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Best Western Forest And Vale Hotel

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Best Western Forest and Vale Hotel.

Perfectly placed in Pickering.

The Best Western Forest and Vale Hotel is in the centre of Pickering, a delightful market town on the edge of the North York Moors. As a guest here, you'll be in the enviable position of staying in a secluded beauty spot, yet having all the best bits of Yorkshire within easy reach.

Standing proudly as a 230 year old listed Georgian Manor House, the hotel has a long history of hospitality! Our original bedrooms set the tone for a truly relaxing stay, while our friendly staff will make sure you have everything you need.

The hotel makes an ideal base for touring the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, the East coast resorts of Whitby and Scarborough, with historic York and Castle Howard providing the intrigue inland!

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Location

Malton Road
 Pickering
North Yorkshire
YO18 7DL
England
For enquiries or to make a reservation please call 0844 387 6158*
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Summary

Weddings and functions on some weekends, rooms may be affected by noise until midnight. Please check with hotel.
Bars, Free WIFI, Golf Nearby, Restaurants, No Lift
Free internet available throughout the hotel
There is free parking available onsite.
 There is parking available nearby.
Pets: No Pets accepted Guide and hearing dogs only
Check-in & Check-out
14:00 | 11:00

Facilities

Dining and Bars

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Brasserie

Light bites are available at lunchtime and in the evening an extensive seasonal menu is served in the Brasserie.

Opening hours

Breakfast: 07:00 - 09:30
Lunch: 12:00 - 13:45
Dinner: 18:15 - 20:15
Weekend times may vary
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Brasserie Bar

Our bar is a great place to enjoy your own company or sit back and relax with friends and family in a comfy chair. Tea, coffee, light snacks available or why not try our Black Sheep Cask Ale from nearby Masham. A selection of wines are available by the glass and the bottle.

Opening hours

10:00-23:00
Weekend times may vary

Golf

Kirkbymoorside Golf Club

Course information

Course Type: Parklands
Location: Off Site
Holes: 18
Par: 69
Distance: 6200 Yards
No handicap required

Location

7.5 miles away in Kirkbymoorside

Facilities

Practice ground golf facilities
 Pro shop golf facilities

Prices

9 holes Yes
18 holes £24.00
Trolley hire Yes
Club hire Yes
Buggy hire £15.00
Tuition Yes

Norton Golf Club

Course information

Course Type: Parklands
Location: Off Site
Holes: 0
Par:
Distance: 0 Yards
No handicap required

Location

8.00 miles away in Norton/Malton

Prices

9 holes Yes
18 holes £35.00

Weddings

We only host one wedding at a time here, so you can be sure of our undivided attention. Our function room can be divided however, so we can welcome guest lists of every size and adapt our flexible space accordingly!

Wedding service and reception venue

With lovely gardens and terrace for drinks and photographs, flexible packages and a civil ceremony license, there's no reason not to say yes to Best Western Forest and Vale Hotel!

Catering

We'll listen to what you want and then make it happen. Simple! Our drinks package usually include welcome drink, drink with meal and the toasts, so heres to a great day!

Honeymoon Suite

Our bridal suite is a wedding present to you! It boasts contemporary dcor, four poster bed, roll top bath in the bedroom, walk-in shower with rain shower head and a view of the gardens and terrace, a contemporary fire, complimentary robes and the famous Forest & Vale Teddy bear given to every bride and groom. You're welcome!

Registrar

Registry office:
Ryedale District Council
Ryedale House Old Malton Road, Malton YO17 0HH
0845 034 9483



For any enquiries please call Susanne Anthoni on 01751 472722

Location and Attractions

Getting there.

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Nearest motorway: M1, J44, 40.00 miles
 Nearest train station: Malton, 10.00 miles
Nearest airport: Leeds/Bradford, 48.00 miles
 Free parking on site (50 spaces)
 On site disabled parking (2 spaces)

Address
Malton Road
Pickering
North Yorkshire
YO18 7DL
England

What's nearby?

Sports

  • Elland Road, Leeds Utd FC (60 miles)

  • Yorkshire Cricket Ground, Scarborough (20 miles)

Cities & Attractions

  • North Yorkshire Moors Railway (1 miles)

  • Pickering Castle (1 miles)

  • Castle Howard (14 miles)

  • Helmsley walled gardens (14 miles)

  • Goathland(Heartbeat Country) (13 miles)

Shopping

  • Pickering (1 miles)

  • Helmsley (14 miles)

  • York (25 miles)

  • Scarborough (18 miles)

Meetings, Conferences and Events

Our main room can split down into 3 separate rooms, so it's as flexible as our friendly staff! Some meeting rooms open onto the terrace. All rooms offer natural daylight and airconditioning.

Available room set ups

Banquet
Boardroom
Classroom
Theatre
U shape



Room Theatre Classroom U-Shape Boardroom Banquet
Ryedale 30 16 14 20 20
Eastgate 60 24 20 30 40
Southgate 40 16 16 24 24
Westgate 30 20 16 20 30
Garden Suite 100 50 40 50 120
Have an enquiry?
Contact events on 0845 620 0506

Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: Rating: Based on 483 traveller reviews
Rating: 5 321
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Rating: 1 4
Rating

North Yorks Moors Railway Visit

12/11/2018 Susan C, London, United Kingdom

Lovely room, but we did make a point of booking a "superior" twin room. This was a room with a view. Valued the friendliness and helpfulness of all staff members. Especially appreciative of all deli... more

Rating

Excellent

03/11/2018 Anniej123456, Doncaster, United Kingdom

Just spent a couple of days away with friends and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The hotel was warm, comfortable and exceptionally clean. All the staff were extremely friendly and obliging. The food wa... more

Rating

Exceeding expectations

22/10/2018 Hils70, Leeds, United Kingdom

Very comfortable, cleanliness outstanding ,staff helpful and very friendly. Food very good and wholesome but particularly for myself as a Ceoliac. Great care taken to avoid cross contamination and man... more

Rating

A very enjoyable stay

17/10/2018 annie202020, Frinton-On-Sea, United Kingdom

Chose the Forest & Vale Hotel as booked on the NYMR steam train from Pickering to Whitby the next day. Extremely welcoming and helpful staff. Our room was large and very well furnished. Evening mea... more

Rating

A loverly stay

13/10/2018 Sue B, Thorne

We had a loverly nite the staff went out of there way for us the young lady who I booked the room with was absolutely brilliant she went out of her way to help with it being my husband special birthda... more