The Buck Inn (Thornton-le-Dale)

The Buck Inn is a beautiful Grade II listed 18th & 19th Century traditional village pub situated across the road from the 13th Century Market Cross in the centre of the picturesque North Yorkshire village of Thornton-le-Dale.

It has two well furnished rooms to the front sharing the bar, which had a small but decent local cask offering on. Both of these rooms are dog friendly, which was perfect for our family. There's a larger restaurant / function room in the other part of the building which was also very attractive and a large beer garden with a covered area to the rear. The garden is basically a big stretch of grass, which I'm sure can accommodate plenty of people and be great in the Summer but the tables were all stacked up when we visited in early Spring.

A specific highlight that really made us chuckle was the Lost Property Fox, a great way to save those items left behind after an evening in the pub. It also looked like they had regular entertainment, quiz nights and there was a dart board to the back of the lounge.

Overall the pub had a very nice cosy ambience with great service and some of the best pub food we've had in a very long time. It's a well-kept friendly village local that is as welcoming to tourists as the locals and certainly worth a visit if you're in the area.

We recommended grabbing an Ice-Cream from Balderson's next door or some quality treats from the Chocolate Factory across the road and heading down to enjoy Thornton Beck afterwards.