Star Inn at Harome, is a Michelin-starred chocolate-box-looks fine dining Yorkshire treat. Across the village road are rooms for a mature house-party atmosphere.
This much-loved thatched English pub’s origins are understood to date back to the 14th Century. The Star Inn has been consistently rated as one of the UK’s top eateries for the last 25 years, having won virtually every industry award from serial Michelin stars to the Top UK Gastropub – 2023 sees the 19th year of Michelin star status.
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Is the Star Inn at Harome Open Now? YES!!
In December 2022, a year since the devastating fire of 24 November 2021, the Michelin-starred The Star Inn at Harome reopened for diners after a £2m refurbishment. The Star Inn at Harome has not just been returned to its former glory but has been redesigned so it is definitely worth visiting.
Andrew Pern has owned the Star Inn at Harome since 1996. In November 2021, it was a diner who had raised the fire alarm – she had gone out to her car to get something and when she came back in she told one of the waitresses that the thatch was on fire, then she sat down and finished her pudding!
The fire is believed to have started around 10 pm and has had a devastating effect on the historic old thatched Dining Room and Pub. Nine fire engines were called out to tackle the fire which resulted in extensive damage to much of the ground, first and second floors of the pub.
Star Inn at Harome staff cleared the restaurant and worked to salvage what they could, including the very valuable collection of Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson furniture. At one point, 40 officers were battling the blaze. Andrew Pern managed to save a Mouseman balustrade from the fire that had been thrown out by the firemen, not realising what it was, as it was covered in soot.
The saved Mouseman balustrade has become synonymous with Andrew Pern and his staff’s determination to rise from the ashes to become even bigger and better than before. Andrew Pern has now had the balustrade turned into a lamp and it has pride of place in the restored bar. The mainframe of the 14th-century cruck frame has been able to be saved, with other secondary timber elements replaced like for like, using traditional methods.
Cross House Lodge, their rustic rural retreat, was unaffected by the fire and they accepted hotel bookings on a Bed and Breakfast basis throughout the closure, with dining at The Pheasant Hotel in the village, owned by Andrew’s ex-wife Jacqui Pern.
The Star Inn at Harome has remained a firm favourite and hopefully will become one of yours soon if it isn’t already on your radar.
Andrew Pern the Star Inn’s Michelin-starred chef and patron was born on the Yorkshire coast at Whitby – seeing the good quality food products available around him, he was one of the first champions of local food sourcing in the UK.
The acclaimed chef has a substantial kitchen garden behind the pub and works with local producers of pasture feed meat, moorland game, Yorkshire-grown local fruit and vegetables and chooses prime fresh fish and shellfish landed at the Yorkshire coast’s harbours.
Wines and beers are carefully selected to complement dining menus. The locally brewed Yorkshire real ale Black Sheep Best Bitter is available.
Star Inn at Harome Rooms and Barn
Houses 4 bedrooms
The Star Inn at Harome’s unique thirteen-bedroomed hotel is literally across the village’s quiet road from the pub. All thirteen rooms are highly individual, many with quirky features – room 5 has its own snooker table and room 8 has its own piano. Fine dining Yorkshire style at the Star Inn Harome!
For guests with dogs, accommodation is available in rooms 6, 7 and 8.
Location, Contact and Taxi details
Satnav Star Inn at Harome, High Street, Harome, York YO62 5JE
Hotel and restaurant telephone bookings can normally be taken between 9.00 am and 6.30 pm.Tel:01439770397
reservations@thestarinnatharome.co.uk
You’ll find the Star Inn on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors in the picturesque Yorkshire village of Harome, near Helmsley, Thirsk and York.
Nearest Railway Stations to the Star Inn at Harome
The village of Harome is close to both Thirsk and York train stations on the East Coast mainline – trains operate regularly between London and Edinburgh calling at Thirsk.
Thirsk Railway Station: 18.2 miles by car, 27 minutes. Taxi £40 to £50.
York Railway Station: 23.5 miles by car, 39 minutes. Taxi £55 to £65.
Nearest airports to the Star Inn at Harome
Leeds/Bradford Airport: 51.7 miles by car, 63 minutes.
Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) 41.5 miles by car, 53 minutes
Robin Hood Airport (DSA) 72.2 miles by car, 86 minutes
Port of Hull Car Ferry 51.2 miles by car, 79 minutes
Comfy Cars provide helicopter and private aircraft transfer covering local airfields in the Star Inn at Harome’s area including Wombleton, Fadmoor and Bagby.
Comfy Cars & Taxis Telephone +44(0)1439 377 277
Email: bookings@ryedalescomfycars.co.uk
Nearest Taxis to the Star Inn at Harome
Star Inn at Harome Taxis: A local taxi and private hire service for the area is Comfy Cars & Taxis – transfers to local railway stations including Thirsk, Malton, York, Northallerton, Whitby, Egton, Pickering and Scarborough.
Comfy Cars also facilitate sporting and hiking parties with transport arrangements including 4x4s – collecting from the railway station, taking to cars or carrying luggage to and from the accommodation.
Comfy Cars & Taxis also have taxi and private hire vehicles transport you to all airports across the north of England region including Leeds/Bradford (LBA), Durham Tees Valley (MME), Manchester (MAN), Newcastle (NCL), Robin Hood (DSA).
Comfy Cars & Taxis Telephone: +44(0)1439 377 277
Email: bookings@ryedalescomfycars.co.uk
Star Inn at Harome, Local Attractions – with Distances Away
A selection includes:
Hunters of Helmsley Deli – stocking delicious food and drink
13 Market Place, Helmsley YO62 5BL
2.7 miles
Helmsley Walled Garden
Cleveland Way, Helmsley YO62 5AH
3 miles
Helmsley Castle
Helmsley Castle Castlegate, Helmsley YO62 5AB England
2.9 miles
Rievaulx Terrace and Temples – (National Trust)
Rievaulx Terrace & Temples Mossy Bank Wood, Helmsley YO62 5LJ
5 miles
Thirsk Racecourse
Station Road, Thirsk YO7 1QL
17.5 miles
GTS Adventure – Outdoor Activity Centre – Shooting, Archery, Mobile Climbing Wall, Canoeing and Kayaking
Huby YO611JB
20.2 miles
Boltby Pony Trekking
Boltby, Thirsk YO7 2DY
15.1 miles
Monk Park Farm – Meet the Animals, Children’s Rides, Café
Bagby YO7 2AG
15.1 miles
Thirsk Museum
14-16 Kirkgate, Thirsk YO7 1PQ
17.1 miles
Bettys Café Tea Rooms – Famous Elegant Georgian English Tearoom
High St, Northallerton DL7 8LF
25.1 miles
Captain Cook Museum
Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Grape Ln, Whitby YO22 4BA
33 miles
Magpie Café Whitby – Famous English Fish and Chips – Dine-in or Take Away
14 Pier Rd, Whitby YO21 3PU
33.2 miles
North Yorkshire Heritage Railway, Pickering
12 Park St, Pickering YO18 7AJ
12 miles
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Star Inn the City, York City Centre (Andrew Pern’s other Michelin starred restaurant)
Grantley Hall, Restaurant, Hotel and Spa, Yorkshire Dales
Pipe and Glass, Yorkshire Wolds (Winners of Inn of the Year – 2020 Good Hotel Guide)