Hotels in Helmsley

Helmsley's hotels range from grand country house comfort to traditional Yorkshire coaching inns, nearly all within a short walk of the cobbled market square and the castle. The Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa is the town's standout choice for a treat stay, pairing AA Rosette dining with a spa built around an outdoor heated pool, while several historic inns around the square offer characterful rooms above good pubs, complete with roaring fires and hearty breakfasts. Smaller guesthouses and B&Bs fill the streets just off the centre, many run by locals who are happy to point walkers towards the best routes onto the moors or out to Rievaulx Abbey. Because Helmsley is so compact, wherever you stay you are rarely more than a few minutes' walk from the market square, making it easy to head out for dinner without needing the car. Booking ahead is worth it during the summer months and around the market's busier weekends, when the town's limited number of rooms fill up quickly with walkers tackling the Cleveland Way and visitors touring the North York Moors.