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The Star Inn at Harome
Nr Helmsley, Yorkshire
Rising phoenix-like from the ashes of a conflagration, Andrew Pern's thatched village gastropub retains its joyful eccentricity, with quirky, rustic bedrooms in converted farm buildings, while Mr Pern's modern Yorkshire cooking has lost none of its spark.
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Devotees of this thatched village pub-with-rooms in quiet Harome, close to the North York Moors, will be thrilled by the reopening of their restaurant following a devastating fire in 2021. Spacious, quirky bedrooms are tucked away from the pub in converted farm buildings and a new-build barn. Characterful and rustic, with beams, low windows and chunky wooden furniture, they're dotted with fun objects: riding boots, board games, a pool table in one, piano in another. Contemporary barn rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows. Cosy up in the lounge, with its hunting lodge feel, log stove and afternoon cake before a drink from the honesty bar and a stroll to the pub for Andrew Pern's 'modern Yorkshire' cooking. Championing local produce – there's a vast kitchen garden – he produces exceptional flavour-dense dishes, perhaps crab stick with seashore vegetables and avocado ice followed by black treacle glazed duck with lovage tortellini. Feast-like breakfasts, with everything from freshly squeezed juice to freshly carved ham, are served at a giant round table. 'Sensational.'
Hotel Details
Address
Harome, Nr Helmsley, Yorkshire, YO62 5JE, England
Telephone
Bedroom
13. All opposite pub in Cross House Lodge with Barn annexe, 6 on ground floor, unsuitable for disabled.
Openings
all year, restaurant, normally closed Mon lunch, last orders Sun 6 pm, ring to check.
Background Music
in lounge, restaurant.
Children
all ages welcomed, extra bed £35.
Dogs
allowed in 3 bedrooms (£30 a night), not in pub.
Prices
B&B doubles from £150.
Facilities
bar, cocktail bar, restaurant (veg/vegan menus), 2-acre garden, lounge, breakfast room, terrace (at building with bedrooms), in-room TV, civil wedding licence, restaurant wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet.
Location
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