The 8 Best Hotels for The North York Moors National Park

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The North Moors National Park is one of the UK’s largest expanses of heather moorland, and were one of the earliest parts of the UK to be designated a National Park. It can be tricky to find great accommodation within the park, but our Guru’s list of the best hotels for the North York Moors National Park will help you find the perfect base for whatever kind of exploring you want to do.

The best hotels within the North York Moors National Park

  • Broom House in the Esk Valley has views right over the moors, from its eight, light contemporary bedrooms. There are also lovely gardens and you’re close to several pretty towns with great pubs. Great value with rooms starting from less than £100 per night.

The Best Hotels in Helmsley

Helmsley is a charming market town on the Southern edge of the National Park. It's the perfect base for exploring both Moors and further afield.

  • In Helmsely itself, the Black Swan is in a superb location in the centre of this attractive village. The bedrooms are a little beige but there are genuine creaky wooden floorboards and a really lovely outlook.
  • Also in Helmsley, the Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa is a cleverly updated thirty three bedroom hotel with the luxury of an outdoor heated pool. Sophisticated bedrooms with good bathrooms and a well-regarded restaurant make this a great place for a sybaritic weekend break.

For a complete escape

  • To the North West of the National Park, Judges Country House Hotel is a stately old Victorian house with 21 grand rooms, near Yarm. Some rooms have four-poster beds and there’s a wonderfully romantic garden with woodland paths leading to a stream.

For Foodies

Yorkshire is becoming a bit of a foodie hotspot. Here are our recommendations for the best hotels in the North York Moors if delicious dinner is top of your priority list.

  • The White Swan Inn, Pickering, has a cosy bar and restaurant which serves excellent hearty local food and good wine. Its stone fireplace sand welcoming deep rose coloured armchairs mean you won't want to go to bed. But when you do the immaculate bedrooms are decorated in soothing tones with plenty of storage and sitting space.

For walkers

  • As you'd imagine most of the best hotels for the North York Moors are good for walkers. Our particular favourite in this category is The Pheasant, three miles east of Helmsley is a converted blacksmith's with twelve bedrooms and a converted stone barn which houses an indoor pool. There’s also a comfortable bar with a cavernous open fire, window seats and a low beamed ceiling.

For great Value

  • Crathorne Hall Hotel in nearby Yarm is a great value choice for anyone who loves a beautiful old country house hotel. Set within its own 15 acres, it’s also close to Durham Cathedral.

For a Country House Hotel

Cleveland Tontine

  • For those who are searching for a country house treat, then our pick of the best hotels in the North York Moors is Cleveland Tontine, a 19th Century house with just seven bedrooms, each individually decorated in wonderful art-deco antiques and elaborate wallpapers. The food's pretty good too!

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The 8 Best Hotels for The North York Moors National Park

Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa
Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa

Helmsley (North Yorkshire)

Tucked away near the centre of one of the North York Moors’ most attractive market towns, this coaching-inn-turned-hotel offers all the ingredients for a country break: newspapers and fire in the lounge, sun-trap terrace and pool, small spa, country-chic bedrooms and handsome bistro food.

  • Foodies - Foodies will love the locally sourced modern British menus or why not try their lunch menu or Traditional Afternoon Tea ?
  • Romantic Break - A secluded spot to getaway together, with luxurious massages, deep soaking tubs, cosy corners and crackling fires
  • Great walks - The hotel is on the edge of the Moors and close to a National Park, an ideal spot for rambling
  • Sights nearby - Helmsley Castle, Castle Howard and Helmsley Walled Garden are all worth checking out
from AU$291 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees
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White Swan Inn
White Swan Inn

Pickering (North Yorkshire)

Traditional Georgian coaching inn, overlooking the market square, with creaky floors and low ceilings, a smart dining room and a choice of traditional or contemporary bedrooms. Great location and a genuinely friendly Yorkshire welcome.

  • Value chic - A charming and characterful spot with chic interiors, warm and heartfelt service and gourmet cuisine, at a reasonable price.
  • Back to Nature - A warm a cosy spot to retire to after a tiring day exploring the beautiful Yorkshire Moors.
  • Great walks - North Yorkshire Moors on the doorstep with miles od spectacular walking and breathtaking views.
  • Sights nearby - Visit Castle Howard, Hovingham Hall, Duncombe Park or Helmsley Walled Garden
from AU$310 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees
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Black Swan at Helmsley
Black Swan at Helmsley

Helmsley

This characterful former coaching inn dominates the marketplace of pretty Helmsley and is as attractive inside as out, with low-beamed rooms, wood panelling and inviting log fires. Well-priced bedrooms are bright and unfussy, while the menu of pub classics is filling and cheerily served.

  • Full of character - With an Elizabethan building on one end, a Tudor one to the other & a Georgian House in the middle - this is a characterful stay
  • Foodies - Foodies will love the award winning restaurant where everything is made in house using only the best of Yorkshire's produce
  • Hotel Entertainment - Enjoy the indulgent afternoon tea offering a range of homemade treats and teas from around the world
  • Local exploring - A well situated base for exploring this picturesque market town and right on the edge of the Moors
from AU$193 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees
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Judges Country House Hotel
Judges Country House Hotel

Yorkshire (Kirlevington)

The wonderful interiors sweep you back to grander days of this award-winning country retreat, complete with a gourmet AA 3 Rosettes restaurant and picturesque gardens that sweep down to a small river and paths that weave through private woods. Expect elegance galore here.

  • Garden - The gardens are a star attraction with gardens of lawns, borders, rhododendrons, meandering streams, bridges, and woodland walks
  • Foodies - Dinner at the restaurant feels like something out of Downtown Abbey with canapes in the drawing room and two waiters per guest
  • Full of character - A traditional stay full of character with deep-coloured carpets, dado panelling, and heavy damask curtains
  • Active Holiday - For walkers, the the North Yorkshire Moors and the east Yorkshire coast are both around 30 mins away
from AU$291 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees
The Pheasant, Harome
The Pheasant, Harome

Yorkshire

Tastefully converted smithy on the southern tip of the North York Moors. A central courtyard with fruit trees is surrounded by attractive bedrooms. With an indoor pool and an award-winning restaurant that uses wild and foraged produce - this is a chic rural stay.

  • Country Escape - A quintessentially English country inn set in lovely gardens (complete with a duck pond) in a pretty part of North Yorkshire
  • Full of character - Converted from an 18th-century blacksmiths, village shop and farm buildings - the buildings are packed full of character
  • Foodies - The chef, Peter Neville, creates spectacular dishes using as much wild and foraged produce as available
  • Active Holiday - Set on the edge of the North York Moors national park, this is perfect for outdoorsy getaways
from AU$390 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees
Crathorne Hall Hotel
Crathorne Hall Hotel

Yarm

A grand country house hotel in North Yorkshire handy for the North Yorks Moors National Park and Durham Cathedral. Set amid fifteen acres it offers a quiet rural escape. Interiors still have many of the original features. An elegant rural escape.

  • Historic - Built on a North Yorkshire sporting estate in the 1900s, the manor has many of its original features and still feels very grand
  • Active Holiday - The North York Moors are just six miles away making this a great base for a rambling or cycling break
  • Foodies - The two AA Rosette Leven Restaurant serves elegant three course meals in the candlelit dining room
  • Country Escape - An impressive rural estate set within 15-acres of grounds - an elegant escape to the country
from AU$195 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees
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Broom House
Broom House

Whitby (North Yorkshire)

Located in the peaceful Esk Valley with views of the moors sits this large Victorian farmhouse B&B. Cottage-style rooms are airy and luxurious with modern bathrooms. Enjoy tea and scones in the sitting room or sun-dappled gardens. Two good pubs within a 10-minute walk. A lovely country escape.

  • Active Holiday - Whether hiking, sailing or fishing are your thing there is plenty to do for those who are looking for an active break
  • Value chic - With B&B doubles starting from £90 it is a great value option from which to discover Yorkshire
  • Country Escape - Set amidst the rolling Yorkshire moors this is a picturesque country escape
  • Great walks - Across the Esk Valley, through the rolling Yorkshire moors or just to the local pub
from AU$176 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees
Cleveland Tontine
Cleveland Tontine

Yorkshire (Northallerton)

This 19th-century property has undergone a unique transformation since being taken over by the owners. A designer's dream each of the seven bedrooms are decorated in an art-deco style with ornate wallpapers, retro mirrors and antique beds. The conservatory speaks of Indian summers and high tea.

  • Writing a novel - The art-deco decor and idiosyncratic rooms make you feel as though you are living the pages of a Fitzgerald novel
  • Full of character - This is a handsome Georgian coaching house built in 1804 with many of its original features still in place
  • Foodies - The two-AA Rosette bistro restaurant celebrates local produce which includes game shot on the estate
  • Active Holiday - Well positioned on the northwestern edge of the North York Moors - ideal for rambling breaks
from AU$297 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees
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Written by Jane Hutchison

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