Dating back to the 15th century the Best Western Dower House & Spa is set in one acre of gardens in the traditional market town of Knaresborough in the heart of Yorkshire. This 29 guest room hotel offers a warm and friendly welcome to business and leisure guests alike. Our award winning Storm Restaurant offers an excellent range of dishes and wines served in comfortable and relaxed surroundings and is one of the finest restaurants in the area. The Imagine Health & Spa has an indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna, steam room and full gymnasium, it also offers guests the perfect place to relax after a busy day at work, walking in the Dales or wandering around Harrogate and the antique shops of York. Together with our lounge and bar, both with crackling fires in the winter and our garden and terrace in the summer, the Best Western Dower House is an ideal base for your trip to the Harrogate area. It is ideally located for access, being just three miles from the A1-M1 motorway and half an hour from Leeds Bradford airport. The major seaport of Hull is just 1one hour away and the town of Harrogate is just next door. The hotel also offers conference and banqueting facilities for up to 70 people.