Eating Out
A one mile riverside walk takes you to two outstanding pubs with food in West Tanfield. The Bull Inn and the Bruce Arms.
The excellent Staveley Arms in North Stainley is only a half mile walk by footpath.
In the local vicinity there are many wonderful places to eat and drink. Below is a selection, ordered in distance from Terrace Barn.
Staveley Arms North Stainley Sorry, Closed until Christmas 2025
2 minutes Cosy bar with real fire. Good food between gastro and pub grub. Pub and dining rooms.
Dogs welcome in the bar dining area.
The Bull Inn West Tanfield Excellent riverside beer garden. Honest home made pub grub.
4 minutes Dogs welcome.
The Bruce Arms West Tanfield Cosy and welcoming original Georgian coaching inn. Now a gastro pub with a modern take
4 minutes on traditional food. You're also welcome to just call in for a drink at the bar.
Dogs welcome.
Freemason’s Arms Nosterfield Sorry, closed whilst looking for new tenants.
7 minutes Cosy pub with great bar. Check opening times on facebook or call 01677 470548
Dogs welcome in the bar dining area
One-Eyed Rat Ripon Warm and welcoming hostelry with excellent beer. No food.
11 minutes Dogs welcome.
Castle Arms Inn Snape Lovely pub, cosy and good food. Off the beaten track.
12 minutes Dogs welcome
White Bear Masham Friendly and atmospheric gastro pub with a la carte menu.
11 minutes Dogs welcome in the tap room where food is also served.
Where there’s Smoke Masham Cooking over coals. Highly regarded Michelin listed restaurant
11 minutes No dogs please
Fox and Hounds Carthorpe Traditional pub with excellent food, all home made, including the bread.
13 minutes Dogs welcome in the bar dining area.
The Blue Lion East Witton Gastro pub, olde worlde bar with big fire, frequented by shooting parties
21 minutes Dogs welcome in the bar dining area.
Johnny Bagdad's Masham Fabulous café with a flavour of the middle east
11 minutes Dogs discouraged inside (quite small space). Plenty of dog friendly alfresco seating.
Bivouac Café (Druids Temple) Swinton Park Maybe the best dog friendly café anywhere. Fun, rustic, great food, great walks.
22 minutes Dogs welcome.
The Blue Lion East Witton Gastro pub, olde worlde bar with big fire, frequented by shooting parties
21 minutes Dogs welcome in the bar dining area.
The Foresters Arms Carlton A good destination if you fancy a scenic drive up Coverdale. Traditional home cooked food.
35 minutes
Dogs welcome.
The Crown Inn Roecliffe Near Boroughbridge, old coaching house ambiance, fabulous gastro food and friendly service.
23 minutes Dogs welcome.
Craven Arms Appletreewick In Wharfdale. Film set for All Creatures Great and Small, old charm ambiance, gas lighting.
47 minutes
Dogs welcome, and good walks around Bolton Abbey.
Galphay Inn Galphay Pretty and hidden away village with a gem of a pub to discover for cosy drinks or good food.
16 minutes Lovely roof terrace garden with views of village green and hills beyond.
Dogs welcome.
Grantley Arms Grantley Reopening on 14th August 2025 after being acquired and reinvented by the nearby 5*
18 minutes Grantly Hall Hotel. Expect a high end gastro pub. Bar also open for drinks.
Dogs welcome.
