A table on the square
Market Place, Thirsk
The Golden Fleece
A hotel, eatery and coffee house on the Market Place, suited to keeping your meal and town visit together.
Your journeyIf you are returning to a village or arriving from the station, agree a meeting point on booking.
Dining information ↗A café with a creative setting
The Old Courthouse, Westgate
The Courthouse Café at Rural Arts
A place for a drink or lunch alongside the arts venue. Check café opening separately from any workshop or performance you plan to attend.
More places in town
Market Place
White Horse Café
91 Market Place. Long-running fish and chip restaurant, fried in the traditional Yorkshire way.
Market Place
Upstairs Downstairs
25–27 Market Place. Family-run tea rooms, deli and sandwich bar.
Market Place
The Three Tuns
54 Market Place. JD Wetherspoon in a 17th-century coaching inn — reliably busy on race days.
Finkle Street
Little 3
13 Finkle Street. The smallest pub in town, known for its choice of real ale.
Ingramgate
The Frankland Arms
Traditional community pub with a large beer garden — pool, darts, weekly quiz.
Millgate
Bengal Kitchen
5–7 Millgate. Indian restaurant housed in a historic building, formerly the Busby Stoop Inn.
Village pubs worth a taxi ride
Knayton — Hillside Village
The Dog and Gun
Village pub: check your transport options before booking a table.
Coxwold
The Fauconberg Arms
Historic village pub in Coxwold, near Shandy Hall.
Kilburn
The Forresters Arms
Country pub with rooms, below the White Horse.
Dalton
The Jolly Farmer
Village pub south of Thirsk.
Dinner beyond Thirsk
Topcliffe
The Angel Inn
Pub and restaurant dining with the option of staying in the village. Check current menus and table availability directly.
Your journeyBook the outward and return legs together if you are travelling from Thirsk.
Dining information ↗Oldstead
The Black Swan
A restaurant with rooms in Oldstead. For a meal with several courses, ask the restaurant about likely dining time before agreeing your return pickup.
Booking your return journey
- For village pubs especially, book your taxi home before you sit down to eat — mobile signal and passing trade are both unreliable out there.
- If you're celebrating something and might run later than planned, say so when you book rather than calling at closing time and hoping.
- Give the pub name directly — local drivers know these by name, not just by postcode.
💡 Local Tip
Race days push every restaurant and pub in town to capacity at once. If you want a table on a big fixture day, book ahead the same way you'd book a taxi — turning up on spec works far less often than usual.