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The Wentworth Arms
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The Wentworth Arms

111 Town Street, Malton, United Kingdom

The Wentworth Arms is an economical option in Malton, North Yorkshire, handy for travellers focused on central Malton and the main sights.

Guests typically choose Malton for its balance of location and price; The Wentworth Arms is a good fit if you want to be near the action in North Yorkshire.

Because pricing is set live by the hotel and its suppliers, the figure shown here is a recent snapshot; check the current rate for your exact dates before booking.

Key facts

Class
2-star
Area
Malton
Guest rating
4.5 (453)
Address
111 Town Street, Malton, United Kingdom

What’s included

Banquet Bars Bathroom Carpeted Cleaning Coffee Desk Family rooms First aid Free Wifi Free car parking Hairdryer Housekeeping Internet access Laundry Service Luggage storage Lunch Non smoking rooms Parking Restaurant(s) Safe Sheets Shower Smoke detector Sofa bed Special diets TV Towels WC Wifi

How many nights in North Yorkshire, and a first-timer's route

Three nights is the workable minimum and gets you one base; five to seven nights lets you split between the city, the coast and one national park without spending every afternoon driving. A common mistake is trying to do York, Whitby, the Dales and Richmond from a single hotel — Skipton to Whitby is 90 miles across the county and takes well over two hours each way. Two bases beat one for anything longer than four nights, and three bases suit a full week. Sunday to Thursday arrivals are cheaper and quieter almost everywhere except Harrogate in a conference week.

A sound first week: two nights in York for the Minster, the walls, Jorvik and an afternoon at Castle Howard, 15 miles out past Malton; then two nights on the coast at Whitby or Scarborough, using the North Yorkshire Moors Railway or the A169 over the moor via the Hole of Horcum; then two or three nights in the Dales at Skipton, Grassington, Leyburn or Hawes for Bolton Abbey, Aysgarth Falls, Middleham Castle and the Wensleydale Creamery. If castles and abbeys are the point, swap the coast leg for Helmsley or Thirsk and take in Rievaulx, Byland, Mount Grace Priory and Fountains Abbey, then finish at Richmond with its Norman keep above the Swale. Add a night if you want the Yorkshire Three Peaks or the 24 arches of Ribblehead Viaduct, since Ingleton and Horton-in-Ribblesdale are a long way from anywhere else on the list.

What hotels actually cost in North Yorkshire

Budget rooms — simple pub rooms, small guesthouses, 2-star hotels in Selby, Northallerton, Bedale, Thirsk or the Scarborough side streets — run about £55–£85 a night for two, usually with a cooked breakfast included and often without parking. Mid-range 3- and 4-star doubles sit around £95–£150 across most of the county, rising to £110–£180 inside York's walls and in central Harrogate. The top end — country-house hotels around Ripon and Wensleydale, sea-view rooms on Scarborough's Esplanade, the better York townhouse hotels — generally runs £180–£350, with suites above that. Village inns in Grassington, Hawes, Masham and Robin Hood's Bay cluster at £100–£140 and have very few rooms each, which is why they vanish first.

Spikes are predictable rather than random. York Racecourse holds around 15 fixtures between May and October, and a Saturday meeting or the August Ebor Festival can double central York rates overnight; York's St Nicholas Fair weekends from mid-November do something similar. Harrogate jumps for the Great Yorkshire Show in the second week of July and for large Convention Centre events, when even Knaresborough and Ripon fill. On the coast, July and August Saturdays in Whitby, Filey and Robin Hood's Bay often carry a two-night minimum, and both Whitby Goth Weekends in April and around Halloween sell the town out. Mid-week in late January, March or November is where the real savings are — the same room that costs £160 in August is often £70.

The North Yorkshire booking traps worth knowing before you pay

Read the address, not the town name. Plenty of hotels advertised as "York" are actually 5–10 miles out at Escrick, Copmanthorpe, Bilbrough Top or on the A19 towards Selby, which is fine if you are driving and awkward if you assumed you could walk back from the Shambles after dinner. The same applies on the coast, where a "Whitby" address can mean Sleights or Ruswarp, and in the Dales, where a "Skipton" hotel may sit out on the A59 towards Bolton Abbey. Check parking separately: Whitby's West Cliff streets are permit-controlled, Robin Hood's Bay bans visitor cars from the bank down to the Dock, so you leave the car in the pay-and-display at the top and walk a steep half-mile, and central York hotels frequently charge £15–£25 a night on top of the room.

The other trap is the events calendar, because this county's price surges have almost nothing to do with school holidays. Check York's race fixtures, the Great Yorkshire Show dates in July, both Whitby Goth Weekends and the Harrogate Convention Centre diary before you fix a date, since a midweek trade exhibition can put Harrogate rooms above a summer Saturday. Finally, do not skip the flat market-town belt — Northallerton, Bedale, Easingwold, Thirsk and Tadcaster are 20–40 minutes from York, Ripon and the moors, cost £40–£60 less a night, and Thirsk and Northallerton both sit on the East Coast Main Line. Late September and early October are the underrated weeks: Fountains Abbey, Rievaulx and Bolton Castle are near-empty, the moorland heather has just gone over, and prices have already dropped.

Questions, answered

Where is The Wentworth Arms located?
The Wentworth Arms is in Malton, North Yorkshire (111 Town Street, Malton, United Kingdom), close to central Malton.
How much does The Wentworth Arms cost per night?
Prices are set live by the hotel — check the booking page for a real rate for your dates.
How many stars is The Wentworth Arms?
The Wentworth Arms is a 2-star hotel in North Yorkshire.
Is The Wentworth Arms a good hotel?
Guests rate it 4.5 across 453 reviews. It's a value choice for North Yorkshire.
How do I get to North Yorkshire from the airport?
Leeds Bradford (LBA) is the closest, about 12 miles from Harrogate and 30 from York, with no station of its own — budget £40–£55 for a taxi to Harrogate, or bus into Leeds and take the train onward. Manchester Airport has direct TransPennine trains to York in roughly two hours, which is often the easiest option from a long-haul flight. Newcastle Airport connects by Metro to Newcastle Central in about 25 minutes, then an hour by train to York or 35 minutes to Northallerton. Teesside International is handy only for Richmond, Northallerton and the northern moors, and car hire is worth taking there.
Do I need a car in North Yorkshire?
Yes for the Yorkshire Dales and most of the North York Moors, no for York itself. Places like Aysgarth Falls, Rievaulx Abbey, Bolton Castle and Sutton Bank have thin or weekend-only bus service, and DalesBus routes around Grassington run mainly at weekends. If you are staying in York, Harrogate, Knaresborough, Skipton, Scarborough or Whitby and travelling by train, you can manage without one — the Coastliner 840 and 843 buses link York, Malton and Pickering to Whitby and Scarborough. Remember that central York hotel parking typically adds £15–£25 a night, so a car you do not use is expensive.
Is North Yorkshire better for families or couples?
Both, but the areas divide fairly cleanly. Families do best on the coast at Scarborough and Filey, where the beaches, Peasholm Park and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway from Pickering to Grosmont fill several days, and where hotels are more likely to have family rooms. Couples tend to prefer Harrogate, Helmsley, Masham or a Wensleydale inn, and many small Dales pubs with rooms have doubles only. Ripon and Knaresborough sit in between and cost around £75–£110, with Fountains Abbey and Mother Shipton's Cave both suiting mixed-age groups.
What should I book early in North Yorkshire?
Anything on the coast for July and August, and anything in York on a race weekend. Robin Hood's Bay and Grassington have very few rooms in total and sell out months ahead for summer Saturdays. Both Whitby Goth Weekends — late April and around Halloween — take the town out of general availability, as does the Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate in the second week of July and York's Ebor Festival in mid-August. Two-night minimums are normal for coastal Saturdays from June to September, so plan Friday-to-Sunday rather than a single night.
What is a typical nightly hotel rate in North Yorkshire?
Around £95–£150 for a mid-range double across most of the county, and £110–£180 in central York or Harrogate. Budget rooms and pub stays in Northallerton, Bedale, Thirsk, Selby or back-street Scarborough usually run £55–£85 including breakfast. The top end — country houses near Ripon and in Wensleydale, sea-view rooms on Scarborough's Esplanade, York townhouse hotels — is roughly £180–£350. Rates roughly double in central York on Ebor Festival nights and on St Nicholas Fair weekends from mid-November.
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