Grantley Hall
Grantley Hall is located in the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. Originally a country house, Grantley Hall was built as a private home in 1710 by Thomas Norton and his son Fletcher Norton, 1stBaron Grantley. The house was extended during the 19thand 20thcenturies. Grantley Hall was used as a convalescent home during WWII, utilized as an adult education residence college under the ownership of West Riding County Council, and used as a training and conference center for the North Yorkshire County Council in 1974. In 2006, Grantley Hall was purchased as a private residence and then sold again in 2010 when it was converted into a hotel. The five-star boutique hotel has 47 rooms and suites, four restaurants, three bars, and a state of the art spa and gym. The interior has wood-paneled walls and an indoor swimming pool. The spa offers holistic and yoga practices, a sauna, a steam room, and a snow room. The Elite gym covers two floors and includes a cryotherapy chamber, altitude training, an underwater treadmill, 3D body scanners, and electro muscular stimulation training. The grounds boast a kitchen garden, a 1910 Japanese rock garden, a river with cascades, an Italianate terrace, a concrete pond with an island, an indoor/outdoor hydrotherapy pool, and a hot tub.