Royal Oak Hotel

The Royal Oak is an attractive hotel and pub overlooking the green in the centre of the lovely village of Great Ayton. Originally a Coaching Inn it has all the historic old beams and decor you would expect and has a cosy charm. It also fits the bill as a modern day hotel and our double room was spacious and comfortable, and the en-suite is modern, nicely fitted out, and includes good quality toiletries and big, thick, fluffy towels. Breakfast is simple in terms of choice, which suited us perfectly, and after juice and grapefruit segments we enjoyed a substantial Full English which was top class in every respect. I have three simple requirements of a cooked breakfast, ie top quality ingredients; perfectly cooked and nicely presented - and that’s what you get here. The sausage and thick cut bacon were really good, and top marks must go to the black pudding which is as tasty as you could get. Everything else was spot on and when you consider that non-guests can have this for just over £12 it represents great value. Service was also very good, as it has been throughout our short stay, and we look forward to a return visit.

We love this pub and accommodation. They only have 4 rooms to rent for overnight stays but it is worth it! Great Ayton is out of the beaten path and, as such, it is a classic small English village. We walked public footpaths, investigated the 12th century churchyard, roamed around the village, and don’t forget a visit to Suggits Candy shop!! The Royal Oak and her sister pub, The Buck Inn, have excellent food and tasty drinks. The Oak has quite a menu in the evening for dinner! The mince and onion pie with mash or chips and garden or mushy peas was so good, we had it two nights in a row!! The accommodation was comfortable, clean, and well supplied. The breakfast that came with the room was yummy!

The Royal Oak is a pub/restaurant with rooms. The room was good and meals (dinner and breakfast) also good. The staff were hard-working and helpful. Recommended as a stopping point close to the Cleveland Way.

We had a lovely four days at the Royal Oak in Great Ayton. All the staff were kind and helpful. The bedroom was clean, bright and comfortable. We had delicious dinners on three of the nights and another excellent meal at their sister pub The Buck on the last night. Nice breakfast with quality ingredients and really good coffee. When staying at Great Ayton, be sure to taste the best ice cream at Suggitt’s and fine pies at Petch the butcher!

Stopped for 1 night 14 /08/22,This is an old pub with nice period features in a lovely village setting. The bed was clean and comfortable, however the bathroom was grim and desperately needs updating, the shower in the bath lacked any decent pressure.Was charged an extra £22 on checkout for adding 1 extra person which made it £100 for 2 people,overpriced forthis standard. Staff were friendly,good breakfast. General cleanliness in room poor,dirty round the edge of room,poor lighting.

A great pub inside with a nice garden/yard. We’ve had drinks here on a couple of occasions. My partner and I ordered a roast each today but as I dug in my partner noticed that both of our yorkshire puddings were full of mold. Hopefully this is just a one off kitchen issue as reviews suggest it’s generally ok. We stopped eating and raised it with the staff who addressed it immediately, no questions asked and gave us a full refund. I would return, for drinks at least, food may take a little convincing.