The Royal Oak Hotel is a historic pub in Great Ayton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
The hotel was constructed in 1721 as a coaching inn, and was extended in the early 19th century.[1] A local legend claims that James Cook ate his last meal at the inn before sailing to Australia.[2] The pub has log fires and beamed ceilings,[3] and serves food while also providing accommodation.[4] The building was grade II listed in 1989.[1]
The pub is built of colourwashed stone, and has a roof of clay tile and a terracotta ridge. The main block has two storeys and an attic, two wide bays and a mansard roof, and the extension to the left is lower with two storeys and two bays. In the centre of the main block is a prostyle porch with an entablature flanked by canted bay windows. In the upper floor are sash windows in architraves and between them is a dated and inscribed sundial. The roof contains two large dormers. In the extension is a bay window with a doorway to the left and sash windows above.[1][5]
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- ^ Jones, Craig (3 September 2023). "Wonderful 17th century pub serving roasts in giant Yorkshire puddings". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.