Pub Of The Week: The Horseshoe Inn, Levisham

Brothers Charles and Toby Wood run this handsome pantile-roofed 19th century pub which stands at the very top of the village looking down the broad street and immaculately kept verges.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Jan 2012, 00:00 BST

There’s a warm welcome in the traditional bar with oak floors, exposed stone walls and open fires crackling away on chilly days, and a menu to match.

Meat comes from the award-winning Radfords Butcher at Sleights – why not start with black pudding wrapped in bacon with sautéed potatoes and apple sauce, followed perhaps with duck breast on sweet potato mash with port and red wine sauce?

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If you’d like something lighter, there’s a good sandwich menu (the likes of sugar baked ham, roast beef and horseradish) which might hit the spot; either way, sit back with the paper and a pint of Black Sheep or Monkman’s Slaughter from Cropton Brewery.

There are several good walks from the door, and just a mile down the – steep but spectacular – lane and the North Yorks Moors steam train stops at Levisham Station – jump aboard and ride to Pickering and back for a grand day out.

If you fancy making a night of it, there are a handful of comfortable, immaculate bedrooms over the shop.

The Horseshoe Inn, Levisham: Open all day from 11am. Lunch 12-2pm, dinner 6-8.30pm.

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