Buck Inn

Thornton Watlass, Bedale, North Yorkshire, HG4 4AH
Telephone: 01677 422461
Fax: 01677 422447

AA 3 Star Inn
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The Picturesque Village of Thornton Watlass lies north of Masham and south of Bedale on the eastern slopes of the Ure Valley at the entrance to Wensleydale and the glorious Yorkshire Dales National Park. This is one of the loveliest villages in North Yorkshire, forming part of the Thornton Watlass Estate, with a fine old church dating back to the XI Century. The houses, built of local stone, are groups around a large tri-angular green surrounded with trees. The village is only minutes from the A1.

The Buck Inn is ideal for those who are seeking the peace and solitude of the countryside, backed by the comfort, service and hospitality that is associated with the traditional country inn. All rooms have radio alarm clocks and tea and coffee making equipment provided, most of our rooms are also en-suite. A private lounge complete with television is provided exclusively for use by residents. Guests can relax in the bars, one small and cosy with an open fire, and the other, the Long Room, seating 70 people. An eating area opens off the small bar. The beer drinker has a choice of five real ales including Masham brewed Black Sheep. There are also regularly changing guest ales from one or more of the many new small breweries in the area. The beer is complemented by a selection od some forty different malt whiskies. Lunch and dinners are served in the bars and dining area every day. The menu is extensive and varies according to what fresh produce is available. There is traditional roast lunch with Yorkshire Puddings on a Sunday. Picnic lunches are provided on request. Cricket is played on the large green at the front of the Inn. A sheltered garden at the back contains play equipment for children, tables and pitches where quoits are played in summer. At weekends musical entertainment is provided in the Long Room. Traditional Jazz sessions are held on Sunday lunchtimes at least twice a month. At other times this room can be used for dinners and private parties.

Opportunities for the walker are unrivalled. There are local rambles around the Ure Valley and spectacular walks in Wensleydale and Swaledale, with the North York Moors only a short drive away. Fly-fishing on the River Ure between Kilgram Bridge and Charlcot is available for residents, Golf, Horse Riding and cycling are also available locally. The races are Catterck, Ripon, Thirsk, York, Wetherby and Redcar are all within easy reach of the Buck Inn. Close by is Middleham, the northern centre for racehorse training.

Dales Break - Golfing Six challenging courses within a 20 minute drive of Thornton Watlass offer variety to golfers of all ages and handicaps. Visitors are welcomed at the eighteen hole courses of Bedale, Catterick, Richmond, Romanby and Ripon, and at the picturesque nine hole course at Masham. Discounted Green Fees are available to residents at some of the courses. Dales Break - Racing Whether it is on the flat or over the "Sticks", Thornton Watlass is ideally situated for some of the finest all-year round racing in the country. Within easy reach are courses at Catterick, Ripon, Thirsk, Wetherby, Redcar, Sedgefield, York and Pontefract, while Middleham, the training centre of the north, is just a 15 minute drive away. Dales Break - Fishing Fly fish for Brown Trout and Grayling on a beautiful mile and a half stretch of the River Ure available to residents. And for a change….. Take a day ticket for lake fishing at Leighton Reservoir, Thornton Steward or West Tanfield.

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