Food & Drink
Best restaurants in the North York Moors: destination dining
By Jon Cosson · Updated 1 November 2026 · Checked 1 November 2026
Destination dining around the North York Moors takes in Oldstead, Harome and Byland. These are independent descriptions, not a ranking. Check each restaurant's own menu and reservation arrangements for your date.
Before you go: the practical facts
- Booking
- Reserve directly with the restaurant for your date and service, and discuss dietary requirements before booking.
- Menus
- Menus and prices change; no fixed meal prices are copied here.
The Black Swan at Oldstead
The Black Swan is a restaurant with rooms in Oldstead. Its operator describes cooking based on produce grown, reared and foraged by its team. Check the restaurant website for menus and reservations.
The Star Inn at Harome
The Star Inn is a 14th-century inn in Harome. Its operator describes seasonal menus and rooms across the road at Cross House Lodge. Sample menus can change; reserve the service you want through its website.
The Pheasant at Harome
The Pheasant is a hotel with a dining room in Harome near Helmsley. Confirm a restaurant table separately from any room booking. Read the current menu and reservation conditions on the hotel website.
The Abbey Inn at Byland
The Abbey Inn is a country pub with rooms overlooking Byland Abbey's ruins. Dining is a separate visit from entering the abbey. Check the pub website for menus and bookings.
Other places in the guide
The wider food and drink guide includes moorland inns such as the Lion Inn on Blakey Ridge. The Whitby food and drink guide covers coastal restaurants, fish and chips and pubs rather than tasting-menu dining.
Best restaurants in the North York Moors: destination dining: questions
- Which destination restaurants are covered?
- The Black Swan at Oldstead, Star Inn and Pheasant at Harome, and Abbey Inn at Byland. This is not a ranking.
- Should I book a table?
- Check each restaurant's reservation system for your date and service, and discuss dietary requirements directly.
- Where are current menus and prices?
- On the restaurants' own websites. Sample menus and prices can change.
- Are there affiliate booking links?
- No. Links go directly to operators; there are no paid listings.
Sources checked 1 November 2026: Black Swan; Black Swan food; Star Inn; Pheasant Hotel; Abbey Inn.
Where to stay in the North York Moors
Self-catering cottages, village inns and farmhouse boltholes right across the moors, from the southern villages to the coast.
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