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The tradition of the English country pub is flourishing in Ryedale.  This part of North Yorkshire is blessed with some of the best pubs in the country.

The following selection of pubs is based purely on my biased view of what constitutes a good pub.  Some of them (not all) have their own web sites with current menus etc. if they have, just click on the image to link to the web site.

The Plough, Wombleton

The Star, Harome

George and Dragon, Kirkbymoorside

The Pheasant, Harome

The Plough Inn, Fadmoor

The White Swan, Ampleforth

The Royal Oak Inn, Nunnington

The Milburn Arms, Rosedale

The Fox and Hounds, Sinnington

The Feversham Arms, Farndale

The Crown, Hutton Le Hole

The Royal Oak Inn, Gillamoor

The Malt Shovel, Hovingham

The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge

Blacksmiths Arms, Lastingham

The Black Swan Inn, Oldstead

The Plough Inn, Main Street, Wombleton, North Yorkshire, YO62 7RW  Telephone 01751 431356

This is, in my opinion, the best village pub around for good value food and a great atmosphere.  Jenny and Ian will always give you a warm welcome.  No need to drive, it is about 40 yards from Holly Beck - if that!

BBC’s Greedy Pig review of the Plough;

“Excellent home cooked food with a good choice of meals available. Sunday lunch is excellent too.  There is a restaurant if needed but we prefer to eat in the bar.  I recommend the chicken specials.  The food is good value for money with an average cost of £6 to £9

This is a friendly local bar selling all the usual beers lagers etc. with a mixture of visitors, caravanners and locals.  You will always receive a friendly welcome.”

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North Yorkshire.  YO62 5JE  Telephone 01439 770397

The reputation of this tiny, out-of-the-way inn for good company and good food has spread far and wide.  It  won the Egon Ronay Pub of the Year Award for 2006 (the second time it has won this award) and has been awarded a Michelin Star for its excellent cuisine.  Many famous people have supped here, from J B Priestley to Michael Caine.

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In the centre of lovely Kirkbymoorside this 17th Century Coaching Inn combines superb food and atmosphere with great wines and beers. The bar is beautifully furnished and there is always an open fire in the colder months.  The current owners have a passion for wines and they keep an extensive selection of carefully chosen and fairly priced wines.

A good variety of food is served, from snacks and blackboard specials in the bar to candlelit dinners in Knights' Restaurant or the bistro. Examples of daily specials include sea food platter, smoked salmon, mussels, cockles, prawns, crayfish tails and salmon and dill to be followed by sautéed whole Cajun sea bass served with a prawn and tomato salsa

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The hotel created from the village blacksmiths, two cottages and the shop, is beautifully situated next to the village pond in Harome.  An excellent menu is provided created from local produce. Poultry, game, fish from Whitby and Scarborough, local lamb and Helmsley beef.

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This stylishly refurbished pub has snug little rooms, real ales, open fires and imaginative food.  A good selection of home-cooked dishes includes plenty of fresh fish and seafood, and most of the kitchen produce is locally sourced. Starters might include caramelised French onion soup, Scottish salmon in chilled honey, mustard and dill sauce, or bread crumbed, deep-fried Brie wedges.

Main courses might include Basil and Parmesan crusted cod, or grilled sea bass, griddled steaks, medallions of pork and Thai green chicken curry.  Black Sheep Best, Scottish Courage, John Smith's and guest beers are served

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This is a pub with a great atmosphere and one that is well worth a visit whether it is just for a drink or for a bar or restaurant meal

The same menu is served in the bar and restaurant and a typical menu would be Italian prosciutto on a salad of blue cheese, roasted chestnut mushrooms and peppers or oak smoked Scottish salmon served on a lemon and herb muffin, crème fraiche and chives, topped with a poached egg or local black pudding served on a sweet apple sauce and a red onion relish for starters.

Main courses; Game Bourguignon in red wine and juniper berries served with fresh thyme dumplings or roast rump of lamb upon a creamed cabbage potato rosti with rosemary and redcurrant sauce.  Puddings; sticky toffee pudding or raspberry crème brulée.

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A solid stone pub in this sleepy rural backwater in the Howardian Hills, a short drive from the North Yorkshire Moors. The immaculate open-plan bar is furnished with scrubbed pine and decorated with farming memorabilia, just the place for a pint of Theakstons and a bite to eat. A typical menu features pork fillet in barbecue sauce, ham and mushroom tagliatelle, crispy roast duckling, and steak and kidney casserole

Scottish Courage, Theakston Best and Old Peculier, Carlsberg and Tetley Bitter are served

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Rosedale Abbey lies in the heart of the Yorkshire Moors. Opposite the village green you will find the Milburn Arms, which dates back to 1776. This family-run pub has a welcoming bar and log fires. The restaurant is known for its quality cuisine: lobster and crab bisque, or a slice of pink melon and Parma ham sharpen the appetite for chicken breast with apricot and pork; pan-fried calves' liver with red wine shallot; or poached fillet of plaice filled with fresh prawns.

Black Sheep Best, Carlsberg, Tetley Bitter, John Smith's, Stella, Theakstons are served

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Sinnington is one of Yorkshire's loveliest villages, with a little river running through its centre, banks of daffodils in the spring, and a maypole on the village green. It makes an entirely appropriate setting for this handsome 18th-century coaching inn with its oak-beamed ceilings, old wood panelling and open fires. Real ales like Black Sheep Special, and a good range of malts, can be found in the bar, while imaginative modern cooking is served in the well-appointed non-smoking dining room.

The lunch-time menu offers soft grain rolls with various fillings; light meals such as salmon and cured cod terrine; and mains like Whitby scampi with salad. For dinner you'll find slow-roasted Goosnargh duck; pan-seared local lamb cutlets; and Charlie Hill's mushroom, garlic and beef sausages and mash. Fish dishes are a strength of the specials board, including grilled wild sea bass fillet, and pan-fried skate wing. For afters, a choice of half a dozen home-made desserts if you can manage one.

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The Feversham Arms is hidden away in Upper Farndale, this is a superb old country inn with bags of charm and character.  Set in picturesque surroundings in what is locally known as “Daffodil Valley” because of the stunning display of thousands of wild flowers each year. You will always find a warm welcome at this delightful pub that has been owned and run by Frances and Heather Debenham for nearly 20 years.

Offering a well stocked bar and fine food prepared by Heather.  Bar meals are served every lunchtime and evening.  On Sundays you can enjoy a traditional Yorkshire Sunday Lunch served in the restaurant.

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The Crown is situated on the very edge of the North York Moors in one of North Yorkshire's picturesque villages and serves a wide variety of home cooked food lunch time and evening.  The landlord; Phil Mintoff runs the Crown skilfully and his service is excellent - so nothing like his football then!

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The Royal Oak Inn dates from the mid seventeenth century and is situated in the peaceful village of Gillamoor set within the beautiful National Park.  The Inn is a grade II listed building of traditional style featuring an oak beamed bar with two open log fires. There is a comfortable and friendly atmosphere where you can enjoy the excellent cuisine which is all cooked fresh to order lunch and dinner

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Tucked away amid the Howardian Hills, in the Duchess of Kent's home village, the stone-built 18th-century Malt Shovel offers a friendly and traditional atmosphere with good-value food prepared from quality local ingredients.

Popular options include pork and leeks, beef Stroganoff, sirloin steak garni, chicken Stilton, and supreme of salmon. Fresh vegetables, hand-crafted chips and daily specials featuring speciality game dishes complete the picture

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The Lion Inn on remote Blakey Ridge is a family run 16th Century freehouse. Located at the highest point of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, it stands at an elevation of 1,325 feet offering breathtaking views over the valleys of Rosedale and Farndale

Open fires burn all day and evening in the ancient fireplaces. The original low beamed ceilings add to the friendly atmosphere of the Inn.

The bar is well known for its good selection of quality real ales which include John Smith's Cask, Old Speckled Hen, Theakston's Best, XB, Black Bull, Cool Cask and our award winning Old Peculier. An extensive bar menu is offered including special vegetarian dishes, children's meals and daily Chef's Specials - served all day, every day until 10pm (10:30pm on Fridays & Saturdays)

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Right opposite St Mary's church, this 17th-century stone-built free house stands in an idyllic setting in the National Park. The inn boasts low-beamed ceilings and an open fire within the refurbished restaurant and bar area; outside, there's a cottage garden and decked seating area. Home-cooked dishes include Yorkshire hotpot; lamb and mint pie; crispy cod in beer batter; and broccoli pancake mornay. Snacks, sandwiches and daily specials are also available

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Black Swan Inn, Oldstead, North Yorkshire, YO61 4BL
Telephone 01347 868387

The Black Swan was taken over by the local Banks family in August 2006. It was shabby and run down. What they have achieved within a short space of time is nothing short of the incredible. The pub is now a family run operation with a chef who uses the finest local produce wherever possible . The Banks family are passionate about what they do and run a pub with a great atmosphere, fine ales and wines, excellent food and no gaming machines or juke box. Worth a visit, you will not be disappointed

A typical meal would start with warm salt crusted focaccia bread, starters might be king prawns with marinated Swaledale goats cheese, confit of tomatoes and lemon mayonnaise or might be Whitby crab, potato and dill salad served with a relish of tomato, vodka, and Worcestershire sauce.  Mains; Baventine pasta with asparagus, peas, mint, white wine and cream or Cod served with a mussel velouté and poached egg these followed by an excellent choice of desserts good coffee and home made fudge.

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