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| Visiting Swaledale ??? Below are a few ideas for places and websites to visit |
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Pubs and Inns in Swaledale
(inc. Arkengarthdale)
If you have any additional relevant information, whether historical or current, about any of the pubs featured on this page then please feel free to contact the website administrator via e-mail. Full grid references are given for each pub in brackets after the pub name. Click on the images to enlarge in a new window. Pubs with their own webpage have a link. Click on the name. All information is supplied in good faith and no responsibility is accepted for its accuracy. Finally...if you have enjoyed visiting this page, why not recommend it to a friend... |
 Swaledale offers a sharp contrast to neighbouring Wensleydale. Smaller, more isolated and with a more intimate and rugged landscape than its grander neighbour to the south, Swaledale bears comparison to Upper Wharfedale. Unfortunately though there is little economic activity left in the upper dale, and the villages there are dominated by holiday and weekend homes, as is Upper Wharfedale. There are far less hostelries than in Wensleydale, with only two currently open above Reeth. Although not strictly in Swaledale, I have included the famous Tan Hill Inn as this seemed an appropriate page to include it on. Any inns / pubs on this page which I think are definitely worth a visit have their photographs to the left outlined in colour. |
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Downholme- 'The
Bolton Arms' (SE 112 978) Small pub offering food and Real Ales. (Timothy Taylor's included) Tel. 01748 823716 |
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Grinton- 'The Bridge Inn' (SE 046
984) Jennings pub - friendly with a simple unspoilt interior. Offers bar meals and bed & breakfast close to Reeth. Jennings beers. Tel. 01748 884224 |
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Reeth- The Black
Bull Hotel' (NZ 038 992) Free House - Late 17th century pub which offers olde worlde atmosphere, reasonably priced B. & B. and public bar.. Bar meals and Black Sheep Beers. Tel. 01748 884213 |
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Reeth- The Kings Arms' (NZ 038 992) Free House - Dates from 1734 and is noted for it's accommodation, food and frequently changed Real Ales. The best place in Reeth if you just want a quiet pint or two. A good place to sit outside on a sunny day. Tel. 01748 884259 |
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Reeth- The Buck Hotel' (NZ 038 993) Free House - Another eighteenth century coaching Inn which concentrates on food and accommodation but also has a public bar. Bar meals and Black Sheep Beers. Tel. 01748 884210 |
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Langthwaite
(Arkengarthdale)- The
Red Lion' (NZ 006 025) Free House - small unspoilt small pub in the 'capital' of Arkengarthdale, and which has featured in numerous films and television series over the years, with abundant photos inside the pub. Seems to double up as a tourist information centre and shop. A bit of a honey pot in the tourist season but worth a visit. Bar meals and Black Sheep Beers. Tel. 01748 884218 |
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Langthwaite
(Arkengarthdale)- C.B. Inn ('The
Charles Bathurst') (NZ 000 031) Free House - large eighteenth century inn named after Charles Bathurst, Lord of the Manor in the 18th Century and local lead mining developer. At one time (still is?) the 'CB' was in the guinness book of records for having the shortest pub name in Britain. Re-furbished in 1996 which has left it with a large open and fairly spartan interior. Noted for food. Black Sheep & Theakston beers. Tel. 01748 884567 |
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Low Row- 'The
Punch Bowl Inn' - Punch Bowl Inn (SD 988 984) Free House - owned by the owner of the C.B. Inn. Having been closed for 18 months, the Punch Bowl re-opened about a year ago and offers en-suite B&B as well as a restaurant. Tel. 01748 886233 |
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Gunnerside - The
Kings Head' (SD 952 982) Free House - former eighteenth century century coaching Inn and Blackmiths. Fairly basic interior and coveniently situated if you're exploring the old lead mines along Gunnerside Gill. Bar meals served and a couple of Real Ales. Tel. 01748 886261 |
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Muker- The
Farmers Arms' (NY 906 978) Free House - inviting and unspoilt Dales pub with open fire, Real Ales and bar meals. Popular with tourists and walkers etc. There are also some interesting historical local books avaialable to look at. Tel. 01748 886297. |
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Tan Hill - 'The Tan Hill Inn'(NY 897 068) Free House - Without doubt the most famous and most remote pub in Yorkshire. The highest Inn in Britain at 1732 feet above sea level and at the point where the county boundaries of Durham, Cumbria and North Yorkshire meet. Meals, Real Ales and a bunk barn on offer. Lots of memorabilia inside and electricity is supplied via a generator. After over twenty years in the hands of Alec and Margaret Baines, Tan Hill changed hands this summer after their retirement. Excellent website by the way. Tel. (01833) 628246 |
