Archive for the ‘Our news’ Category

Luxury Guest Lounge Now Open

Friday, June 25th, 2010

Robert and Ann are pleased to announce the long awaited opening of our fabulous new guest lounge. The lounge features luxury furnishings, a large flat screen HD-TV with Free-Sat, a selection of books and magazines and Wi-Fi facilities.

Our fabulous new guest lounge

Our new guest lounge

We are so pleased now that guests have a comfortable area outside their bedrooms to meet and socialise with each other should they wish. We often have families or groups of friends stay with us so the lounge is an ideal space in which to meet and chat.

Dinnington Brass Band - a Band for Britain

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Congratulations to members of the Dinnington Colliery Brass Band for their recent appearance in the BBC’s programme ‘A Band for Britain’.  The Band has produced a CD which is in the top 40 classical album charts and have made several appearances on various television shows such as the Alan Titchmarsh Show where they met up once more with Sue Perkins and the Breakfast show where they were interviewed by Bill Turnbull and Sian Williams. They have secured a £1m deal with a record company and hope to improve rehearsal facilities and train more people. Ann and Robert from Throapham House bed and breakfast near Dinnington wish them every success for the future.

D J Fenton Butchers Tickhill strike GOLD again!

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Our regular supplier of bacon, pork sausage and black pudding have struck gold again - 5 times!!  One of their gold awards was achieved for their superb quality plain pork sausage which you can taste when you have your breakfast at Throapham House. The awards were achieved at the recent BPEX North West Roadshow and our congratulations are sent to them. Well done!

Book your stay in Yorkshire’s Finest Accommodation…

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

If you are planning a trip to Yorkshire then you’ll soon discover there’s a lot to see and do in England’s largest county. Why not plan your onward travel using our guide to Yorkshire’s Finest Guest Accommodation, a collection of the very finest privately owned five star properties in the region who share a commitment to provide exceptional quality and service.

Start your day with a Deliciouslyorkshire Breakfast…

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

Start your day with a Deliciouslyorkshire BreakfastWhen you stay at Throapham House you’re guaranteed a tasty breakfast cooked with a mixture of home-grown, local and regional ingredients. We’re therefore please to annouce that we have recently joined the  Delicouslyorkshire Breakfast scheme to raise awareness of the wide range of food and drink available in the region.

Gold Awards for D J Fenton Butchers

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

We are pleased to announce that our meat supplier D J Fenton of Market Place, Tickhill has recently won 3 gold awards for their Pork and Lincolnshire sausages and Steak and Stilton Pie.

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Throapham House retains 5* Gold Award

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

Throapham House has retained the coveted 5* Gold Award rating from Quality in Tourism following a recent inspection in November 2008.

Ann and Robert would like to thank all their guests for their support without which this would not have been possible. We look forward to welcoming you back again in the future.

Ann and Robert become Grandparents

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Our regular guests will recall that we have been eagerly awaiting our first grandchild, so we are delighted to congratulate Catherine and Jon on the birth of Matthew Michael who was born on 27 April.

“Time to dig out the cricket bat then!” says Grandad.