A family-run inn straight on Helmsley market place, a minute from the castle and the start of the Cleveland Way. The owners state plainly that they are dog friendly, and it is a reliable first pint at the end of the walk in from Rievaulx.
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The fire, the snug, the water bowl by the door.
A few dishes and what they cost, so people arrive knowing.
Can the dog actually sleep here, and what does it cost.
Which rooms, which times, whether the whippet gets a biscuit.
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An easy 4.5-mile loop with 100 metres of ascent, under two hours, running out of town along the grass terraces of Duncombe Park and down the stepped Fairy Staircase to the River Rye; smooth going apart from the steps, which are steep and greasy in the wet. Start at Helmsley market place, five minutes from the castle car park, and the town is well served by buses from Thirsk, Malton and Scarborough. There is deep water in the Rye for a swim and shade from the veteran parkland oaks, but Duncombe Park is a working estate and a national nature reserve, so dogs stay on the lead throughout and off the deer lawns.
A country house hotel and spa a step off Helmsley market place, with a heated outdoor pool and gardens. A set number of bedrooms take dogs by prior arrangement, and extra towels for wet paws are available from reception.
The gaunt split keep and deep earthworks of a twelfth-century castle, right at the edge of Helmsley market place. English Heritage lists it among its dog-friendly properties, so a lead-length tour of the ramparts is easily fitted around a walk on the Cleveland Way.
Nobody has written one for The Royal Oak Hotel. If you have been with the dog, you would be the first — and the first review is the one everybody reads.
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