Educational Visits : Accommodation in en-suite rooms for 2 to 6 students. Single/twin en-suite rooms for staff. Free on-site coach parking. Breakfast, packed lunch, dinner and bed-time drink available. Free use of a meeting room, TV Video for evening entertainment (subject to availability each day). Catering for special diets. One free adult place with each 10 paying children. Free use of Emperors Health Fitness Centre, with pool. The pool is available for pre-booked groups of supervised children. We are happy to assist with suggestions for your itinerary. Yorvik Brass Rubbing. A collection of replica historic brasses provides the ideal quieter activity for daytime or evenings. Everyone keeps their own brass rubbing too. School parties are always welcome at our centre, but prior booking is essential. All materials are supplied and instruction given. Groups of up to 30 people are accepted, but larger numbers can be split. Please allow one hour per group. We can also open any evening to suit, anytime after 6pm. A £20 deposit is required; this is held against the cost of the rubbing and will be deducted from the final amount spent. (Payable on arrival at the centre) £30 Deposit for evening groups. And minimum number for evening groups is 15.

Lady Anne Middleton's is a two star, AA inspected hotel. Family owned and run for over 30 years, the hotel is fully non-smoking and facilities include 54 comfortable bedrooms all with: En-suite shower, toilet basin Complimentary beverage tray biscuits Colour TV Direct dial telephone Some rooms also have: Bath as well as shower Ground floor access, Four-poster bed, Some adaptation for the less able traveller. Other amenities: A large and airy conservatory, accommodating the reception desk, bar and main lounge. Leisure facilities within Emperors - including pool Licensed Bar Conference Meeting Facilities On-site car and coach parking. Click here to contact us. or call us on (0)1904 611570

Latest News / Events: Please note that City of York Council have essential carriageway works scheduled to commence on Skeldergate, for around two weeks from the 7th of July 2008. As such, the road will be closed from 9:15am-4:00pm daily. The road will be open to cars outside these working hours, however drivers are advised there may be some disruption and delays and should plan their journeys accordingly. York has 2 main theatres within the city centre both within easy walking distance from Lady Anne Middleton's Hotel. See below for just a few of the many shows festivals and other attractions running over the next few months. *** NRM YORK EYE ATTRACTION ***. ***Rides available daily 10am- 5pm***. *** English Heritage presents... A Cold War relic ***. Take a guided tour of one of the 1,561 nuclear bunkers built at the height of the Cold War and experience the atmosphere for yourself! Now open! May 2008 Whats On... **University of York Spring Festival of New Music 6th - 10th May 2008**. Celebrating the new in music with a range of concerts, events and talks designed to brign audiences, composers and musicians alike, together in aninformal and welcoming atmosphere. This year, Traditional Indian music meets Northumbrian Folk, the Kreutzer Quartet play a range of modern European classics, and James Gilchrist and Alison Nicholls present music for tenor. This along with a range of free talks and composer workshops, takes place in the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall and the state- of - the - art Rymer Auditorium situated in the University's Department of Music. **5th International Sword Spectacular 23rd - 26th May 2008**. The world's biggest gathering of sword dancers is back! Approximately 40 sword dance groups from across the UK, Europe and North America are expected to attend this fantastic event this year! Be at the heart of this unique event! This years highlights include: ** Street performances. Fureys Davey Arthur - 5th May 2008. An Evening with Gervase Phinn - 7th May 2008. David Essex - 8th May 2008. Danceflash 2008 - 10th May 2008. Jethro Tull - 11th May 2008. Lazytown Live! 14th May 2008. Jenny Eclair - 15th May 2008. Paul Merton's Impro Chums - 16th May 2008. Sing-A-Long-A Sound Of Music - 17th May 2008. Playhouse Disney Live! On Tour - 20th 21st May 2008. Ken Dodd- 25th May 2008. Mr Men and Little Miss Sports Day Fun - 27th May 2008. Dara O'Briain - 28th May 2008. Volcano Head - 30th May 2008. Patient No. 1 - 1st - 17th May 2008. Bacchic - 6th May 2008. The Demon Barber Show - 7th May 2008. Birmingham Royal Ballet - 9th - 10th May 2008. York Guildhall Orchestra - Romance (York Barbican Centre) - 10th May 2008. The Beggar's Opera - 14th - 17th May 2008. The Scarlet Pimpernel - 14th - 24th May 2008. Rabbit Hedgehog in The Birthday Present and Rabbits Wish - 22nd May - 7th June 2008. Reading Room - 28th - 29th May 2008. Clare Summerskill - In No Particular Order - 30th - 31st May 2008. Ockham's Razor - 30th - 31st May 2008. June 2008 Whats On... **Late Music Festival - 6th - 14th June 2008**. This annual event takes place predominantly at the National Centre for Early Music. It comprises of 12 concerts plus talks and an educational outreach scheme. The festival embraces all musical styles from the 1900s to the present day including Jazz, and world music along with contemporary. The 2008 concert is headlined by the world famous Hilliard Ensemble on Friday the 8th of June. **York Youth Mysteries 21st June 2008 **. The streets come alive for a full day of performance across a range of York venues and locations. The modern performance and culture will fuse with traditional community expressionto provide a unique take on the world's oldest stories. Celebrate the journey between the past and future of York's creative population with this exciting event! Bob The Builder Live - Spud's Big Mess - 3rd 4th June 2008. Sleeping Beauty - English Youth Ballet - 6th 7th June 2008. One Night of Queen - 15th June 2008. Saturday Night Sunday Morning - The Concert (Joseph Rowntree Theatre) - 4th - 7th June 2008. A Man For All Seasons - 7th - 28th June 2008. The Journey - 17th - 18th June 2008. July 2008 Whats On... **York Festival of the Rivers 12 - 27 July 2008**. The Festival is a wonderful opportunity to put our Rivers into the picture and many events are already planned - ranging from musicals to photography, walks to dancing, swimming to Dragon Boat racing, fishing to duck racing. And we do believe Pirates will once again be coming to York! Already we know that long boats will be lining areas of the Ouse and that other water-based activities will be taking place. There will be fun days, competitions, fundraising for charities, exhibitions and they will all guarantee something for all ages. **Welcome to the 150th Great Yorkshire Show 8th - 10th July 2008**. The Great Yorkshire Show is the North's leading agricultural event and takes place from Tuesday 8 to Thursday 10 July on the 250-acre Great Yorkshire Showground on the edge of the spa town of Harrogate. 2008 will be the 150. Great Yorkshire Show and will be a celebration of agriculture and country life. The Main Ring is the hub of the Show - providing a wonderful setting for international Show Jumping and our World-Class Cattle Parade. The 250-acre site is filled with animals, country demonstrations, have-a-go activities and the Great Yorkshire Cheese Dairy Show. Plus there's fashion, rural crafts and shopping! **York Early Music Festival 3rd - 12th July 2008**. This years festival takes as its theme Exile: music written for a strange land, focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. Guest artists will include Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand and Pierre Hantai; the Harp Consort directed by Andrew Lawrence-King, presenting The Play of Daniel in York Minster; Yorkshire Baroque Soloists performing Handels Israel in Egypt; the Choir of New College, Oxford; the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment directed by Rachel Podger; London Baroque with Emma Kirkby; and Joglaresa. ***Expressions! Multicultural Food and Arts 19-20 the July 2008***. This first festival of its kind in York celebrates and representes the cultures of York through food, art, music, and a variety of performancesas part of a programme of events leading towards the establishment of a centre in York. The FOOD is cooked and served by non-professionals - people who love to cook and who want to share the delicious and unusual flavours of their foods. A wide variety of cultures are represented, from African to European, from South American to Japanese. There are performances of a variety of LIVE MUSIC throughout the two days too - a mix of styles, a celebration of the wonderful sounds created by enthusiastic and lively performers: a teenage drumming group who perform Ghanian rhythms, a woman's group who sing songs from around the world, jugglers, and lots more...! ART too, is included - the creations of peoples' journeys and discoveries through word, colour and formcome and see for yourselves how these people are expressing their experiences and feelings! August 2008 Whats On... ***Ebor Festival 19th- 22nd August 2008***. York Racecourse, known as the Knavesmire, has been a favourite amongst racegoers since it was founded in 1731. Today 15 meetings combine top class horseracing with world-class facilities to make it a sporting and social occasion for all to enjoy. The Ebor Festival, which takes place in August is the jewel in York's crown. The blend of the very best horses with a sense of tradition and style make it the centrepiece of many a sporting and social calendar. The totesport Ebor handicap, one of the most famous races of the Festival was first run in 1843 and is now the feature race on the Wednesday of the meeting. This combined with our richest race, The Juddmonte International on the Tuesday and the famou...

A collection of six listed buildings: Walking in the grounds of the hotel, you are walking the ground trodden three centuries ago by the widows of the freeman of York. You are treading the path of the workers at the 19th century sawmill and the place where some of the finest organs were built for the churches of York and beyond. You walk where Hans Hess, director of York City Art Gallery would entertain his good friend, Charlie Chaplin, one of the greatest laughter makers of all time. Each individual building is steeped in local heritage and history and has its own particular story to tell Was built in 1659, funded by an endowment given by Dame Anne Middleton, the wife of Peter Middleton, the then Sheriff of York. It is Dame Anne Middleton from whom the hotel has taken its name. It was originally built as a refuge for twenty widows of the Freemen of the City of York. It was later rebuilt and extended in 1829 at the expense of the Corporation of York and then passed to the City Of York Charity Trustees before being rescued from near dereliction by the current owners in late 1972 opening for business just six months later, in June 1973. It houses a glass-roofed quiet lounge with some original Roman Masonry and a glass-topped well which links Skeldergate House and the Organ Factory. 18 bedrooms are located here, over two floors. Originally built as part of an early 19th century sawmill close to the river, Cromwell House dates back to the industrial revolution. It was here at Emperors Wharf that whole timber from Northern Europe and the Scottish forests was landed on the banks of the river, before being sold as working wood to builders, joiners, carpenters and undertakers. Now fully renovated and extended, Cromwell House has 17 bedrooms over two floors, with the Sawmill restaurant forming an integral part of the ground floor. Much of the timber from this sawmill has been salvaged to create an architectural ambience around the hotel, which has preserved many of the buildings original features. Was built in 1988/89 using reclaimed timbers from the old Sawmill and clad with glass, to create a bright and spacious area linking The Organ Factory and Cromwell House together. Some timbers are from specially imported Canadian Conifer clears of some six metres in length. Here you will find the semi-circular Conservatory Restaurant, guest bar and main guest lounge. The reception desk is also located here. This elegant town house was built in 1700 in the originally extensive gardens of Skeldergate House. Latterly the house was the residence of Hans Hess, a renowned art expert and former director of York City Art Gallery. The House is named after Charlie Chaplin, friend of the Hess family, and frequent visitor to the house. A beautiful period staircase leads to a further 9 en-suite bedrooms on three floors. Built towards the end of the 19th century, the unique Victorian style building was still in use by the master organ builder, Walter Hopkins until 1921 when he retired. Walter built some of the finest organs for the churches of York and beyond. It was converted in the early 1990's into a first floor conference room seating up to 50 delegates.