Dunsley Hall Country House Hotel

About Dunsley Hall Country House Hotel

Dunsley Hall started life as a shipbuilder's country retreat and retains that sense of a private house rather than a purpose-built hotel, set in four acres of grounds a short drive from both Whitby and the beach at Sandsend. Leather furnishings, wood panelling and a club bar carry through the building's original character, while bedrooms mix traditional and more contemporary styling.

The kitchen makes a point of home-grown produce, drawing on its own kitchen garden alongside other local and seasonal ingredients for a menu that changes through the year. A wood-panelled bar serves regional beers and a curated wine list, and the grounds themselves, with views towards the sea, are part of the appeal for guests wanting a quiet evening after a day on the coast or moors.

Its position between Whitby and Runswick Bay, close to Captain Cook's childhood home at Great Ayton and the fishing village of Staithes, makes Dunsley Hall a comfortable, countryside-set base for couples and families exploring this stretch of the Yorkshire coast by car.