A historic country house stay on the North York Moors

The Mallyan Spout Hotel, Goathland, North Yorkshire, North East England

Property details

An upscale country house hotel on the North York Moors with origins in 1892, with an award-winning restaurant and a short walk to scenic sights – includes breakfast, dinner, a pre-dinner drink, and an optional suite

Entry requirements


The passport, visa and health requirements at the time of booking can be viewed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website for UK citizens, and on the Department of Foreign Affairs website for IE citizens. It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all members of your party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents, and in compliance with any other immigration/entry requirements before you travel, including whether your passport must be machine readable or which visas/waivers may be required for entry, such as ESTA for USA travel and/or ETIAS for EU travel. Please also be sure to check the validity of your passport and allow up to 10 weeks for passport renewals.


Entry requirements


The passport, visa and health requirements at the time of booking can be viewed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website for UK citizens, and on the Department of Foreign Affairs website for IE citizens. It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all members of your party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents, and in compliance with any other immigration/entry requirements before you travel, including whether your passport must be machine readable or which visas/waivers may be required for entry, such as ESTA for USA travel and/or ETIAS for EU travel. Please also be sure to check the validity of your passport and allow up to 10 weeks for passport renewals.

Location and what's nearby

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The Mallyan Spout Hotel, Goathland, Whitby YO22 5AN

The top local attraction is certainly Mallyan Spout Waterfall, a thundering plume streaming out of mossy cliffs just a few hundred metres from the hotel. It’s the highest single fall in the North York Moors. Bring your hiking boots (and maybe a backpack too) and you make a day of it: there’s a great circular walk of about three and a half miles that takes in Mallyan Spout as well as Goatland and Thomason Foss – three waterfalls for the price of one, plus there’s a charming pub en route where you can stop for a pint and a breather.

If your interests lean more towards the cultural, the charming village of Goathland is worth an explore. It might feel a little familiar, for the creators of Heartbeat based their fictional village of Aidensfield on the area, and the station was used as Hogsmeade in the filming of the Harry Potter series of movies. Pick the right time and you can time your stay with a trip on the fabulous steam train that often stops here. The village is surrounded in all directions by the moors, grazed by black-faced sheep; peace and serenity is virtually guaranteed.

The coast is a mere 20-minute drive. Head out to Robin’s Hood Bay to eat fish and chips with a view; the ancient fishing village forms part of the Heritage Coast and has a family-friendly sandy beach, twisting cobbled streets and a vibrant assortment of shops and restaurants.