Tried this classic North York Moors pub and the food was definitely worth the trip

A group of writers from Updale Women’s Institute in the North York Moors helped set up this food review by recommending the Blacksmith’s Arms at Lastingham. The trip runs more than an hour from near Northallerton, across the moors, to a village described as picturesque even in high summer heat near 30C. Inside, the pub stays cool and offers an inviting rear garden. Menus range from a £7.95 cheese-and-chutney roll to seafood options up to £19.95, including “Yorkshire Tapas” for two at £30. Reviewers tried steak and ale pie plus chef’s seafood salad, praising the proper slice of pie and its shortcrust pastry texture.