North Yorkshire
Regional reporting on foodservice and hospitality across North Yorkshire, with updates from York, Harrogate, Scarborough, Skipton, and the North York Moors. This section highlights restaurant and pub openings, rural dining trends, tourism-driven trade, and local supply dynamics. Designed for chefs, operators, and F&B professionals, it offers insight into operating in a region where heritage, seasonal demand, and destination-led experiences shape the market.
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May- 2022 -11 MayRestaurants
Gees Restaurant to reopen this month with Matt Smith as head chef
The Oxford Collection has announced the appointment of Matt Smith as its new head chef at ‘Gees Restaurant and Bar’ ahead of its relaunch this spring. The Oxford Collection’s Grade ll-listed Victorian Glasshouse will reopen during the week commencing 23 May 2022 following a £1m+ refurbishment and expansion. It said…
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Apr- 2022 -11 AprilFeatures
Behind the curtains of The Fat Badger York
What is the history of the HRH Group? Following a background working in pubs, restaurants and hotels, the HRH Group was founded in 2011 with a number of pubs and inns in the North. Over 10 years later, the HRH Group is now an independent, multi-property group which now operates…
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Jan- 2022 -18 JanuaryNews
The Star Inn brought to market for £465k
The Star Inn, a pub-restaurant with letting rooms located in the village of Weaverthorpe, has come to market for £465k. The property is positioned to take advantage of the Yorkshire Wolds region and some of North Yorkshire’s most visited holiday resorts and tourist destinations. It comprises a 55-cover restaurant and…
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Dec- 2021 -22 DecemberNews
Local pub operator acquires York’s Fairfax Arms
Fairfax Arms in York has been sold to a local buyer from South Yorkshire, Derek Gennard, for an undisclosed sum. It revealed the pub is situated in Gilling East, North Yorkshire, among the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Previous owners, brothers Robert and Edward Fawcett have owned the…
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10 DecemberRestaurants
63rd+1st appoints new operations director
Cocktail bar and restaurant, 63rd+1st, has announced that Graeme Nesbitt has been appointed as its newest operations director. Arriving just two weeks after the opening of the third venue in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, Nesbitt brings more than 30 years’ experience to this new role. Formerly an executive chef, he has…
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Nov- 2021 -25 NovemberNews
Michelin-starred Star Inn ‘reduced to ashes’
The Star Inn, a Michelin-starred restaurant headed by chef Andrew Pern, has been “reduced to ashes” following a fire at the site last night (24 November). The fire began when the thatched roof of the 14th Century building in Harome, North Yorkshire, caught fire shortly after 22:00 GMT. According to…
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Oct- 2021 -27 OctoberNews
Vennell’s Restaurant up for sale after 17 years
Jon and Laura Vennell have put their fine dining restaurant on the market after 17 years of ownership. It revealed the couple opened the restaurant in 2005 and established an “enviable reputation” throughout the region, which featured in the Michelin Guide, AA and Good food guide for 14 consecutive years.…
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Mar- 2020 -13 MarchRestaurants
Shepherd Cox acquires Crab and Lobster restaurant
National hotel group, Shepherd Cox, has acquired the Crab and Manor hotel along with the Crab and Lobster restaurant. The five-star, 20-bedroom hotel in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, was founded in 1991, and the Crab and Lobster holds a double AA Rosette. Lee Bramzell, founder of the Shepherd Cox hotel group,…
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Aug- 2019 -14 AugustPubs and Bars
North Yorkshire village pub restaurant and B&B brough to market
The freehold for the The Star Inn, a village pub, restaurant and B&B in the Yorkshire Wolds village of Weaverthorpe near Malton in North Yorkshire, has been brought to the property market for £550,000. The pub was originally built in the early 1800s and the whole building has been extensively…
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Jul- 2019 -31 JulyRestaurants
Gisborough Hall launches new bar and grill
De Brus Bar and Grill’ has opened at Gisborough Hall hotel in North Yorkshire. The new restaurant is set to offer a casual dining and drinks throughout the day offering salads, meat and fish grills, dishes to share, vegetarian dishes and “healthy options”. The bar and grill is led by…
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