Mountains & hills · North East England
Tan Hill Inn
In or near Satron.
Tan Hill Inn in England North East, United Kingdom.
Neil Theasby — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Tan Hill Inn is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bowes Moor SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Tan Hill Inn is a public house at Tan Hill, North Yorkshire. It is the highest inn in the British Isles at 1,732 feet (528 m) above sea level. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is slightly higher than the Cat and Fiddle Inn in the Peak District, which is at 1,690 feet (520 m).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building dates to the 17th century, and during the 18th century was used as a hostelry by workers digging coal pits, It is unusual for its isolation, but it was previously surrounded by miners' cottages. In addition to miners, farmers and pedlars, frequent visitors at the inn included drovers leading cattle to the coal pits. After the closure of the last mine in 1929, and demolition of the associated cottages in the early 1930s, the pub remained open due to the patronage of local farmers and the development of the motor car. From 1974, boundary changes moved it into County Durham, but this was reviewed in 1987 after much protest, and it reverted to within the Yorkshire boundary. In…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.4556, -2.1603
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Muker
- Postcode
- DL11 6ED
- Parliamentary constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
Sources
- wikidata: Q12342923 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tan Hill Inn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tan Hill Inn?
- Tan Hill Inn is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL11 6ED), in the parish of Muker.
- What is Tan Hill Inn?
- Tan Hill Inn in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Tan Hill Inn?
- Drivers can use postcode DL11 6ED.
- Is Tan Hill Inn a protected site?
- Yes — Tan Hill Inn is part of the Bowes Moor SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Tan Hill Inn free to visit?
- Yes, Tan Hill Inn is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tan Hill Inn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL11 6ED. It sits within the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency.