2000 years of history back to life, including a plague exhibit and a vivid re-creation of the murder and mayhem wrought by marauding Vikings.

Jorvik Viking Centre (2.5 km / 1.6 miles) - detailing York's rich Viking past, using hundreds of exhibits. Visitors can even be transported through a reconstruction of the actual Viking-Age streets which stood on the site 1000 years ago.

The hotel is a 15 minute walk from the city centre, a 10 minute walk from the station and within walking distance of York Racecourse. Local buses to the city centre pass the Hotel every 10 minutes.

By car:
From the A59:
- The A59 comes straight into York and becomes the Poppleton Road.
- Travel along this road past the new housing development on your left until you come to a set of traffic lights.
- You will also see The Fox pub on your left. Travel straight on – the road now becomes Holgate Road.
- Bishops Hotel is 250 metres up the hill on the right hand side.

From the North:
- Coming via the A1, exit at junction 47 onto the A59 and follow the directions "from the A59" outlined above.

From the South:
- From the M1, head around Leeds and join the A1 just south of York.
- Exit the A1M at Junction 44 onto the A64.
- Exit the A64 via the A1237 York bypass.
- Follow this road until you come to the York – Harrogate A59 roundabout.
- Follow the directions "from the A59" outlined above.

From the North Sea Ferries and Hull:
- Take the A1079 at the large Grimstone Bar Roundabout.
- Take the A64 North which forms part of the York bypass.
- Keep on the bypass until you come to the A59.
- Follow the directions "from the A59" outlined above.

Let Bishops know your estimated arrival time, especially if you plan to arrive between 14:00 and 17:00 (reception sometimes closes during this time).

Bishops does not accept single-sex groups (e.g. stag or hen parties).

There is an additional cost from Bishops if paying by credit card.