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Thornton-le-Dale: a North York Moors village guide

Eat & Drink

Pubs in Thornton-le-Dale and nearby villages

By Jon Cosson · Last checked

Thornton-le-Dale has two pubs in the village, and there is a country inn just up the road in Allerston. Each has its own page here with food, opening times, rooms and photographs.

In the village

The New Inn behind the green and the medieval market cross in Thornton-le-Dale, a stone inn with a red sign

The New Inn

Grade II listed former coaching inn on the village square, with food, real ales and rooms.

Food:
Freshly made classic pub dishes
Rooms:
Rooms with breakfast, booked through the pub
Dogs:
Dog friendly

Read the The New Inn guide

Purple verbena and yellow rudbeckia flowers in the walled beer garden at The Buck, with people at picnic tables behind

The Buck

Grade II listed village pub on Chestnut Avenue, with cask ales, pub classics and a walled beer garden.

Food:
Pub classics, Sunday roasts and a seasonal menu
Rooms:
Ask the pub about overnight stays
Dogs:
Dog friendly

Read the The Buck guide

Surrounding villages

Allerston

The Cayley Arms at Allerston, a white-painted country inn with roses, hanging baskets and picnic tables along the front

The Cayley Arms

Refurbished country inn on the A170 at Allerston, below Dalby Forest, with a restaurant and five en-suite rooms.

Food:
Home-cooked menu in the restaurant
Rooms:
Five en-suite rooms named after game birds
Dogs:
Dogs not currently allowed inside

Read the The Cayley Arms guide

Cafés, tea rooms and other places to eat are on the eating and drinking page, and contact details for village businesses are in the village directory. These are independent guide pages, not the pubs' own websites; opening times and menus change, so check with the pub before you travel.