Restaurant in Askrigg, United Kingdom
Michelin-plate dining worth the Dales drive.
Yorebridge House is a Michelin Plate restaurant-with-rooms in the Yorkshire Dales, rated 4.8 from 273 reviews, sitting at £££ — meaningfully below starred peers like Moor Hall or L'Enclume. The strongest case is dinner plus an overnight stay in a riverside terrace room. Book three to four weeks ahead for weekends; further in advance for summer.
If you are comparing Yorebridge House against a country-house dining room closer to a major city, the case here is direct: you are trading convenience for something more considered. The nearest obvious alternative for Modern British cooking with Michelin recognition in the north is Moor Hall in Aughton, which carries full Michelin stars and operates at ££££. Yorebridge House sits at £££ with a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, which means you are getting credentialed cooking at a lower price point, inside a hotel that lets you stay the night in the Yorkshire Dales rather than drive back. For a first-timer, that trade-off is worth taking seriously.
Yorebridge House is a restaurant-with-rooms occupying a former schoolmaster's house in Bainbridge, within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The Michelin Plate recognition, held across consecutive years, signals a kitchen producing food that the guide's inspectors consider worth a detour: quality ingredients, attractive presentation, and a personal approach to Modern British cooking. That assessment is consistent with a Google rating of 4.8 from 273 reviews, which for a rural Dales venue represents a meaningful signal rather than a high-volume average.
The setting matters to the decision. This is not a standalone restaurant you visit for dinner and leave. It is built around the idea of staying: the property offers bedrooms with riverside terraces and hot tubs, and the dining room faces countryside. If you are considering it purely as a restaurant, the experience is still available to you, but the full case for the price is made when you factor in an overnight stay. A dinner reservation alone at £££ is competitive with credentialed Modern British restaurants in market towns across the north. A room with a riverside terrace and dinner together is a different value calculation entirely.
The kitchen works with top-quality British ingredients and applies a personal twist to the dishes. Without verified menu specifics in our data, we will not invent dish names or tasting notes here. What the Michelin Plate tells you is that the food clears a meaningful bar for consistency and technique. What the Google score tells you is that guests who make the trip are, broadly, satisfied. For a first-timer, that combination is enough to proceed with confidence.
No specific wine list or cocktail programme data is available in our verified records for Yorebridge House. What is worth noting for a first-timer is that Michelin-recognised restaurant-with-rooms at this price tier in rural England typically carry well-considered wine lists built around British and European producers, with an emphasis on matching the food rather than volume or flashy by-the-glass programmes. If drinks are a deciding factor for your booking, contact the venue directly before confirming. The absence of a bar-programme credential in the Michelin data does not imply weakness here, but we will not manufacture detail where none is verified. For context on what a strong northern England drinks programme looks like at a similar property, L'Enclume in Cartmel sets the regional benchmark at a higher price point.
Yorebridge House sits in Bainbridge, within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. This is a destination that requires a deliberate journey: there is no practical public transport option, and driving from Leeds or York takes roughly 90 minutes. That distance is the reason the overnight stay makes sense. Planning a return trip the same evening removes much of the appeal and most of the logic.
Booking difficulty is rated moderate. A Michelin Plate venue with a small number of rooms and a dining room in a national park is not a walk-in option on a Saturday in summer or around holidays. Aim to book at least three to four weeks ahead for weekend tables, and further in advance if you want a specific room type. The combination of a terrace room with a hot tub and a dinner reservation over a summer weekend will sell out before the month does. Weeknight visits in autumn or early spring are easier to secure at shorter notice.
| Detail | Yorebridge House | Moor Hall (Aughton) | L'Enclume (Cartmel) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price tier | £££ | ££££ | ££££ |
| Michelin recognition | Plate (2024, 2025) | 2 Stars | 3 Stars |
| Setting | Hotel / restaurant-with-rooms | Restaurant-with-rooms | Restaurant-with-rooms |
| Booking difficulty | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Drive from Leeds | ~90 min | ~60 min | ~90 min |
| Rooms with hot tubs | Yes (riverside terrace) | Yes | Some |
See the full comparison section below.
Book Yorebridge House if you want a Michelin-recognised Modern British dinner combined with a countryside overnight that does not require a four-star spend. It is the right choice for a couple marking a birthday or anniversary who want to be somewhere genuinely away rather than in a city-centre dining room. It is less right for a solo diner focused purely on technical cooking at the highest level: for that, L'Enclume or Moor Hall at higher spend are the stronger calls. For a first-timer to the Yorkshire Dales who wants the full picture of what the region offers, our full Askrigg restaurants guide gives broader context, and our Askrigg hotels guide covers the accommodation options in the area if you are comparing stays.
Smart casual is the appropriate register. This is a Michelin Plate restaurant-with-rooms in a former schoolmaster's house in the Dales, not a white-tablecloth formal dining room. Jacket optional for men; you will not be underdressed in well-cut trousers and a shirt, or overdressed in a blazer. Trainers and hiking gear are worth leaving at the room.
Verified menu data is not available to us, so we will not invent specific dishes. What the Michelin Plate signals is that the kitchen is doing something worthwhile with top-quality British ingredients and a personal presentation style. Ask the front-of-house team when you arrive what the kitchen is currently proud of. That question lands well at properties like this and usually produces a useful answer.
Without confirmed tasting menu pricing in our data, we cannot give a direct per-head calculation. At £££ overall positioning, Yorebridge House sits meaningfully below the ££££ tier occupied by CORE by Clare Smyth or Moor Hall. If a tasting format is available, at this price tier in this setting, it is likely to represent good value relative to peers with comparable Michelin recognition. Confirm the format and price directly with the restaurant before booking.
Yes, and this is probably the clearest use case for the venue. A riverside terrace room with a hot tub, a Michelin-recognised dinner, and a Yorkshire Dales setting is a strong package for a birthday, anniversary, or proposal. It outperforms a city dining room for occasion impact precisely because the setting does additional work. For a larger group celebration, check room and dining room capacity before booking.
Three to four weeks minimum for weekends; further ahead for summer and bank holidays. If you want a specific room type, particularly a riverside terrace room with a hot tub, book as early as possible. The combination of a small property, a national park location, and consistent Michelin recognition means demand is steady year-round. Weeknight availability in autumn or winter is easier to secure at shorter notice.
For Michelin-starred Modern British cooking in the north at higher spend, L'Enclume in Cartmel (3 Stars, ££££) and Moor Hall in Aughton (2 Stars, ££££) are the direct step up. For a country-house restaurant-with-rooms at a similar feel in a different region, Gidleigh Park in Chagford is worth considering. See our full Askrigg restaurants guide for what else is available locally.
At £££ with a Michelin Plate and a 4.8 Google rating from 273 reviews, the restaurant element holds its own against the price tier. Add a riverside terrace room to the calculation and the value case strengthens. Compared to ££££ starred venues like Moor Hall or L'Enclume, you are spending less for a property that gives you the Dales setting and the overnight experience without the top-tier culinary ambition. If the destination and the occasion matter as much as the plate, it is worth it.
No specific data on dietary accommodation is available in our verified records. For a kitchen operating at Michelin Plate level with a personal approach to British ingredients, advance notice of dietary requirements is standard practice and almost certainly handled. Contact the venue directly when booking, and confirm again a day or two before your visit. Do not assume and do not wait until arrival.
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| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorebridge House | Modern British | This romantic restaurant sits within a stylish former schoolmaster’s house in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, and offers lovely countryside views. Top quality British ingredients feature in attractively presented dishes with a personal twist. Book a bedroom with a riverside terrace and a hot tub.; Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | Moderate | — |
| Restaurant Gordon Ramsay | Contemporary European, French | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| CORE by Clare Smyth | Modern British | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| The Ledbury | Modern European, Modern Cuisine | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Sketch, The Lecture Room and Library | Modern French | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Dinner by Heston Blumenthal | Modern British, Traditional British | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
There is no published dress code in the verified records, but a Michelin Plate restaurant occupying a former schoolmaster's house in a national park sets its own tone: relaxed enough for the countryside setting, considered enough for the price point (£££). Think country-smart rather than black-tie. Trainers and hiking gear from the Dales trails are likely out of place at dinner.
No specific menu items are available in our verified records, so we won't invent them. What the Michelin Plate recognition does confirm is that the kitchen works with quality British ingredients and applies a personal creative approach to them. If a tasting menu is offered, that format is typically where Michelin-recognised kitchens show their range.
We don't have confirmed tasting menu pricing in our records, but at the £££ price range, Yorebridge House sits at a level where a tasting menu format is standard for Michelin Plate kitchens running Modern British cooking. If you are travelling from outside the Dales specifically for dinner, the overnight room-and-dinner combination typically represents better value than the drive-and-dine-only option.
Yes, and it's a more considered choice than a city-centre special-occasion restaurant if you want the occasion to feel like a destination. Michelin Plate recognition, rooms with riverside terraces and hot tubs, and a national park setting give it a clear edge for anniversaries or milestone dinners over comparable-spend restaurants that don't offer an overnight. For purely urban special-occasion dining, the comparison set shifts.
No specific booking data is in our verified records, but for a Michelin-recognised restaurant-with-rooms in a national park with limited room stock, booking several weeks ahead is the floor, not the ceiling. Weekend stays in peak walking season (spring and autumn in the Dales) will go faster. Book the room first; the dinner reservation typically follows the accommodation.
There are no directly comparable Michelin-recognised restaurant-with-rooms alternatives within the immediate Askrigg and Bainbridge area in our verified records. If you are weighing the Dales trip against a city option, the trade-off is setting and overnight experience against broader restaurant access. For Michelin-level Modern British cooking without the travel, Leeds has more options at various price points.
At £££, Yorebridge House is priced in line with serious destination dining, and the Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025 confirms the kitchen is delivering at that level. The value calculation changes if you stay overnight: combining Michelin-recognised food, a countryside room, and a hot tub in the Yorkshire Dales National Park for that price bracket is harder to replicate. Dinner-only at £££ with a long drive each way is the weaker case.
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