The Hayloft
from£125 a night
Under the old roof timbers, with a view up the dale to the Cove.
- Sleeps 2
- Dogs welcome
Inn with rooms · Kirkby Malham · since 1764
A good fire, a proper pint and a bed in the Dales.
The Fallow Hart is an old drovers’ inn on the green at Kirkby Malham: six rooms, a stone-flagged bar, Yorkshire cooking and Malham Cove an easy walk from the door. Dogs and muddy boots welcome.
The fire’s lit
The bar opens at noon most days, and 5pm on Mondays.
Check a stay
Prices include a full Dales breakfast. Saturday nights are two nights minimum.
Today at the Hart
Open the door, mind the step, find a seat by the fire.
Two hundred and sixty years of drovers, farmers, walkers and their dogs have worn the flags smooth. We pour Dales ales, cook what the farms around us raise, and light the fire every day from October to April.
All opening hours- Bar · today
- 12 noon – 11pm
- Kitchen
- 12 noon – 2:30pm, 6pm – 9pm
- Breakfast for residents
- 7:30am – 9:30am
- Next up
- The Hart Quiz
Every Tuesday, 8:30pm
Rooms
Six rooms, thick walls, deep sleep
Beck View
from£140 a night
A roll-top bath by the window and the beck running below. Dog-free.
- Sleeps 2
- Dog-free
The Old Dairy
from£165 a night
A cottage across the yard with its own door, wood burner and room for two dogs.
- Sleeps 4
- Dogs welcome
Food & drink
Pies, puddings and a Sunday roast worth the drive
Lamb from Malhamdale farms, beef from Airton, eggs from the hens behind the barn. The menu follows the seasons and the specials board follows whatever turned up that morning. Four cask ales on handpull, all brewed within twenty miles.
Walks from the door
Lace your boots in the porch and go
Malham Cove and the pavement
3 miles · Moderate
Up the 400 steps to the limestone pavement on top of the Cove, back by the beck.
Janet’s Foss and Gordale Scar
4½ miles · Moderate
Through the woods to the waterfall, then into the gorge. Back for a late lunch.
Village and riverside loop
2 miles · Easy
A flat dog-walk along the Aire to Hanlith and back past the church.
Dogs welcome
The best spot by the fire is usually taken by a dog
Four of our rooms take up to two dogs, there’s a paw wash by the porch and a jar of biscuits behind the bar. Dogs are welcome in the bar and the snug; the dining room is dog-free for those who’d rather.
Dogs and good to know
From the guest book
Kind words, mostly about the pie
We came for the walking and stayed an extra night for the steak pie. The dog has asked to go back.
Proper pub downstairs, a quiet, spotless room upstairs and a breakfast that got us up Gordale Scar.
The folk session on Thursday was the best night out we’ve had in years. Nobody minded my terrible tin whistle.
Gift vouchers
Give someone a night by the fire
From a Sunday roast for two to dinner, bed and breakfast. Sent by email or as a printed card.