Nearly every village in the area has a good traditional
Yorkshire pub, exactly as you’d hope to find it, with beams, stone
floors and a good choice of local ales. Most serve food - from
hearty and wholesome made with local ingredients, to Michelin
recommended establishments – it is worth checking before you go, as
prices vary greatly. Depending on the area you find yourself in you
could try:
- A characterful country inn in a tiny hamlet, The
Travellers Rest in Dalton has a
blackboard menu with food to suit traditional and modern tastes.
Phone 01833 621225.
- Rustic and simple, with a daily changing blackboard menu of
tasty Yorkshire fare, The Sandpiper
Inn in Leyburn is a converted 16th
Century stone house off the market square.
- A renowned food pub, the flagstone floors and log fires give
The Blue
Lion, East Witton a characterful
feel.
- The Charles Bathurst
Inn in Arkengarthdale is an 18th
Century inn sited high in the hills, with open fires and fresh,
locally sourced menus.
- A 17th-century stone-built inn, with flagged floor and open
fire, The Foresters
Arms in Carlton uses fresh local
produce to create modern dishes in its timbered restaurant.
- The George and
Dragon Inn is a traditional pub near Aysgarth falls,
with an outside terrace, local ales and food produced from local
ingredients.
- A characterful pub with a huge open fire and beamed ceilings,
The King’s Arms in Askrigg was
built in the mid-18C by a racehorse owner and the tack room is now
the bar area. Phone 01969 650817.
- In the summer you can relax outside in the stunning beer garden
of The Crown Hotel in Hawes and
enjoy extensive views over Wensleydale. For colder days,
enjoy the real fires, real ale and wooden beams. Phone 01969
667212.
- A good place for a hearty, warming pie is The Rose and
Crown in Bainbridge. The 650
year old hotel overlooks the picturesque village green and serves a
variety of home made food.
- The Black
Bull in Moulton is an old country
pub, now renowned as a seafood restaurant, with a variety of dining
areas, including an original 1932 railway carriage.
- The oldest inn in Reeth, The Black
Bull has a popular Sunday carvery.
- The White
Swan in Middleham is a spacious
brasserie overlooking Middleham square.
- A remote traditional Dales pub popular with locals and walkers
alike, The Farmers Arms in Muker
has an open fire and stone flagstones, with snacks and bar food
available. Phone 01748 886297.
- The Buck Hotel in Reeth is an
unspoilt local pub, with oak beams and an open fire, selling
traditional pub food and beer kept to award winning
standards. Phone 01748 884210.
- Located at ‘the top of the world’, Tan Hill Inn at
Tan Hill has the kind of views you would expect
from the highest pub in Britain. It is an isolated site, but
popular with walkers. The bar has open beams and stone-flagged
floor, and a welcoming fire blazes in the grate every day of the
year.
- Herriots Hotel & Restaurant is centrally
located in Hawes. It offers contemporary comfort
in an historic setting and a carefully chosen menu using local
produce. Phone 01969 667536.
- The Burgoyne
Hotel is a country house hotel with fine dining in
Reeth.
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