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Hidden away in the Esk Valley in the North York Moors national park is the beautiful hamlet of Beck Hole, home to the renowned mid 1800s Birch Hall Inn.
Consisting of a tiny little bar room which is relatively unchanged since the 1930s, a little shop and a second small bar in the Victorian extension. Down a narrow passage are the rather vintage outdoor toilets and a large beer garden with views on the the river Esk and the bridge.
This grade II listed pub is a charming slice of history, nostalgic and cosy. Mainly focused on local tourism, especially walkers passing through the area, they have quite limited opening hours so always worth checking if you plan to visit.
Their house beer, humorously called Beckwatter, does strike some resemblance to the peat coloured river but thankfully tastes nothing like it. It was a lovely traditional Mild from Three Brothers Brewing which was a welcome refreshment after a good walk.
It's cash only and no kids in the bar but there's plenty of spots outside to perch. I can imagine it's pretty busy there in summer so it was nice to visit on clement late winter's day. We'll definitely stop off again on future walks.
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Beck Hole Road, Beck Hole, Whitby YO22 5LE
The Buck Inn is a beautiful Grade II listed 18th & 19th Century traditional village pub situated across the road from the 13th Century Market Cross in the centre of the picturesque North Yorkshire village of Thornton-le-Dale.
It has two well furnished rooms to the front sharing the bar, which had a small but decent local cask offering on. Both of these rooms are dog friendly, which was perfect for our family. There's a larger restaurant / function room in the other part of the building which was also very attractive and a large beer garden with a covered area to the rear. The garden is basically a big stretch of grass, which I'm sure can accommodate plenty of people and be great in the Summer but the tables were all stacked up when we visited in early Spring.
A specific highlight that really made us chuckle was the Lost Property Fox, a great way to save those items left behind after an evening in the pub. It also looked like they had regular entertainment, quiz nights and there was a dart board to the back of the lounge.
Overall the pub had a very nice cosy ambience with great service and some of the best pub food we've had in a very long time. It's a well-kept friendly village local that is as welcoming to tourists as the locals and certainly worth a visit if you're in the area.
We recommended grabbing an Ice-Cream from Balderson's next door or some quality treats from the Chocolate Factory across the road and heading down to enjoy Thornton Beck afterwards.
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Chestnut Avenue, Thornton-le-Dale, Pickering YO18 7RW
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