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The Wishingwell

3.0 star property
Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, near Selby Superbowl

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Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Children's play area - outdoor
Executive Suite | Living area | 26-inch TV with digital channels
Executive Suite | Living area | 26-inch TV with digital channels
Exterior

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Room options

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

Executive Suite

Highlights

Heating
TV
Portable fan
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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

Double Room (Breakfast Excluded)

Highlights

Heating
TV
Portable fan
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • 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
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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

Twin Room

Highlights

Heating
TV
Portable fan
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

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

What's nearby

  • Selby Superbowl - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Selby Abbey - 3 min drive - 1.7 miles
  • Selby Town Hall - 3 min drive - 1.9 miles
  • Carlton Towers Estate - 9 min drive - 6.4 miles
  • York Minster - 26 min drive - 18.2 miles

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's Selby - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪The Doghouse - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Selby College - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪The Giant Bellflower - ‬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
  • Smoke-free premises, an elevator, and tour/ticket assistance
  • A vending machine and a 24-hour front desk
Room features
All guestrooms at The Wishingwell have amenities such as free WiFi.
Extra amenities include:
  • Heating and portable fans
  • Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations and hair dryers
  • 26-inch TVs with digital channels
  • Electric kettles, daily housekeeping, and desks

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • 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 10.95 for adults and GBP 7.25 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.
  • Elevator (30 inch wide door)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator

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
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 10.95 for adults and GBP 7.25 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 onsite 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.

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?

Check-out is at 11 AM. Late check-out 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. 77 out of 324 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 130 out of 324 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 72 out of 324 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 28 out of 324 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 324 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

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

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

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall a good experience and the staff were very helpful
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

8/10 Good

Charles

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

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good service good hotel quiet very nice would recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

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

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

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

4/10 Poor

Johanna

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Put only thing that I could say good about this place is the beds are very clean, but the hotel itself is not nice
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

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

10/10 Excellent

John

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

Friendly

Our stay was a pleasant experience. Friendly staff and clean room.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

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

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay but not enough plugs in the room
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were brilliant they sorted my problem out i woud definitely recommend this hotel
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

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

4/10 Poor

Kayte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The WiFi at the property is virtually non-existent and phone signal is terrible, therefore we felt really isolated while staying there. The staff were friendly and chatty and made up for a less than ideal hotel stay. They are a credit to the company
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Heard a lot bad about this place but was genuinely not too bad. Had a two night stay for work and bed was comfortable, room had a TV with Netflix, Youtube etc. Night staff seemed a bit blunt however day staff were lovely. Didn’t get chance to try restraint / bar but the area looked really nice. Only issue is distance from town centre. No taxis were available including uber and the walk is roughly 30 minutes.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Clean and comfortable but basic

The rooms were clean and comfortable, but basic. The carpets in the corridors are worn and tired, which let it down as an overwll impression. Restaurant and bar was welcoming and plenty of variety to eat.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Needs managing

Tired old place but was comfortable, room was ok for the price. Food is average and the staff were more interested in the Euro football on TV than the customers. We ate late due to travel and the kitchen staff just wanted watch the football, on arrival the receptionist was sitting in front of the TV, clearly the place has no effective manager.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 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

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

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

3 star performs as 5

It's a 3 star hotel with 5 star friendliness and service. The furniture is functional but not fresh anymore (e.g. veneer broken or missing).
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Pete

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tired scruffy property in need of refurbishment. Restaurant service poor due to lack of staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023