Hotels in Crockey Hill

Crockey Hill is not a hotel destination in its own right – it is a small roadside village on the A19 with a handful of local businesses rather than guest houses – but its position just two or three miles south of York makes it a sensible option if you want quieter, cheaper accommodation than the city centre while still being a short drive or bus ride from the Minster, the Shambles and York’s city walls. Anyone booking a hotel for this area is really booking a base for York, so it is worth deciding first whether you want to be inside the walls for an evening stroll to the Minster, or just outside them for easier parking and lower prices. Fulford, the nearest York suburb, sits between Crockey Hill and the city centre and has a scattering of guest houses along the main road, with the Designer Outlet and the York bypass making onward travel straightforward whichever direction you are heading. Families touring by car often prefer this southern approach to York, since it avoids the more congested routes into the city from the north and west, and it puts the A64 and A1(M) within easy reach for onward trips into the Yorkshire Wolds, Selby or further afield. Expect a fairly ordinary mix of budget and mid-range chain hotels and independent guest houses in the surrounding villages and suburbs rather than anything distinctive in Crockey Hill itself; the appeal here is practicality and value rather than a destination hotel experience. Booking ahead is sensible during the York race meetings and over the summer and Christmas markets period, when demand across the whole city and its outskirts rises sharply and prices follow suit.