With a stay at Craven Heifer in Skipton, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Yorkshire Dales National Park and Craven Museum and Gallery. .This hotel is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Skipton Castle and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
What's nearby
Yorkshire Dales National Park - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
Leeds and Liverpool Canal - 2 min drive - 1.3 miles
Skipton Castle - 2 min drive - 1.5 miles
Craven Museum and Gallery - 2 min drive - 1.5 miles
Peninne Boat Trips of Skipton - 2 min drive - 1.5 miles
Getting around
Skipton Station - 9 min drive
Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford) - 44 min drive
Restaurants
The Beer Engine - 3 min drive
The Woolly Sheep Inn - 2 min drive
The Castle Inn - 2 min drive
The Boat House - 3 min drive
Costa Coffee - 3 min drive
About this property
Craven Heifer
Craven Heifer offers 11 accommodations with complimentary toiletries. This Skipton hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices). Bathrooms include showers. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.
Make yourself at home in one of the 11 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries.
Free self parking is available onsite.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
Free uncovered self parking on site
Guest services
Change of bedsheets (on request)
Change of towels on request
Housekeeping (on request)
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Front entrance ramp
No elevator
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
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Smoking not allowed
Room amenities
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Private bathroom
Shower
Toilet paper
Towels provided
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Heating
Laptop workspace
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and lockbox information; access will be through a private entrance
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Lockbox, private entrance
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per stay
Service animals are exempt from fees
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Craven Heifer Reviews
Reviews
8.6
Excellent
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travelers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Really friendly staff in the Hotel pub.
We only stayed a single night and ate both our evening meal and had a breakfast in the morning. This was all to a very good standard.
Lovely place to stay while visiting relatives.
Loved that our room had out door entrance.
Perfect for our little dog too.
Views are amazing and great for walking too
Good luck to the new owners of this venture, they all worked hard to make us welcome.
Breakfast freshly cooked and excellent value
Evening meals as above.
Would recommend this place to anyone, and we would return again
The accommodation and staff were exellent. However the hotel only reopened at Easter following refurbishment. The bar has limited opening closing between 5pm and 7pm and food is only served until about 5pm at the present time which means guests have to eat early or find another option for dinner, which is about a 25 minute walk into Skipton.
Florence Chantal
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review
6/10 Okay
Ric
May 7, 2026
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room was clean, as was bathroom, though the latter could do with modernisation.
Food was fine - all in all, did the job and good value
Rooms are small, but recently refurbished, bright and very clean. Staff are friendly and helpful, but business has recently reopened and there are still processes that need to be sorted out.
The limited check in time and nobody to help as I arrived at 1820 meant I had to pay for another hotel for the night. The pub was closed despite it saying it was open on the hotel website.
Tim
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review
4/10 Poor
Richard
May 17, 2026
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
“Bar only opened five weeks ago”; “kitchen only opened three weeks ago”; “we’re new and never run a hotel before”. WiFi didn’t work, consequently smart TV didn’t either. It was a bit like walking into someone’s front room
Arrived Monday afternoon, member of staff said the chef had done a runner, on the Tuesday another member of staff said the chef had a day off, on the Wednesday another member of staff said the chef had taken an extra day off and offered us tea and coffee and cornflakes foc.
The bar closed at 5 so if you wanted an evening meal you had to order early, that is if the chef was in. Sorry i cant give this hotel a rating, and the shower was hopless.
Clean rooms clean towels which smelled lovely clean bed and the bedding smelled lovely. The facilities are fairly new so my stay in new facilities was a nice experience. The pub facilities is nice and small in a sense of local pub. Small outside seating area which is very pleasant overlooking the fields. The staff are so friendly and helpful. I would definitely stay there again when I venture up to Skipton. Location to Skipton 5 minutes drive probably 25 minute walk.
Right on the doorstep of the Yorkshire Dales sets an idyllic location for this friendly pub/ hotel. Very friendly welcome with exceptional hospitality. The room was clean and of a good size, a very comfortable stay and the staff could not be more helpful. This property is also very pet friendly. Highly recommended