Is Appleby Castle pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Appleby Castle?

As of Aug 21, 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Appleby Castle on Aug 22, 2025 start from $170.49, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Appleby Castle?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Appleby Castle?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

Where is Appleby Castle located?

Situated in Appleby-in-Westmorland, this castle is steps from Appleby Castle and 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Yorkshire Dales National Park. Courtyard Gallery is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) away. Appleby Station is 11 minutes by foot.

Appleby Castle Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

6/10 Okay

Tim

Oct 1, 2023

Nice place to stay

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Rory

Oct 12, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Staff & service

Stunning location, amazing history and the room was very authentic. Poor communication and check in, didn’t feel welcome at all unfortunately.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Apr 17, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A rare treat.

A wonderfully atmospheric place to stay. If you have any feeling for historical surroundings you will enjoy your stay. The food was excellent (dinner and breakfast), the room was excellent, and the service excellent.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Val

May 9, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Weekend break

Fantastic place to stay lots of history lovely walks brilliant staff

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Nov 12, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing Stay

Fantastic experience. Great, attentive staff. Stunning views on the castle grounds

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maureen

Sep 23, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

It was absolutely delightful. If you are looking for an authentic castle experience this is the place. The 5 course dinner was delicious. The staff so helpful. The whole ambience led to an old world experience. Loved it

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Khamika

Nov 30, 2023

Liked: Staff & service, amenities

It's an old castle built in the 811 or there abouts, they maintain a formal dining room one for dinner and another for breakfast, there's also a small TV room, there's a games room on the first floor with a pool table. The bedroom was warm and big and nicely furnished, nice size bathroom and clean. I enjoyed my stay. There's a kitchen and you can use the menu to place your order.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Matthew

Nov 21, 2022

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Staff were never found when needed no facility’s and very expensive Food was brilliant

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

Sandra

Oct 20, 2023

I liked the room and the dining room and the meal. The renovations have not been done well and it is pretty cold in the big breakfast room. Plus parking is outside the gardens and along walk wit suit cases and need somebody to help with luggage up the stairs

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Aug 15, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Authentic quasi-medieval property in an excellent location, being slowly brought back to life. Like all old properties, modernisation is a slow and expensive process. Power points in our bedroom were few and located at just above floor level.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Nancy

May 11, 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Light bulbs were missing, overall dim lighting. Awkward bathrooms with no counters or hooks. Insects crawling in different rooms and walls. Spider webs on the ceiling. We were upgraded to a larger cottage with the above problems.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Richard

Jun 5, 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Scam hotel, horrible, avoid!

Horrible hotel, service was shocking, receptionist stank of booze, was wearing a dirty shirt, room door was broken, grounds were overgrown with weeds and nettles. Bed was not well made, dirty plates and glasses stacked up unwashed, junk in the corridors, big stains on the carpets, we didn’t risk staying, we got back in our car and left. Not so much as a question from the staff as to why, no one cared a jot about the customer at all. Awful place, awful staff, awful service… we feel scammed

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Oct 6, 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disappointed in stay

I was disappointed by our stay overall. The room was fine, I enjoyed the grand decor of the castle but it needs a refresh. I think for £100/night it is expensive for the room we stayed in. (De morville) Our room had only one sidelight and it did not fit with the decor of the room and there was just a random plastic mirror in the corner of the room. Fine tuning this would make the room better. It was not a luxury stay to be honest. I was disappointed with the cleanliness - the carpet was covered in white hairs and the bathroom soap dispensers (hand and showergel) were empty. My sister stayed in Thurston Arms which I would recommend over this hotel in the area. We also ate at the Thurston Arms and the food and wine list was great.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Jul 7, 2023

Disliked: Staff & service

Disappointing second time around

This was our second stay here. The first time was amazing, but this time was disappointing. The first issue was that we had booked a self-catering cottage and had arrived with food. However, none of the cottages had been cleaned, and so we had to stay in rooms in the castle instead. The guy on reception was very apologetic, but the manager, Peter, seemed rather blasé about the whole thing and even seemed to think we should be grateful for getting an 'upgrade.' While the rooms were impressive, they were on the top floor, which meant a lot of stairs, and there was no fridge or anywhere to store the food we'd brought. The chef had gone home, and so there was no food available at the hotel, forcing us to go out to find somewhere to eat. It was raining heavily and was father's day. Finding either a free table or a place in the vicinity that was serving food was surprisingly difficult, but after an hour we managed it. We returned at about 8:30pm to find the gates had been shut (but not locked), forcing one of us to get out in the pouring rain to open them. This pretty much summed up the feeling we got from our stay this time: tolerated but unwelcome guests. There were good points about the place — the bathrooms were nice, and the rooms spacious. However, there was a lack of electrical sockets, and some of those were broken. We even had to move the kettle to the hearth because there was no socket next to it and the tea and coffee equipment. We won't be back a 3rd time.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Jul 21, 2025

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

May 17, 2025

Disliked: Staff & service

Expensive service on low quality

Food was not good not even fresh and price is too much with no quality.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Lenroy

Feb 8, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Night at the castle

Nice hotel, great surroundings, great theme. Just needing a slight refurb

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Dec 3, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Oct 27, 2024

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Edward

Aug 11, 2024

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Aug 8, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We traveled two weeks in Scotland and Appleby Castle had by far the most delicious dinner. Staff was small but worked hard and swift. Castle was cozy and true to its heritage.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Jul 18, 2024

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

A real drama setting

This place is awesome. Bit of a time warp, bit tired, but if they fixed it they would ruin it. It something out of a TV series, staff are great. its not a luxury setup, but defiantly an experience well worth having and in a lovely setting. will be back

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Mrs. Julie

May 19, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Adam

Mar 11, 2024

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Raymond

Jan 13, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

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