We had Christmas Day lunch here on a couple of occasions about 5 years ago and we were very…read moreimpressed. The whole atmosphere of the hotel was impressive; it gave the impression of being a well-run, warm and welcoming family hotel. The food was superb; very tasty and flavoursome, and well-presented too. It's a great pity that circumstances since have prevented us from having Christmas lunch there again, but if you get the opportunity to eat there at Christmas or at any other time, my advice would be to take it: I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Good honest pub grub at a reasonable price. Accommodation is clean and good value for money. The…read morething that really makes this place is the landlady Doreen who make The Royal Oak a home from home.

Royal Oak very friendly atmosphere great food and beer,been in 4days in a row ,well worth a visitread more

To most people who watch or have watched Heartbeat this place will be known to them as the…read moreAidensfield Arms. It is as shown on the programme complete with grumpy miserable landlord. A lot of pictures of actors in the program along with other memorabilia. The place is fairly busy with tourists as you would expect in fact the whole village is, as a lot of the filming for Heartbeat is done here on location in the village itself. The North Yorkshire Moors railway has a stop here so again this makes it very busy. The hotel offers accommodation and a range of food but we didn't eat here as the range didn't appeal to us, had a couple of drinks and left. Beer served is average but there are plenty others around offering better food and fayre.

Have given the hotel 5 stars on the above reviews, only a quick visit on our way to Whitby…read moreimpressed with Scripps garage (A man after my own heart, he had a 350 Manx Norton hidden away). This is typical Heartbeat country, well worth a visit.

We celebrated Sally's 40th Birthday at the Gardeners and what a fantastic time we had. Room hire…read morewas very reasonable and the buffet was superb, a real table groaner! The staff were really attentive and very pleasant and personable without being in your face! Because it was a special occasion I had booked a cabin. I chose a spa cabin, a little bit more expensive than the standard but still excellent value and the jacuzzi was enormous! After a bottle of bubbly and a luxurious soak in the bubbles we were ready for our bed on the mezzanine. The rooms were terrifically well appointed and quite by far the most reasonably priced luxury we've enjoyed in a long time. I have a feeling we're going to be holding a lot more celebrations at The Gardeners!

Plush purple velvet chairs, great view of the square, large selection of wines. Log burner very…read morewarm. Board games available if you are bored. Recommended.

Nice Hotel, lovely big old building, friendly staff, and half decent rooms. Never ate in here, but…read moreI believe the food is rather pleasant. The bar is ok, with late residents serving .. The guy that works as the security during late serving is very friendly and attentive, during normal hours the bar and restaurant are manned by happy and welcoming staff. This will come as a welcome relief to many staying here, as it is a great place to escape the local pillocks of Richmond, who don't seem to enter this place due to the presence of decent conversation and nice interior decor ..

Good place to meet up and chat with a quiz night and friendly locals…read more Live bands and events, micro brewery, shop and hotel for visitors.

A great location in Pickering. We dropped our bags early and parked the car until check in. They…read morealso let us keep the car overnight in their car park when we went to do the NYMR rail trip the following day. Very friendly staff. Tom took our bags to the room and then doubled up as Bartender in the evening. He was polite and helpful and I only wish management would buy some martini glasses then he could have made me really happy. This is what I call an old school hotel. the hotel room was spacious, the staff friendly and the building had lots of nooks and crannys. Manage your expectations and you wont be disappointed.

I've eaten here a couple of times and I've yet to be disappointed -- although sadly I've not stayed…read morehere, so I can't comment on the rooms they have. The hotel is situated on the roundabout where the A169 meets the A170 -- so it's certainly very accessible. There's a dedicated car park (accessed from the A169) where it's usually possible to find a car-parking space. Inside the hotel is well decorated and very pleasant. The restaurant serves all the things you'd expect it to, and the quality of the food cannot be faulted. It's probably slightly above average pricewise, but then you get what you pay for It's opposite the Crossways hotel and part of me fears than during the economic downturn only one of these two great hotels may survive. If so, Pickering would be robbed of a great place to eat.

Ideally located on the Eastgate, just on the periphery of Pickering town centre, Grindale House…read moremakes an ideal base for exploring Pickering on foot for shopping during the day or sampling one of the multitude of restaurants of an evening. The main entrance is on the Eastgate (on foot only), whilst vehicular access is to the rear, through a seriously small gap between two terraced houses, requires absolute concentration! This leads into a spacious gravelled car park surrounded by pleasant gardens. Grindale House has several self catering lets, as well as the majority of bed and breakfast accommodation. As we arrived we were met by the friendly owner who served us a cup of tea and a biscuit in the resident's lounge, after our long drive - a nice touch. The lounge had fantastically comfortable leather sofas, a large flat-screen TV and resident's guide recommending places to eat and visit. After ascending some rather precipitous stairs, our room was modern in décor and tastefully furnished, a little compact perhaps, but with good facilities - tea and coffee making facilities, HDTV etc. The bathroom had underfloor heating too, very nice in the winter! The breakfast room doorway and many entrances throughout Grindale House have low beams, courtesy of the age of the building; so be careful if you're tall! The breakfast room was modern in feel and felt spacious when the guest house was partially full, but quite cramped when it approached full occupancy later in the week. Breakfast wise, there was a good range of fruit juices, cereals, fresh fruit etc. The Full English was great, perfectly cooked and full of flavour, the smoked salmon and scrambled eggs strangely bland and the pancakes just right. All in all though, a great base from which to explore North Yorkshire.

Centrally located in Pickering but with the advantage of a private car park. They were very…read morewelcoming and the room was great. We booked a family room as we were travelling with two children so were given the Suite, a very nice setup with a living room a double room and a twin. Only found this place as the other more obvious hotels in the area were full, happy I did. The whole place was spotless, the welcome was great and the breakfast the next day was better than any 5* hotel I have stayed in. The only fault I could find was the bed was a little hard for my liking but that's just a personal preference. The best part was the price, what a bargain. Would definatly recommend this place to anyone who is visiting the area.

I hadn't been in Whitby for many years but had the opportunity to return for a three day visit this…read moreMay. It was wonderful, and due in no small measure to our stay in the Sandbeck Hotel. I booked our accommodation online. Its location (ten minutes walk from the train station) is perfect, right on the Crescent Terrace on the West Cliff. Our room was the Classic Bay, spacious, light and comfortable with a great view of the North Sea. The owners, the Gallaghers, were gracious hosts, friendly and very accommodating of our requests and our needs (we left very early on our last morning, prior to breakfast, but they provided a very satisfying boxed meal. Breakfasts are a special treat, with a variety of choices, tasty food properly cooked and politely served by the attentive waitstaff. I should also mention that the price is quite competitive, also. For a three-night stay, they offer a discount of 5%, so ours was 95 pounds per night ($147). All in all, a real treat!!