The order is distance from Whashton, nearest first.
Food quality is my personal view.

WHASHTON - Hack and Spade. Easy walking distance 5 to 10 minutes. A pleasant, small friendly pub that is noted for it excellent restaurant quality meals. Meal prices above average for pub meals, but reasonably priced for their quality. The owners are both trained chefs. Must be sampled. When ordering leave room for one of Gillian's desserts. The owners target the meal trade more so than people just wanting to drink. At weekends, and nights during the peak summer months, it is advisable to reserve a table. The Hack and Spade unlike most other pubs is only open at nights from 7pm to normal closing time. Children welcome.

KIRBY HILL - Shoulder of Mutton. Easy walking distance about 15 minutes. Again a pleasant pub, larger than the Hack and Spade. More of a beer drinkers pub rather than just wanting to serve meals. Meals are standard pub food, average quality, average prices. The Shoulder of Mutton is used more by the locals, than the Hack and Spade. The owners tend to organize events: e.g. live music evenings (usually Mondays), quiz nights etc. Children welcome.

RAVENSWORTH - Bay Horse. If your keen it is in walking distance, about a mile, but an up hill climb coming back. A good pub to drink or eat in. The meals are good value, the menu perhaps a little limited. Very pleasant. The owners have only been open for business since late summer of 1997. I would imagine the menu should develop.

DALTON - Travellers Rest. About 4 mile from Whashton. Typical Yorkshire village pub. Meals of similar quality to the Hack and Spade i.e. above average. Personally I thing the Hack and Spade desserts are better and therefore has the edge.

BARNINGHAM - Milbank Arms. You will not have seen a pub like this for many a year. Well worth a visit but eat elsewhere before you go; unless you only want a bag of crisps. I suspect this pub has not changed for the last 50 - 60 years. Unique.

MOULTON - Black Bull Inn. About 8 miles away, 3 miles to the east of Scotch Corner. I have not sampled their meals, but they have the reputation of being the best in the locality. Ideal for the special occasion or if you are just rich.

CARTHORPE - Fox and Hounds. About 30 minute car drive. Carthorpe is just off the west side of the A1 about 15 miles south of Scotch Corner. Meals very good quality, well worth the drive. It would be advisable to reserve a table at weekends and peak holiday periods.

SCOTCH CORNER - Vintage Hotel. About 5 miles. Good quality meals but somewhat over priced.

SMALLWAYS - On the A66. There are 2 pubs side by side. The A66 Motel and the Smallways Inn just behind the Motel.

RAVENSWORTH / A66 Foxhall Inn - The are 2 turn offs to Ravensworth from the A66. The Foxhall Inn is situated on the A66 between the 2 turnoffs.

GILLING WEST - about 2 to 3 mile east of Whashton. There are 2 pubs their.

The following villages all have traditional pubs all offering meals:

HUTTON MAGNA

CALDWELL

MIDDLETON TYAS

EPPLEBY

MELSONBY

PIERCEBRIDGE

WINSTON

WHORLTON

And finally there area dozen or more in RICHMOND and countless more in many villages as you travel the Yorkshire Dales. Have fun!