The Sawley Arms

A group of 4 friends met for a meal. The customer service was brilliant. They were so attentive, accommodating and friendly. We had a lovely, relaxed evening with fires burning and super food. Two of us had the steak which came with a bottle of wine. The steak was perfectly cooked and we asked to take the wine away with us. Due to merry chatting, we forgot it. The lovely staff saved it for us to pick up later. We shall definitely be back.

I booked four rooms for our family of 10, two doubles and one twin on the ground floor and a family room with a double bed plus bunk beds for children, which was on the first floor. Quite pricey, I thought when I booked, especially as breakfast was not included, but it was for a Friday and Saturday night in midsummer and the rooms turned out to be really lovely, as was the location, a pretty village, very quiet, close to Fountains Abbey. Also family rooms are hard to come by so well done to The Sawley Arms for providing such well-thought-out accommodation for little ones. There was room in the pub garden for the children to run and there was a playground nearby. The welcome, especially for those family members arriving very late, was kindness itself. My husband and I took the twin room, modern, spacious and absolutely immaculate. Lovely modern bathroom with a big walk-in shower (no tub). All the expected amenities provided including kettle, tea/ coffee/biscuits/ mineral water, hair dryer and bathrobes. We did hear the footsteps of the family in the room above but since that was our family that was OK. Breakfast was excellent with lots of choice (reduced price for children), as was the evening meal four of us had on the Friday. The bar and restaurant were both pretty busy. The only reason I give four stars not five is that, although service was excellent and very friendly, hot food was slow to appear both at dinner and at breakfast, both at our tables and at others. It's possible they were short-handed in the kitchen and at dinner we and other diners received fulsome apologies and the 10% discretionary service charge was removed from the bill. This was very likely a short-term situation and I don't hesitate to recommend The Sawley Arms both for the restaurant, location and the high standard of accommodation. Plenty of parking and outdoor seating.

Fantastic overnight stay. Food was excellent and my room was beautiful with everything that you could think of. Very welcoming staff as well. Makes a great base to explore Fountains Abbey and the surrounding countryside. Will definitely go back.

Excellent accommodation , we booked the twin delux room and it was immaculate and detached from the main pub . Really can’t fault it . The food was amazing and all the staff were very friendly and accommodating . The outside area & beer garden all immaculate . I’d highly recommend this as a place to stay and will definitely be back 😊

After a recommendation from friends I booked the Sawley Arms to attend a local wedding. This truly was a wonderful stay in a delightful village setting. A beautiful room with cool lighting effects, a comfy bed, stunning bathroom which has a tv too. Complimentary tea and coffee. Breakfast was fabulous in quality and variety, the service friendly and efficient. This was a most enjoyable experience made especially memorable from the warmest of welcomes and high standard of hospitality throughout. Highly recommended.

We wanted to stay somewhere a little bit rural and cosy but still with easy reach of the nearby bustling towns and cities of Harrogate, Ripon and Knaresborough ...and this pub/ Hotel ticked all thd boxes and so much more . From the moment we arrived we we're greeted with a friendly front of house team and shown to our beautiful and spotless room. The bed was super comfy and i loved the molten brown products in the bathroom, my absolute favourite. For our evening meal we booked a table for 7pm , we sat next to a roaring log fire and tucked into our home-made fish and chip's which we're so tasty and fresh. Again the staff we so attentive and looked after our every need. Breakfast was out of this world!!! Lets just say we didn't leave feeling hungry..the sausages and black pudding were the best we had ever tasted ..i was told by the waitress everything fresh is locally sourced which is great to hear. Absolute gem of a place..definitely be back in the summer.