Restaurants and pubs

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.