Grade II listed hotel and venue in East Yorkshire on the market

Home to 12 luxurious, individually themed guest bedrooms, The Highfield provides five-star boutique accommodation in the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds. There is also an impressive suite of food and beverage spaces including The Palm Parlour, The Library cocktail bar, The Drawing Room and The Great Hall, which regularly host weddings and events, as well as a shop and spa treatment rooms.

Built on the site of North End Windmill, which was destroyed by fire in 1860, local drapers merchant Henry Angus bought the land and built Mill Field House, which was later extended and improved under the supervision of his son Harrison Holt. Holt commissioned renowned Victorian architect Temple Moore to carry out renovations, which featured Avant Garde architectural themes and styles of the period. The building’s striking black and white façade was inspired by Holt’s wife’s ancestral home in Cheshire, called Highfields, and the house became known as Highfield House.

In the years that followed, the house spent time as a country club and a private residence. It has been owned by Andy and Lindsey Lampard since 2015, who transformed it into the popular hotel and wedding venue it is today.

In recognition of the high standards of presentation, service and food, The Highfield has been awarded an AA 5 Star Guest Accommodation and 2 AA Rosettes for Culinary Excellence, and features in the Michelin Hotel Guide.

The stunning Victorian property combines period charm and historic elegance with modern luxury and is set within seven acres of private land with lawned gardens, woodlands, an orchard and trout stream.

The Highfield is centrally located in the charming market town of Driffield in the Yorkshire Wolds. Its proximity to the Yorkshire Coast, with its seaside towns and quaint fishing villages, as well as the North York Moors National Park and Howardian Hills National Landscape, make this area of East Yorkshire a thriving tourist destination, with the world-famous city of York just an hour away by car and train.

Andy and Lindsey Lampard commented, “After ten wonderful years of developing and running The Highfield, and after having lovingly restored this beautiful property from a private residence into the thriving hotel, restaurant, and events venue it is today, our family has made the thoughtful decision to place the property on the market. This has not been an easy choice, but one shaped by life’s natural seasons and our wish to embrace new opportunities as a family.

"Working alongside the highly respected team of experts at Christie & Co, we are taking a considered approach to finding the right new custodians. We are deeply grateful for the incredible support we’ve received and remain committed to ensuring The Highfield continues to thrive.”

David Lee, Regional Director – Hotels at Christie & Co, is managing the sale process and added, “Highfield House represents an excellent opportunity for a purchaser to acquire a superb, award-winning business. Highfield is an outstanding period property with many attractive features. Our clients have built the reputation of the business over the years to a level where it is now deservedly winning awards and is a very popular venue for events, and with strong trade derived from room sales. There is also an excellent restaurant which is let to a talented chef.”

The Highfield is on the market with a freehold asking price of £2,250,000. For more information, visit the property page here: https://www.christie.com/5444123/

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