Helwith Bridge Inn in Craven

My motorbike friends and I go every Wednesday evening. Its easily our favourite place to go. Always made welcome.

Love going here. Lovely people who run it, great spot by the river and the close to where we stay

Stayed here on Sunday in our camper free to stay if you visit the pub for food or drinks we had both very good food and service staff very friendly and polite great place we will be back thank you 👍👍

We had a lovely Sunday lunch here. It was a last minute booking. The staff were lovely, welcoming and accommodating. The food was fabulous. Nice decor and atmoshpere. By the river. Would defintely head back if in the area.

Stayed here with my campervan. Staff brilliant and very welcoming. Good is classic no frills pub grub at a decent price. Location stunning (as is all the Yorkshire Dales). Enjoyed the 'Bridge' cask ale. Highly recommended.

Great food, service and local traditional/pub atmosphere x will definitely return ❤️

Lovely pub with a view of the river and railway line. We enjoyed a great meal with excellent service

Llegamos aquí hoy de pasada y decidimos parar para almorzar. En el interior es un fuego de leña real muy encantador con personal amable y comida absolutamente preciosa! Tenía el pastel de cordero y menta, que era enorme y bien vale la pena las £ 16 que pagué por él. Vino con papas fritas, salsa y verduras. Mi marido tenía la hamburguesa doble Special que de nuevo era absolutamente enorme y servida con patatas fritas y ensalada de col. Mi hija tenía una hamburguesa con queso que venía con patatas fritas, ensalada y ensalada de col también y de nuevo era un tamaño muy bueno. El postre fue el pastel de esponja de chocolate caliente y honestamente, es el mejor que he comido! No era robusto en absoluto, era tan ligero y se derretía en la boca. Delicioso! Me alegro de que nos topáramos con este lugar. Si estás en la zona, ve porque no te decepcionará.

We love this little gem of a pub It's been a while since our last visit but we weren't disappointed this weekend when we popped in.

Lovely food, dog friendly, polite helpful and friendly service

Nos alojamos aquí en nuestra autocaravana por una noche, tomamos una copa por la tarde y luego una cena. El pub está limpio y cómodo. . . ¡Me costó reconocer el cuadro pintado por algunos críticos que hablaban de shabbiness! Es un pub local bien utilizado... amable y acogedor. Perro amistoso también. Tuvimos una deliciosa comida casera de un menú con un montón de opciones a un precio muy razonable. Volveremos para probar algunos de los paseos y disfrutar del encantador paisaje de Yorkshire.

Came here after our hike, absolutely gorgeous scenery the lady on the bar was really helpful and accommodating, reasonable beers and food, couldn’t recommend any more.

We would like to thank all the staff working on February 14th for the work put into my sister's wake. We were expecting over 100 to attend and the Inn coped. The food was plentiful and excellent. Thankyou again.

Called in for Sunday lunch. The most unappetising meal I have ever been offered. I ordered chicken breast in a peppercorn sauce. The plate arrived and I immediately noticed the frozen packet veg, the chicken was in a separate dish - all chopped up, mixed with the sauce. It had obviously been cooked beforehand and just warmed up as it was very stringy. It came with dark skinned whole potatoes which looked like they hadn't been washed with separate individual portions of butter. I tried, but the peppered sauce it was so, so hot I could only eat a couple of mouthfuls, my friend also tried it and she agreed. In the end I swapped it with my husband's roast beef as he can eat anything hot and spicy! I ploughed my way through the - not so tender beef and hard sweetcorn but mentioned it to the waitress who agreed that the chicken was far too hot for her too! I enjoyed the "bought in" sticky toffee pudding but will not be returning and would not recommend.

Stayed for a few days last week in the campervan,great location,great food and lovely people,made to feel very welcome by everyone although the weather was terrible we had a lovely stay,will return when the weather is better. Very dog friendly too.

Acabamos de alojarnos para un pub y parque aquí durante la noche y tuvimos la estancia más encantadora. La comida era genial, nos alojamos en el pub por unas horas porque era muy amable y acogedor. Lo recomendaría 100% a cualquiera!

I stayed in the car park, loo open overnight. Food and drink were great, very friendly atmosphere.

We've been coming to this pub for a good few years as have our caravan locally. Carol and Paul who ran it until recently we're absolutely lovely hosts serving great food, as most people, we were unsure how it would be under the new owners. We went last night for a meal, Sarah the landlady was very friendly and welcoming, as we're all the staff, the food was absolutely delicious and it was great to see and chat to Tracy who's been there years. Very dog friendly which is a must for us and lovely chilled atmosphere. Thanks guys and we'll def see you soon. Jane, Pete and Milo our little whippet

Had a very lovely meal, service was top form & friendly staff very accommodating

We stayed in our motorhome overnight,we had a couple of drinks in the bar the staff and locals were very welcoming.

Great little country pub with amazing views!! Settle to Carlisle Railway runs by just over the river!! Staff are fantastic and welcoming and great pub food is served!!

We're staying nearby this week and had a fantastic meal on Wednesday and found out that Thursday was "Pie Night" so went back again! We all had a great size portion of homemade pie, chips and peas and the meal was absolutely fabulous-the meat just melted in our mouths! You need to go for a meal but especially on "Pie Night"

Nice simple, unpretentious Dales pub with friendly welcoming staff. Friendly locals bar including the local fell running club I think. Good value standard pub grub and drink (very nice beer from Bowland Brewery in Clitheroe). Proper fire. ✅ Stayed over in our campervan (welcomed). Parking was flat and quiet. A few vans (campers/motorhomes) even on a wet October midweek evening! Would def go back. 👍

Love going here for the beautiful location and for the meals. Unfortunately the meals times have changed and this has not been not been stated on the website.

Un verdadero Pub con los pies en la tierra, áspero y listo. Ambos comimos un filete, un ojo de costilla y una rabadilla. Estaba absolutamente delicioso. Definitivamente vamos a ir de nuevo. Muy recomendable.

Lugar encantador en el río. Nos alojamos en Stainforth justo al final de la carretera, pero este pub se veía bien. Definitivamente vale la pena una visita... nos dieron una cálida bienvenida por la casera y los lugareños fueron todos amables. Es popular entre la gente local y merecidamente así... tuvimos buena comida y servicio aquí. Encantadora tarta de carne y verduras frescas con patatas fritas. Tenía un gran asiento junto a la ventana con vistas al río. No te dejes llevar por el aspecto exterior ligeramente descuidado ( sin ánimo de ofender! ) , una vez dentro es un pequeño y estupendo pub rural tradicional que sirve buena comida casera cocinada con una cálida bienvenida. Nos encantó.

Personal amable, buenas cervezas reales y buena comida del pub Precioso entorno junto al río y precios razonables Gran lugar después de paseos

Esta fue nuestra primera visita desde que el pub había cambiado de manos y estábamos deseando nuestra visita ya que las críticas recientes parecían positivas. La comida estaba bien, pero un poco decepcionante, ya que toda la comida frita sabía igual. Tampoco patatas fritas caseras como se indica en el menú. El aceite de cocina sabía contaminado como aceite viejo. Todavía una bienvenida amable, sin embargo, del personal. Probaremos la comida de nuevo y solo espero que esto fue un blip.

A passing visit brought us back to Helwith Bridge Inn (we came last year too) for a few drinks while camping nearby. Great selection of quality cask ales, nice beer garden at the back overlooking the river and the railway (great for trainspotters when the steam trains pass by) and friendly staff. We had some bar snacks too which were very delicious.

Fantastic place in the heart of Yorkshire Dale's.

Fantastic place in the heart of Yorkshire Dale's.

Top drawer pub. Very welcoming of all. Good beers and usually a good choice of cask ales. Food very good.

Top drawer pub. Very welcoming of all. Good beers and usually a good choice of cask ales. Food very good.

Fantastic pub great ale, food service,dog friendly and WiFi. Camping in the field available and brilliant location.

rubbish place full of builders, nobody seemed bothered to serve us, they just walked past us at the bar and went to chat to someone, i said excuse me and they said wont be long and carried on chatting, outside looks like a disused carpark, stay away just rubbish

Lovely people and atmosphere, the food was also tasty Cheers

Stopped in by chance for Sunday dinner on our way home from a weekend away. This is a lovely, traditional pub nestled by the river with a view of Pen-y-Ghent. It has a great terraced beer garden. A good selection of food and real ales, with friendly staff and reasonable prices. Having discovered the inn, we will certainly return.

What a nice little place, especially the beer garden down by the river.

Everything you would want travelling around North Yorkshire National Park in a motorhome. We stayed for freeas long as we used the Pub. We each had a good and very tasty meal and drinks for under £40. The carpark is flat which is ideal.

Only 4 stars as we didn't eat here but lots of others did when we were there!

Marvellous free house in a remote location. Serving several well kept ales and various bottles beers. Lovely setting by the river with good views all round. Super friendly behind the bar and loyal,chatty locals. Offers overnights on the carpark with loo access through the night. Highly recommended 🍻 🚐

Nice pub next to the river popular with the locals

Had a warm welcome and very nice meal - with proper chips and really good beefburgers. Good real ale too and a lovely location by the river and railway.

After years of visiting I understand new owners have there own stamp to make . The menu has reduced No starters offered We didn’t get offered a dessert menu . Lots of new signs about the car park telling us what to do . Common sense to spend money in the pub to stay over . I don’t understand that to break a good working system?

What a fabulous pub! Staff are all lovely, food is great and reasonably priced and the location is wonderful. Hubbie was very pleased with the range of real ales on offer too. It’s great that they were happy for us to stay over in our camper and we most certainly will be back. This is just an hour from where we live and so perfect for that quick trip away. Thank you! E x

Stayed over in my motorhome so had a few beers and a meal. Salmon salad had large chunks of chilled salmon and lovely crisp salad. Plenty of it, plus a small basket of chips. Highly recommended.

We are here Saturday night as we were staying 2 minutes walk away after doing the 3 Peaks. Lovely welcome. Nice table away from the main bar area. Food was delicious, fresh and portion sizes were spot on. Service was really friendly and they were even happy to wrap a meal to go for a member of our party that wasn’t feeling well so had stayed back at the accommodation. A local couple sitting on the table next to our gave us some tips for breakfast the next day. Great pub and would definitely go back. Thanks for a nice evening.

Great little pub good food at right price

I came across the Helwith Bridge Inn whilst writing my new book, 'Walk the Ribble'. New owners, very keen to impress in a beautiful location. Called again with my wife whilst out taking photos. Some Americans eating there were very impressed with the food and it did look very good 👍

Proper pub grub, at proper prices. Came here for an evening meal as we were staying locally. Cosy pub with friendly staff. The food was well prepared and tasted delicious.

Fantastic stay at the pub carpark in the camper. We had drinks on the river terrace overlooking Pen-y-ghent, and some beautiful meals in the restaurant. Staff were very welcoming and friendly. Dogs allowed in ,as long as on a lead. Great value, nice choice of cask beers, ciders and lagers. Theres a bunkhouse and a tentfield, fresh water and an outside toilet available too. Campervans and motorhomes need to register with staff at the bar, have a meal or drinks, and stay overnight. Good tv reception and decent internet reception. We will be back again, thankyou for your hospitality

Moho stopover after walking High Cup Nick. Tip top food, large car park for moho and stunning views to wake up to. Great service& friendly staff. (Had the Veggie burger and Minted lamb Henry🤩)

Visited here most evenings on a recent holiday to the Yorkshire Dales. Had some wonderful chats and.fun with some of the most wonderful people in what's called "God's Own Country" I sincerely recommend the place, and.tjank you to all the lovely local people I met ... It was a pleasure.

A fabulous pub with great staff, outstanding food and a great selection of drinks. Plus we stayed in their wee hut, the Hotel Paradiso...we will definitely be back 👌😍

Great food, great beer and the staff are the best

The pub is under relatively new management and the new owners are doing a fantastic job of maintaining the essence of the pub. It's not fancy, which I like, but is friendly with a fabulous old fashioned pub atmosphere. I had rib eye steak cooked medium rare and it was excellent. My partner had the small Haddock and chips which was really, not that small at all. She was very satisfied with her meal. All in all The Helwith Bridge Inn gives great value for money providing high quality pub grub.

Great little pub , very warm and welcoming, parked on the carpark overnight with our Motorhome, ate in the pub and the food was great , nice pint pint too , thanks

Came across this diamond yesterday while on a drive out, friendly staff and the food was amazing, lovely location

Just spent weekend here, loved it. Stunning views, the people are friendly and welcoming. Great food, staff are friendly and can not do enough for you to make your visit special. Would highly recommend. Thanks for a great time.

Friendly, cosy country pub, great meals, great beer, very fairly priced. Staff are very welcoming.

Really good food and service, best pub in the area forcfoodxand drink (had IPAs on) and far more reasonable than the ones in Horton.

We had lunch here. It was amazing,wonderful puff pastry topped Steak and Ale pie. The staff were really friendly and welcoming. Wonderful view of the River Ribble and Helwith Bridge. Busy place and definitely worth a visit.Great value for money.(( There are no hotel rooms so that is why I didn't give it a rating)

A lovely stop off from Horton,over to the Kightstable,a good choice of beverages and food.

Had a lovely day at helwith Bridge Inn today. Very friendly staff. It's under new management and thay are making a massive impression on the visitors making them welcome. Plus the food is really delicious 😋 freshly made. I would really recommend going there. I'm going back soon. Plus room in the carpark for campervan if you spend your money on there delicious food and good choices of beer's and other drinks. So make your next visit an enjoyable one this year.

We walked in the Helwith and the bar staff and kitchen staff where pleasant. We ordered a chicken fillet "buger" and a sirloin steak, the food came faster than expected and tasted microwaved, the steak didn't taste freshly cooked and the chicken burger wasn't even a burger it was just chicken breast on a dry bun, chips were okay bit not the best I've tasted. Wouldn't go for food there again.

Top class beer and the foods spot on

On a wild wet walk in terrible weather and we had to abandon it. We took refuge in the Helwith Bridge Inn. 20+ very wet people descended on them. We were given a very warm welcome and looked after. A lovely place to dry out, reasonable priced drinks and gorgeous hearty homemade chips. Hope to return on warm sunny day. Thank you for making us so welcome. 😁

Absolutely spot on, going back tomorrow 👍👍

Een passed many times, thought we'd pop in for some lunch. Great spot, great smiles, great service. Thanks and will be back....

The Staff and the locals are very friendly, The food is to Die for, Good wholesome food, Proper portions, None of this squiggle of Jue and a chip in a small basket malarkey! If you are hungry call in, you'll struggle to walk out !! The next time I'm over that way I'll be calling in again.

Probably one of Englands last true pubs: no frills, just completely authentic and a perfect antidote to commercialised chains and overpriced 'gastro' pubs. This is an independent pub offering well kept real ale, proper pub food, sensible pricing, open fire and a warm welcome.

Second visit to this lovely pub set in the heart of the Scenic Yorkshire Dales. Steak and stilton pie and steak and ale Yorkshire pudding was beautiful. Great service and lovely atmosphere. The locals are also friendly. We will be back soon from the lake district 🩷

Great campervan stopover. Friendly pub with good selection of beers. Large portions of food. Good menu. Very good value for money.

The second time we have stayed here in our camper. A lovely location. Its free to stay but ate out twice at the pub. The food is super and massive portions. Excellent value and lovely hosts. Will be back.

Stayed here over Christmas in our motorhome brilliant service the food was lovely and the owners very welcoming Massive car park very dog friendly Can’t wait to return

Pubs like this are few and far between . Always welcoming, always good ale - lucky to have this as one of our ‘locals’.

A fantastic rural country pub, with excellent food and even better value for money.

Had steak and ale pie it was lovely

What a little gem, dog friendly, and the food is delicious with proper chips You can stay on the car park with your camper van

Mediocre food at best. The ham sandwich looked like something which could be rustled up in the kitchen on a lazy afternoon and the chips were definitely oven chips

Stopped in our motorhome overnight. Great location and lovely food.

Great place for a post ride beer.

Top class food good price definitely go again

Lovely place with a nice atmosphere 👍

My partner wanted to find a really nice local pub with proper food, I'm happy to say the Helwith Bridge Inn did not disappoint. The food portions were very generous and tasted very good. Its location is quite close to Ribblehead Viaduct which we stopped at the the prices were very good for what we got. Highly recommend if you're looking for real English pub food at a great price!

We've stopped there on our way to Malham Cove from Hardraw Waterfall, and it was a great choice. The service was excellent, and the food was really tasty. Highly recommended if you are in this part of the Yorkshire Dales

The friendly helpful staff allowed us to stop over in our camper after a long drive, the food and drinks were great 👍

Down to earth pub. And allow overnight parking.

It was a very friendly pub and the staff were very helpful. We stayed overnight in our campervan a lovely place

Drink was good, food was not, but it was cheap! If they did better veg and did a sauce with the steak even for a couple of pounds more I'd consider it fantastic value for money. Staff were friendly, dog was allowed in too.

We went to Horton in Ribblesdale for lunch and found it was shut! Quick look at WhatPub and a few minutes in the car and we pulled in to Helsingborg Bridge just as they were opening. First impressions excellent, lovely landlady and good range of beers. We sat by the river to browse the menu which had a very good offering. My partner went for steak burger, I had veg cannoli. Meals arrived in very good time and were very good.

Great place to stay in campervan. Very welcoming, great food lovely, atmosphere will definitely go back.

Beautiful food and friendly welcome not only for us but for our fur baby aswell. Very reasonable priced aswell.

The location is nice has a little River terrace. The food was great and the prices are good. Staff very friendly and polite. It is well worth a visit .

6 of us came for dinner. The staff were very welcoming from when we arrived, love and great personality’s. A good choice of ales and drinks. The menu is a great pub menu, we all had a mix of dishes, I am gluten free and the kitchen staff were great at accommodating me, the gluten free cod and chips were great. My friend really enjoyed their meal. We have booked for another evening as we really enjoyed it. I fully recommend.

Arrived after a day walking, starving hungry. Pub not at all busy. 40 minutes till one starter arrived, they forgot the other one, which eventually arrived half an hour later. Then 20 minutes at least till the steaks arrived, which were over-cooked and dry, we asked for medium rare and they were grey through and through. VERY disappointed, did not enjoy the meal at all. Paul the landlord was surly and ungracious and did not apologise. We negotiated a reduced bill of £40, and still felt ripped off. The beer was mediocre by the way, not well looked after.

Called in recommendation wow wasn't disappointed good selection of beer. Wasn't going to eat but so glad we did food was lush fresh and served with a smile a warm welcome to strangers will definitely return well done keep it up

Called for a drink on our way back from Horton to Austwick and ended up having food too (although we had to wait until 5 when service started!). Good welcome, fairly priced food and drink as well. Had the steak and ale pie which has a great flavour with lots of lean meat and flaky pastry topping. Portions are generous and service friendly. Only comment is that the outside table could do with a good clean - but don't let that put you off.

We were on a break from Norwich for our 30th anniversary and found this establishment online. We had a fantastic meal, all hand made and cooked by the lady of the house. 5 star's all-round. As previous reviews we can recommend this establishment for a good night out and excellent food and company.

Found this little gem whilst we were on a short break nearby. Had dinner here as the one we initially wanted to try was closed. Certainly not disappointed. Its a little way out,right next to the river. Dogs welcome. Food, which I understand was prepared by the lady of the house was really, really good. Both of us had steak, one with veg the other with salad and it was the best cooked steak I have ever had. Unfortunately it was beaten by the sticky toffee pudding for desert, which was the absolutely best I have ever tasted and I have tasted quite a few. We all left with full tummies and a promise of returning the next time we are close by. Well done to the owners you do an absolutely fantastic job as hosts.