Raven Hall Country House Hotel Raven Hall Country House Hotel, Ravenscar, is an ideal centre for conferences, short breaks or relaxing holidays in North Yorkshire. Raven Hall is dramatically situated in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, 600 feet above sea level, overlooking Robin Hood's Bay, halfway between Scarborough and Whitby. The village of Ravenscar has a long and turbulent history dating back to the fifth century when the Romans built a fort on this very site. It was however George III who gave Raven Hall the royal connection when he made it his special retreat. Facilities include: Extensive sports and leisure facilities including: heated indoor swimming pool, sauna, gymnasium, games room, two all-weather tennis courts, putting green, croquet lawn, crown green bowls, restaurant Panoramic Views - overlooking probably the finest views in Yorkshire Good Hope Chapel - for those moments of quiet reflection See the Raven Hall website http://www.ravenhall.co.uk for further information. Travelling in the UK Getting to Ravenscar via Scarborough from within the UK couldn't be easier. Being a popular holiday destination transport links are well established from wherever you might be in the United Kingdom. DISTANCE BY ROAD Birmingham Cambridge Cardiff Edinburgh Glasgow Hull Leeds Liverpool London Manchester Middlesbrough York 176 miles 195 miles 278 miles 233 miles 256 miles 59 miles 73 miles 146 miles 262 miles 113 miles 39 miles 49 miles RAIL TRAVEL TIME Edinburgh Glasgow Hull Leeds London Manchester Newcastle York 4hrs 25mins 4hrs 5mins 1hrs 30mins 1hrs 20mins 4hrs 24mins 2hrs 24mins 2hrs 8mins 50mins Rail service is to Scarborough DISTANCE TO MAIN ROAD A1/M1 A64 M62 59 miles 12 miles 60 miles DISTANCE TO FERRIES Hull 59 miles DISTANCE TO AIRPORT Teesside Humberside Leeds/Bradford Manchester 65 miles 73 miles 79 miles 123 miles Railway journeys from around the country are serviced regionally by York. You can reach York from London King's Cross within two and a quarter hours 2 and Edinburgh to York is 2 hours and forty minutes away. The connecting service runs regularly between York and Scarborough, taking a mere 50 minutes; Hull to Scarborough is an hour’s journey. Taxis are easily available outside Scarborough station for the short transfer to Raven Hall Country House Hotel. Travelling from Abroad Regional air and sea port facilities can transport you to Yorkshire from a wide range of locations around Europe and worldwide. If you intend to arrive via Heathrow and Gatwick airports in London, you need to travel on by train from London King’s Cross and then change at York. 3