A farm visit in the Yorkshire Dales — tasting local food and drink on a private tour

Plan · Food & drink

A Taste of Yorkshire

You can read Yorkshire’s history in its castles and its landscape in its dales — but you taste its character in the food and drink. From coastal gin stills to Michelin kitchens and Britain’s highest pub, here are the flavours worth building a day around.

Design your tour

Tell us your tastes and we’ll book stops ahead — one private day, from £985 for the group.

Tea rooms & coffee

Michelin dining

Farm & coast

Historic pubs

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Why it matters

The soul of Yorkshire, one plate at a time

Great food travels badly in a guidebook and beautifully in person. Yorkshire’s producers, publicans and chefs are proud of what they make, and a private tour is the easiest way to meet them — no timetables, no parking headaches, and a driver-guide who knows exactly when to stop.

Below are some of our favourite places to eat and drink across the county. Mention the ones that tempt you and we will weave them into your day; many are happy to reserve a table when we book ahead.

Tastes worth travelling for

Where Yorkshire eats and drinks

Bettys, Harrogate

A Yorkshire institution for over a century — impeccable afternoon tea, famous Fat Rascals and its own blended teas in genteel Harrogate.

Rievaulx in the North York Moors near Harome

The Star Inn at Harome

Chef Andrew Pern’s Michelin-starred, thatched inn near Helmsley blends local ingredients with real creative flair — one of the North’s great tables.

The Tan Hill Inn

Britain’s highest pub stands alone on the wild moors, serving hearty shepherd’s pie and fish and chips with a view you will never forget.

The Green Dragon Inn

A characterful historic inn beside the thundering Hardraw Force, serving proper Yorkshire pub food in a rustic, welcoming setting.

The green pastures of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales

Rooster’s Brewing Co.

Harrogate’s craft-beer pioneer since 1993 balances bold hops with British brewing tradition — its taproom is a warm welcome for beer lovers.

Filey Distillery

On the rugged Yorkshire coast, Filey Distillery crafts premium small-batch gins in traditional copper stills, with botanicals that echo the landscape.

More local flavours

Small producers and independents to seek out

Inspired Chocolate, Leyburn

Handmade chocolates crafted on-site in the Dales, with workshops where you can watch the chocolatiers and try the craft yourself.

Groovy Moo, Malton

Artisan gelato made in small batches using fresh Yorkshire cream and milk — a proper treat in Malton, the county’s food capital.

Spring Espresso, York

A much-loved York independent for expertly pulled coffee, carefully chosen beans and seasonal drinks between the city’s sights.

SeaGrown, Scarborough

The UK’s first large-scale seaweed farm, off the Scarborough coast, producing sea vegetables and seasonings used in kitchens across the region.

Skosh, York

A modern small-plates favourite in a Grade II listed building near Micklegate Bar, turning local ingredients into inventive, globally-inspired dishes.

Fish & Forest, York

A sustainability-focused York restaurant with daily-changing menus of responsibly sourced fish, game and seasonal vegetables.

The Yorkshire coast at Whitby, famous for its fish and chips

Make it part of the day

A tour with taste built in

The beauty of a private tour is that lunch is never an afterthought. Fancy fish and chips overlooking Whitby harbour, a Dales farm-shop picnic or a table at a country inn? Tell us and we will shape the driving day around it, booking ahead so your table — and your timing — are sorted before you set off.

Ready to taste it