The Royal Oak Ripon

The Royal Oak Ripon is a restored 18th-century coaching inn on Kirkgate, right in central Ripon, an old Yorkshire town. The cathedral stands under 150 metres from the door, with Ripley Castle 7 miles off.

Rooms are individually decorated, with a flat-screen TV, a tea tray and an en suite with bath or shower. The inn has its own bar and a restaurant with a modern menu built on local ingredients.

WiFi is free throughout and there is public parking nearby. The town’s other shops and places to eat are a five-minute stroll. Thirsk is 20 minutes by car and the Yorkshire Dales National Park entrance 15 miles away.