A day at the races

And they’re off! The tape’s up and the horses are running, streaming out from the starting post and thundering past in a blur of colourful silks, manes flying and jockeys perched high above their saddles in a glorious display of colour, muscularity and drama.

If racing’s your thing, and you’re planning to make the most of racing’s most prestigious Yorkshire Summer Festival meetings (July 19th to 27th inclusive), then you’ll be pleased to learn of The White Swan Inn based in Pickering, North Yorkshire, right in the centre of this important racing area, and within striking distance of all 9 racecourses featured in this year’s event.

When you stay at The White Swan Inn during this Summer Festival, you’ll be able to order and take a sumptuous picnic lunch to the races with you each day – think of the sheer pleasure of reaching into your specially devised and packed hamper for a glorious array of gourmet foods and chilled wines or champagne of your choice each day in the interval between races. If you wish to leave your car at the Inn and to arrive in fine style, transport can be arranged for you to each of the venues, whether it be a standard taxi, executive car service, or the private hire of a chauffer driven, luxurious Jaguar X type limousine.

And then where better to return to than the luxurious White Swan Inn after a hectic day of viewing the parades, placing your bets, watching the rippling muscles of both horses and jockeys as they race, as well as all the colour and drama of a day at the races?

Relax into your sumptuous surroundings in your specially designed and furnished bedroom or perhaps outside on the patio (weather permitting) before dinner with a further glass of fizz, or take a stroll around the charming old market town of Pickering itself, before heading for the renowned restaurant at The White Swan Inn where you will find a wide selection of house wines to chose from to enjoy with dinner. While looking over the menu you’ll find that many of the featured dishes have locally sourced ingredients which are hand-picked by the chef to ensure the best of the simple fresh food for which the restaurant at the Inn is justly famous.

Visit the website - wWhite-swan.co.uk for further details.