Pubs · Thornton-le-Dale
The Buck
By Jon Cosson · Last checked
A traditional village pub on Chestnut Avenue, popular with walkers and cyclists.
- Address
- The Buck, Chestnut Avenue, Thornton-le-Dale, Pickering YO18 7RW
- Phone
- 01751 200300
- Opening times
- Monday to Thursday 12pm to 10pm; Friday and Saturday 12pm to 11pm; Sunday 12pm to 10pm
- Food
- Served daily 12pm to 8pm: pub classics and a seasonal menu
- Rooms
- Ask the pub about overnight stays
- Dogs
- Dog friendly
- Parking
- Parking (listed by CAMRA); village car park nearby
- Garden
- Walled beer garden with its own outdoor bar
An independent guide page, not the pub's own website. Opening times and menus change, so check with the pub before you travel.
Welcome
The Buck is a traditional village pub on Chestnut Avenue in Thornton-le-Dale, with cosy fireplaces, cask ales and a spacious walled beer garden with its own outdoor bar. Tables can be booked through the pub's website.
The pub is popular with walkers and cyclists heading for Dalby Forest and the moors, and it was refurbished in summer 2026, according to CAMRA.
Food
Food is served daily from 12pm to 8pm. The kitchen serves pub classics and a seasonal menu, with Sunday roasts, a midweek lunch club (a lunch dish and a drink, Monday to Friday until 5pm) and a two-classics evening offer Monday to Thursday from 5pm.
Dishes include beer-battered fish and chips, cottage pie, pies, burgers including a beetroot and red pepper vegan burger, grilled sea bass, gammon and egg, and sandwiches and wraps.
Drink
CAMRA lists Timothy Taylor's Landlord and Boltmaker and Wainwright Gold among the cask ales. The bar also serves world lagers, ciders, wines, a cocktail menu and a no and low alcohol range.
Dogs, families and accessibility
The pub is dog friendly and family friendly, and CAMRA lists disabled access and parking.
The building and its history
The Buck is Grade II listed, listed on 5 February 1986. The listing describes an 18th-century house and former butcher's shop, now part of the pub, attached to a late 19th-century house.
The building is coursed sandstone with a pantile roof, two storeys and an attic, with a former eight-pane shop window and 16-pane and 12-pane sash windows. A Sun Insurance firemark survives between the first-floor windows.
Opening times
| Monday to Thursday | 12pm to 10pm |
|---|---|
| Friday and Saturday | 12pm to 11pm |
| Sunday | 12pm to 10pm |
| Food, daily | 12pm to 8pm |
Opening times as listed by the pub in October 2026; check before travelling.
Getting there and parking
The Buck is on Chestnut Avenue in the centre of Thornton-le-Dale, a short walk from the village square. CAMRA lists parking at the pub, and the main village car park off Maltongate is a few minutes on foot; see the parking guide for details.
Nearby
Photographs
The walled beer garden. A window table in the bar. Dogs are welcome. Beer-battered fish and chips. A pie with mash, cabbage and carrots. Wine at the bar.
Photographs supplied by The Buck.
Common questions
- Where is The Buck in Thornton-le-Dale?
- At The Buck, Chestnut Avenue, Thornton-le-Dale, Pickering YO18 7RW, in the centre of the village, a short walk from the village square.
- What time does The Buck open?
- The pub lists Monday to Thursday 12pm to 10pm, Friday and Saturday 12pm to 11pm, and Sunday 12pm to 10pm, with food served daily 12pm to 8pm, as listed in October 2026. Check with the pub before travelling.
- Does The Buck serve food?
- Yes, pub classics and a seasonal menu served daily 12pm to 8pm, with Sunday roasts, a midweek lunch club and a two-classics evening offer Monday to Thursday from 5pm.
- Can you book a table at The Buck?
- Yes, tables can be booked through the pub's website or by phone on 01751 200300.
- Is The Buck dog friendly?
- Yes, the pub is dog friendly and has a walled beer garden with its own outdoor bar.
- Can you stay at The Buck?
- The pub mentions overnight stays; ask the pub about overnight stays.
Sources: The Buck's website · Historic England listing · Scarborough CAMRA pub listing.