Eat & Drink

Dine in with your own private chef or venture out either locally or further afield for an abundance of cuisine choice.

Fully equipped to provide you with everything you need to cook up a gourmet meal yourself, you also have an option for a private chef, or some fantastic pre-prepared meals and sharing platters delivered to your barn.

If you want to eat out, there are some great places to dine in the local villages, or venture to York or Selby for an abundance of restaurants and bars.

Overview

York boasts it’s very own Michelin star restaurant and there are many other fabulous restaurants to choose from.  But you don’t have to venture far, local villages have some great pubs and restaurants and there is a bus that runs from the barns to both York and Selby to enjoy a night out.

Private Dining or Pop-up Village Restaurant

For groups of 10 or more, you have the option to hire a private chef to the barns.  Alternatively, there is a ‘pop-up’ in the village called ‘The Shed’ which is subject to availability.  Contact us.

Pubs with food

Both the Castle Inn at Cawood and it’s sister pub The Drovers Arms at Skipwith are great pubs for some good beer and Sunday dinners or evening meals.

Recommended Specialty Local Restaurants

Burro Italian restaurant in Riccall which is a 3 minute drive is fantastic.  Highly recommended.

As is the Rythre Arms Steak House at Ryther which is a 5 minute drive.  If you like steak, this place is a must.

Pubs & Bars

You have your own on-site licenced bar in ‘The Long Hall’ but there are some great pubs within walking distance for you to enjoy.

The Ferry Inn is a 16th century pub at the riverside in Cawood.  It is at the end of a 25 min walk down the riverbank from the barns.

The Castle Inn at Cawood and Drovers Arms at Skipwith have great food.

Delicatessen and Groceries

The Pickled Postie at both Cawood and Riccall has freshly prepared food and basic groceries and craft beer and wine for sale.

We accept home delivery supermarket shopping prior to your arrival and there is also a welcome basket of groceries and wine/Prosecco on arrival.

At Riccall there is a Co-op supermarket and there are supermarkets at Selby and York.

Fancy staying in?

You don’t need to venture out to have a wonderful meal! We have some great options for dining in and can arrange professionally cooked food to be delivered straight to your table.

Trip Advisor Travellers Choice - Best of the best

What a fabulous property. Our every need and comfort catered for. We stayed here to celebrate my 70th and it was a lovely lovely time with our family. Thank you so much. Such a massive amount of thought has gone into this property, we wanted for nothing. We will definitely be back!

Christine 70th Birthday

We just wanted to say a big thank you for making our wedding weekend so special! It was flawless from start to finish and we couldn’t have hoped for a more perfect day! All our guests were stunned by the accommodation and the attention to detail was spot on. We wouldn’t have changed one thing from the weekend, so thank you! We’ll be recommending you to everyone!

Intimate Wedding Celebration

We all came together for a family wedding and we want to say a HUGE thanks for making our stay so wonderful. The barn and other cottages we had the pleasure of staying in are phenomenal. Amazing quality, such attention to detail, outstanding in every way.

Sam’s Wedding Accommodation

What an absolutely fantastic place. Spotlessly clean and everything you could possibly want and more!! We’ve stayed at lots of venues as a group on weekends away and this will be hard to beat! Would come back here in a heartbeat and will be telling everyone about this gem of a place.

Alison’s 50th Birthday Celebration

Absolute perfection is a rare find, until now. The attention to detail to ensure guests feel welcome is outstanding. Every room is a delight to spend time in and to return to after a day out discovering the area. Congratulations on the thoughtful renovations, superb quality furnishings and special touches in the Grand Barn! A memorable stay for all the right reasons.

Rachel P
Suffolk

Thank you Brigita for a wonderful stay! Never have we slept so well as we have here at The Dovecote – such a relaxing setting. Welcome basket after a long journey was amazing – so much thought has been put into making our stay so enjoyable. Will definitely be back and have no hesitation in recommending Dovecote Barns.

Sandie M
Bedfordshire
Award winning luxury breaks.

Find out more

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