Middle House - Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales, Askrigg ➤ Reviews, Rooms & Prices 2025

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About the Hotel

Main Street, Askrigg, Askrigg, United Kingdom, DL8 3HG

Rooms at The White Rose

The White Rose's rooms include a TV, a hairdryer, and tea and coffee making facilities. Rooms have comfortable furnishings, and most retain the original fireplaces and paneled window shutters. All guestrooms at The White Rose Hotel offer free WiFi. Middle House provides Comfy Double Rooms with en-suite shower/bath for 2 adults on the first floor. Comfy Twin Rooms are also available with free breakfast, Freeview, linen and towels, tea and coffee facilities, complimentary toiletries, en-suite shower & bath, hairdryer, iron and ironing board and television. The Spacious Twin Room features a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, as well as a private bathroom with a bath and a shower and chocolate for guests.

Dining at Middle House

Lunches are served in the bright Orangery Restaurant with views over the beer garden. Dinner is also served in the candlelit, intimate, and traditional White Rose Restaurant. The White Rose Restaurant prepares dishes using locally sourced produce. A professional chef ensures a standard associated with a good hotel. A comprehensive and realistic priced wine list and a fine selection of real ales are available. Guests relish in a Brioche bun served with hand cut chips. There is no lunch service Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. Lunch is served 12noon - 2pm Thursday - Sunday. Dinner is served 5:30pm - 8pm Monday + Wednesday - Sunday. No dinner service on Tuesday.

Leisure and surroundings

The hotel also has a relaxing lounge and games room. The hotel is excellent walking country amidst beautiful scenery and dramatic landforms such as Aysgarth Falls and Hardraw Force. The small village of Askrigg offers many circular walks, some of which pass the local waterfalls at Mill Gill and Whitfield Force. The Forbidden Corner is a unique labyrinth of tunnels, chambers, follies and surprises created in a four-acre garden in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. A day trip to York or the North York Moors National Park and Yorkshires Heritage Coast is possible.

Location and transport

Middle House is 60 km from Durham Tees Valley. From Askrigg you can travel either up or down Wensleydale. Hawes is known for its biggest export, Wensleydale Cheese. The Wensleydale Creamery has a visitors center and restaurant. Leyburn is another market town, with many small shops and attractions. At the bottom of the Main Street in Askrigg, next to the historic village Church, is 'Skeldale House', the sturdy stone-built building used in the famous BBC television series of 'All Creatures Great and Small'.

Hotel services

The White Rose dates back to the 19th century and is situated in what can be argued as the very heart of what is still known as 'Herriot Country'. The property offers breakfast on the day of departure. Guests can enjoy a selection of real ales, wines and spirits as well as soft drinks, teas and coffees. The hotel welcomes well behaved dogs and has designated pet friendly rooms. Middle House offers gluten-free options on the menu.