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The Downe Arms Country Pub and Restaurant

There are lots of things to see and do in the area, and these are just some of them.

The Downe Arms. Within our country hotel, apart from excellent food, drink and B&B, we have a games room with a pool table, and several board games. The public lounge bar offrs space to relax, and the peaceful beer garden offers spectacular views up Danby Dale. We have a vast number of brochures in the guest lobby to help you decide on your day's activities, whatever the weather.

Castleton is the main village in the Upper Esk Valley, and has a relatively large number of amenities in the high street, including a Natwest Bank, a garage, Montage Art Gallery of national renown, a hairdressers, a general store, Co-op and Post Office. There is a bowling green adjacent to the Downe Arms, and the Esk Valley Railway line running from Whitby to Middlesbrough stops at Castleton Moor station. The Moors bus, which runs throughout the National Park, stops in front of the Downe Arms.

You can set off in almost any direction on one of the many footpaths and bridleways, all providing stunning views of the surrounding countryside, and we are only a short walk from the North Yorkshire Moors Visitor's Cenre at Danby, where local arts and crafts events are held.

The Esklets (the source of the river Esk) lie three miles to the west of Castleton, just above the valley of Westerdale. The river then meanders it's way down to Whitby via Castleton, Danby, Lealholm, Glaisdale and Egton (famous for it's annual Country Show and it's Gooseberry Show. Grosmont, with it's engine sheds, is the start of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway line, where you can ride the steam trains from Grosmont to Pickering. Some of the trains now go as far as Whitby, a delightful fishing port, with associations with Captain Cook and Count Dracula. Farndale, with it's famous daffodils, and the pretty village of Hutton-le-Hole, are just a few short miles away.

The North York Moors National Park is one of the most stunning landscapes in the country, it will simply make you stand and stare. The great variety of landscapes in the North York Moors is what truly makes it unique and gives it a character which so many people can enjoy. You can experience the vast open space of moorland, listen to the call of the upland birds, walk for miles and miles or sit and watch the world go by. You can wander through woods, saunter through picturesque villages of honey sandstone, throw pebbles in a stream or build sandcastles on the beach. All around are the signs of past generations, historic abbeys, embattled castles, churches, crosses, ancient routes. The local culture and traditions here are strong. You can listen, you can watch and you are welcome to join in.

If you would like to make a booking, please telephone us on 01287 660223 or email at enquiries@thedownearms.com