New Year’s Eve 2024 events at Grantley Hall, Ripon

With an impressive clutch of awards for food, hospitality and service in 2024, Grantley Hall has proved that it does luxury with a capital L.

Only last month it was the venue for the Yorkshire Children’s Charity Night Under the Stars event. raising more than £1 million to support vulnerable children. The event gave a glittering glimpse of how the Grantley Hall team creates a night to remember.

On New Year’s Eve 2024, guests will be able to see for themselves how the magic happens with a series of events planned. Gladrags on…

Late night luxe at Valeria’s cocktail bar. Image: Grantley Hall The House Party

A two-night getaway to welcome 2025. On arrival you will be greeted with mulled wine and mince pies. Unwind at the Three Graces Spa before indulging in a celebratory dinner. Choose from the Michelin-starred Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall, classic British dishes at Fletchers Restaurant, or the Asian-fusion cuisine at Bar & Restaurant EightyEight. Alternatively, you can upgrade to the exclusive New Year’s Eve Gala Ball.

2025 will be marked by a spectacular fireworks display, and you will have access to Valeria’s Champagne & Cocktail Bar for late-night entertainment.

New Year’s Day will be a leisurely affair. After breakfast, enjoy a morning walk around nearby Fountains Abbey before returning to the spa to relax. For lunch, you can choose between The Orchard or Fletchers Restaurant. Spend the rest of the day unwinding and preparing for your final dinner before departing the following day.

From £3,750 per room, based on two people sharing, in a Deluxe Room.

The Glittering Gala Ball

Grantley Hall’s most glamorous event of the year. This black-tie affair begins with Champagne on arrival, followed by a four-course feast. Live entertainment and a glass of Champagne at midnight and a spectacular fireworks display.

£265pp.

Party at Bar & Restaurant EightyEight

A fun and upbeat celebration starting with Champagne and canapés upon arrival, followed by an exquisite six-course Asian-fusion menu crafted by Head Chef Samira Effa. Entertainment throughout the night and Champagne and a dazzling fireworks display.

£220pp.

Laid back dining at Fletchers Restaurant

If a quiet dinner is what you seek, Fletchers Restaurant offers the perfect setting with a five-course dinner and a celebratory welcome glass of Champagne. A magical fireworks display at midnight, complete with a piper to herald the New Year.

£175pp.

Luxurious surroundings – the five-star Grantley Hall Hotel near Ripon. Image: Grantley Hall Hotel Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with a Michelin-starred menu at Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall. Begin with a celebratory glass of Champagne before indulging in the exquisite ten-course Taste of Home menu in Grantley Hall’s most glamorous restaurant. Fireworks and a piper at midnight welcome the new year.

£275pp.

Private Dining

The Brook Room, located in Fletchers Restaurant, offers an intimate private dining experience for up to ten guests with a menu of modern classics crafted by Head Chef Craig Atchinson.

Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall’s Michelin-starred restaurant offers the Taste of Home menu in The Dales Suite for up to 20 guests

The Lifestyle Suite, transformed for the festive period in all its seasonal splendour, is available for parties of up to ten guests.

MEET THE CHEFS

Michelin-starred chef Shaun Rankin uses ingredients from the hotel’s kitchen garden and local producers. Image: Grantley Hall Shaun Rankin is originally from Yorkshire and honed his skills at The Mayfair Hotel in London. His love of the sea then took him to the Channel Islands. In 2003 he joined Bohemia restaurant, gaining his first Michelin star in 2005. Shaun opened Ormer in 2013 in St Helier which was awarded its first Michelin star four months after opening. Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall opened in July 2019, where he is Chef Patron. The restaurant was awarded its first Michelin star in January 2020 and four AA rosettes in September 2023.

Shaun is passionate about showcasing local and seasonal food, working with Yorkshire producers and making the most of Grantley Hall’s extensive kitchen garden.

Chef Samira Effa of Restaurant Eighty Eight. Image: Grantley Hall Samira Effa was born in Huddersfield, starting her career at a local restaurant whilst still at school. There she developed her love of rich flavours thanks to her Iranian mother and Nigerian father.

Since then, she has worked in various Michelin-starred restaurants including 21212 in Edinburgh, Alimentum in Cambridge and Bohemia in Jersey.

Samira became head chef at Bar & Restaurant EightyEight at Grantley Hall in June 2022. She appeared on the most recent series of Great British Menu.

At Restaurant EightyEight she cooks Asian fusion food, ‘bursting with flavour, particularly curries which are one of my favourite things to cook.’

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