The Alice Hawthorn Shortlist*
Nun Monkton, Yorkshire
Good Hotel Guide Review
On the green of a peaceful village where the rivers Nidd and Ouse meet, this smartly revamped Grade II listed country pub is one visitors make detours for. Chef/patron John Topham, previously widely praised for his cooking at the General Tarleton, Ferrensby (see Shortlist entry), brings his culinary flair to seasonal menus of elevated, Yorkshire-influenced pub food, perhaps Dales lamb or local asparagus, ricotta and hazelnut tortellini. A pizza oven is fired up in the summer. Decorated in a calm, contemplative style, well-equipped bedrooms are above the pub and in newly built Douglas-fir outbuildings set around the landscaped beer garden. Close by, a ferry boat heads upriver to the National Trust’s Beningbrough Hall.
Hotel details
Address
The Green
Nun Monkton
York
Yorkshire
YO26 8EW
England
Telephone
01423 330303
Bedrooms
12. 8 in garden, 1 suitable for disabled.
Open
Wed–Sun all year.
Facilities
bar, 3 dining areas, in-room TV, beer garden.
Background music
all day in public areas.
Children
all ages welcomed.
Dogs
allowed in 2 bedrooms, bar.
Credit cards
MC, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B single £100–£225, double £120–£245. À la carte £45.
Information from the 2022 Good Hotel Guide.