The Abbey Inn, Byland

About The Abbey Inn, Byland

Waking up opposite Byland Abbey, or just eating in its shadow, is the draw here — the setting is genuinely unusual, and there's free parking and outdoor seating, which makes arriving with a pram straightforward. Inside it's a proper country pub with high chairs and a kids' menu, and the cooking is ambitious: locally sourced beef and venison, Korean-style chicken, garlic mac and cheese that one family called "sublime", homemade gooseberry iced tea and a cheesecake worth ordering. Ingredients come from nearby and you can taste it. Two honest notes: it's a gastropub with gastropub prices and a 12.5% service charge, and portions don't always match — some have left a big meal still hungry. Vegetarians are well looked after, dogs are welcome, and it's worth booking.

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