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The Wishingwell

3.0 star property
Hotel with a restaurant, near Selby Superbowl

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The Wishingwell in Selby offers a tranquil escape with a garden and playground for families. Enjoy full meals at the restaurant or quick bites at the coffee shop. Convenient in-room WiFi and helpful tour assistance make exploring nearby attractions effortless.

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
The current price is ฿2,445
฿2,934 total
includes taxes & fees
9 Nov - 10 Nov

Room options

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Showing 4 of 4 rooms

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(9 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
TV
Portable fan
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Electric kettle
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room (2 adults and 2 children)

Highlights

Heating
TV
Portable fan
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

View all photos for Standard Room

Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
TV
Portable fan
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Electric kettle
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Executive Suite | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Executive Suite

Highlights

Heating
TV
Portable fan
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
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About the area

Map
Oakney Wood Rd, Selby, England, YO8 8LZ

What's nearby

  • Selby Superbowl - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Selby Abbey - 3 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Selby Town Hall - 3 min drive - 3.0 km
  • McArthur Glen Designer Outlet - 19 min drive - 24.3 km
  • York Racecourse - 23 min drive - 27.3 km

Getting around

  • Selby Station - 3 min drive
  • Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford) - 58 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Selby College - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Doghouse - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪The Giant Bellflower (Wetherspoon) - ‬3 min drive

About this property

The Wishingwell

Hotel near Selby Superbowl
Located close to Selby Town Hall and Selby Abbey, The Wishingwell provides a coffee shop/cafe, a garden and a bar. The on-site restaurant, Restaurant closes at 9pm, offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Full breakfast (surcharge), an electric car charging station and express check-out
  • Tour/ticket information, a vending machine and a 24-hour front desk
  • A lift and smoke-free property
Room features
All guest rooms at The Wishingwell offer amenities, such as free WiFi.
More amenities include:
  • Heating and portable fans
  • Bathrooms with shower/bath combinations and hairdryers
  • 26-inch TVs with digital channels
  • Electric kettles, daily housekeeping and desks

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Onsite parking available only on request

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 11.95 for adults and GBP 7.75 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Bar closes at 10pm
  • Restaurant closes at 9pm

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift (76 centimetre wide door)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Built in 2007
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 26-inch TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Portable fan

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 5:30 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 10.00
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 10.00
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: from approximately GBP 11.95 for adults and from GBP 7.75 for children
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 10.00 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 10.00 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve on-site parking
This property accepts major credit cards, debit cards and cash

Property is also known as

New Country Inns Selby
New Country Selby
Wishingwell Hotel Selby
Wishingwell Hotel
Wishingwell Selby
The Wishingwell Selby, England
The Wishingwell Hotel
The Wishingwell Selby
The Wishingwell Hotel Selby

Frequently asked questions

Is The Wishingwell pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Wishingwell?

As of 3 Nov 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Wishingwell on 9 Nov 2025 start from ฿2,445.05, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at The Wishingwell?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 5:30 AM. Early check-in is available for a fee of GBP 10.00 (subject to availability). Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at The Wishingwell?

Checkout is at 11 AM. Late checkout is available for GBP 10.00 (subject to availability).

Where is The Wishingwell located?

Situated in Selby, this hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Selby Superbowl, Selby Abbey and Selby Town Hall. Carlton Towers Estate and Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve are also within 9 mi (15 km). Selby Station is 26 minutes by foot.

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The Wishingwell Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 81 out of 348 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 140 out of 348 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 80 out of 348 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 29 out of 348 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 348 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lister

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The place place is absolutely spectacular , very clean , modern and the bef is comfortable and lux
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Annie

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Simple furnishings but a very uncomfortable mattress lumpy and bits sticking up so not easy to find a comfortable position to sleep. Relieved I was on my own.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Carolyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stay here when visiting my mum. Staff are very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall a good experience and the staff were very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Richard

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Needs a refurb and update. Staff were lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Adele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Business Trio

Great location, picked the Wishing Well as close to where I was working. Very friendly and helpful staff from reception to bar staff will be staying again
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Graham

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Cold tap in on-suite non operational. Room had a definite smell of damp. Floor under Lino in on suite felt as though it was rotting through.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

James

Great for a stay with children! found bed uncomfortable but this is just me I guess. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

high level of service.

pleasantly surprise at the level of service. can't fault it at all.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Jan

I had read some awful reviews about the Wishing Well but our family booked 3 rooms, one was a family room. All were basic but all were spacious and clean. The staff were friendly and welcoming. We didnt eat here but did use the bar which looked as if it had been recently updated.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Gemma

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Travellers on the site put us off checking in so we send elsewhere to eat. Rubbish left all over the place and general mess left behind by travellers visiting the site. Beds like trampolines and pillows like pancakes. No opportunity for a decent nights sleep and woke up aching all over from the awful mattress
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

bed bugs

the room we had no.12 needs updating. had to have windows open as no air condition. there is a heater on the wall for winter time. we also fear the bed has bed bugs as both of us had bite marks on our arms and legs. restaurant and bar and breakfast was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort

Adaquate

The wishing well is a very basic hotel. I had the suite, which was clean. The room was large, basic, and well worn and dated. The bathroom was modern, with good water power, it was large but sparse. Good towels The mattress was of poor quality, being able to feel the springs. I had to sleep on the duvet doubled up.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Anita

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Happy campers.

The check in was done by a sad person who thought thd end of the day was closer but realised she had yo come back thd next day. The rooms were clean and well laid out. The furniture looked from the 60s and was in a state of disrepair from that decade as well. The beds were like a trampoline, soft and so bouncy my wife nearly hit the roof when sitting down. Carpet looked better than a dogs dinner but not by much. The single ply toilet paper allowed me to give myself a prostate exam. We asked for a double bed but got two singles, just like the first time i visited the wife's parents, thanks for that memory. Overal, an expensive experience, one which we will not repeat unless the Russians invade and force us to.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Kenneth

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Disappointing condition

Had to request to move rooms as our original room had a strange odour was told that the room had a smoking charge on it the night before and the odour was from what was used to disinfect the room,the receptionist moved us with no problem but surely the room should not have been allocated until the odour had gone the replacement room was better as there was no odour but had to request a plug hole plug for the wash basin the toilet roll holder was hanging off the wall plus the curtains were hanging off the track we stayed in the hotel a few years ago and feel it has gone down hill and needs some money spent on it
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Linda

Friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Kirsty

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Hotel isnt clean, first room was awful and we needed moved but rhat was done fine, breakfast was poor quaility and the milk was off, some of staff a little argumentative while others were fantastic and friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Louisa

Rooms are in need of an update, bathroom also very worn and in need of refurbishment.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Won’t stay again, sorry staff you did your best

Food, staff, cleanliness were all good. The location very close to a roundabout on a major trunk road very very noisy. The whole place was tatty, stained seats in the dining room, torn carpet at the entrance, odds bits of poorly repaired items in the room, some bits not repaired. My mattress was far far far too soft and uncomfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

James

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not great experience would not stay again no breakfast was included should of been for the money
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Key card failed on several occasions. Had to ask for a hair dryer. Had to manually seal the windows to stop the icy cold breeze.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Plenty of parking spaces
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Cherie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely terrible! Carpets filthy, in need of decorating. Food served cold. In house literature states that the bar is open until 11pm so we rushed back after an evening out to have a drink before bed to be told the bar had closed at 10pm. Vending machine had barely anything in either.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Says it has wifi, did not work. Place seems dated and needs a good facelift.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Basic accommodation

Average room, good food and service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024