The Sun Inn in Ryedale

This is such a lovely local pub with a fabulous atmosphere. Sharon and Rob are so welcoming and friendly. They carry a large range of real ales which are kept well. They don't serve food but you are welcome to bring in a takeaway. It also has a large beer garden at the back.

Quality beer, nice atmosphere. Dog friendly

My sort of pub Real Ales and Real people 10/10 keep it up 👍

Beer and Atmosphere (patrons) are outstanding, cannot recommend enough, best pub in Pickering.

Nice friendly pub, great selection of beers

No food, no loud music, no fruit machines - just a fabulous range of local ales beautifully kept. And open on a Monday too. Support your local pub!!

This is a proper pub! Delicious selection of real ales and a great atmosphere. I wish there were more pubs like this.

Excellent pub for drinking (no food) with a decent selection of beers. The beer garden is the biggest in Pickering! And very nicely grassed. Opens earlier than stated during summer holidays.

One of the best pubs ive been in, great selection of beers and casks, served by experienced friendly bar staff. Cracking beer garden in the sun to the rear. Very dog friendly. No food on offer,but order your takeaway or fish and chips to the pub and they provide cutlery and knapkins. Brilliant pub with great staff.

Great pub just outside town 5 minute walk. really good price's. brilliant beer garden. very quirky inside well worth a visit

A mainly wet pub, with around 6 excellent real ales, food can be brought in to the garden room.

We called in here mist nights of our holiday, great pub, reasonable prices and a great back garden. Great choice of drinks, and made to feel welcome. Looking forward to coming back next time we are on holiday.

Best pub in pickering by far, great beers lots of real ciders, no food but you can bring your own or visit the local chippy round the corner which also happens to be the best chippy in pickering, would definitely return next time I'm in the area

It might not be in the town centre, but it's absolutely in the heart of the community. Always a relaxed and friendly place with a similar atmosphere, probably the most relaxing, sociable, and amiable pub in Pickering. A varied "calendar" of events/quizzes/live music/karaoke added to a superb range of drinks choices, regular C.A.M.R.A. Award winners, a huge garden for enjoying those days and evenings outside....when the great British weather permits!! I've been a patron for decades, since last century, and it's always a pleasure to visit. Their monthly events calendar is usually suspended in the month of August in order to welcome folks/tourists visiting -- often revisiting-- for the summer holidays/tourist season, and to give the usual performers and participants a break, too. I live not far away from the Sun Inn, and regularly direct "lost" tourists/town visitors to their door when I'm working in my front garden. Need I say more?!!

Visited lots on our stay in pickering. Friendly staff, dog friendly inside and out. Lovely garden thats a nice relaxed setting amongst friendly locals. Good prices. Clean toilets and overall pub.

Trip down memory lane. Much improved and deserves to succeed !

Tuesday 9th July 2024 This great pub is a must to visit for real ale when in Pickering This pub serves some great real ales it is a propper old-fashioned real ale pub and the locals are great A must for real alecdrinkers to come to when in pickering

They don’t do any food, but they really know their beer! Tetley Bitter is permanently served, with 5 rotating guests. The ceiling & walls are covered with clips from all over Yorkshire & the North. Best for miles for beer!

Nice quiet place, plenty of room and outdoor space.

Excellent pub. Good selection of beers plus the usual lagers and ciders. Really good staff. Large beer garden. Nothing not to like.

Lovely pub no food but bring your own. Large out door beer garden and friendly staff.

Lovely pub great beer and nice prices

The most friendly environment ever! Had a great time and sure I'll come back.

Friendly traditional pub. Great selection of real ales, always changing. Nothing fancy, no food, no jukebox, slot-machines or TVs, just a good pub.

1 of only 2 pubs with a dark beer.

Walked in and was amazed by how friendly the people in here were Annie the bar person was a friendly lass who made me as welcome as any other person in the room a bit of friendly chat over my Ipswich top will definitely make a call in next time I’m in the area

Lovely pub with excellent staff

This was a great find. Staying in Pickering for 2 nights we called in on the Saturday night and it was really busy and standing room only. Great to see a pub doing so well. We didn't stay that night as we just wanted to sit & chat but decided to go back on the Sunday night. We got a nice seat and there were some great beers on offer for a good price. Friendly barman, guessing it's his business. Had a great night and will definitely be back when we're next in the area.

Real ale was amazing, great family type room at the back.

Called in on our way back to camp site for a drink . Super welcoming and very dog friendly. Lovely pint in a warm cozy pub . Absolutely loved the beer mats on the ceiling . Would deffo return.

I’m not from around these parts, but even I can spot a great pub. Good range of beers, friendly staff and full of customers actually talking to each other. What else do you want? That’s what pubs are for!

Fab pub great selection of all beers ciders and lagers, fab quiz every Thursday too, highly recommended

Cracking pub. Good choice of beer, great atmosphere. A proper pub.

Great beer selection and lovely stsff

Nice pub, good value beer, busy

Excellent proper pub. No food served just beer . Really good pint. Very friendly staff and locals make you feel at home. 10/10

Really busy as there was a fund raising event on. Nice pub

Great real ales that had changed the next day. Staff found us a table in the main bar as there was a band on in the side room and we’d got 2 dogs with us so was a bit too loud for them. Traditional style pub with books and games, wood burning fire, real ale pump clasps decorating the ceiling something of interest everywhere you looked, returned several times during our week long holiday

Landlady should do stand up comedy. Beer was great as well will pay another visit over the weekend. Thank you.

Take your hat coat and gloves, its freezing ! Such a shame as its great beer in a traditional pub.

Very courteous staff, friendly and helpful.

Really nice cosy & welcoming pub, the Barman was lovely, locally known as Scottish Sam, he was very friendly, beer was good, nice atmosphere, we went on a Monday so it was quite quiet but I imagine its very busy at weekends, would recommend, but would point out they don't serve food.

I was visiting Pickering and popped in on a Wednesday night while walking the dog. The Sun was pretty quiet, but this was the right atmosphere to enjoy a quick pint. It had a good selection of beers, and I liked the decor. I would be extremely happy if this was my local. I tried the other drinking pubs in Pickering (not the two posh food ones!) and this was my favourite; refunded if you like good conversation and ales.

Quick drink after work. Great selection of real ales 🍺

Visited the Sun 3 Times this summer the beer & actually pub is excellent but the bar staff seemed very miserable & not welcoming which put a bit of a dampener on it for us.

Good selection of beers, friendly staff and atmosphere. Dogs made welcome too.

Great pub , friendly and a good choice of beers

Friendly hospitable pub with great atmosphere the feel of a country pub where a lot of locals go to socialise did not sample any food went wrong time of day for that the one and only drawback was difficult parking so a short walk to the pub would be best

Good old fashioned local with Samuel Smith's ales Unfortunately dogs not allowed inside but welcome in beer garden . Worth a visit for the good old atmosphere and friendliness.

Fab pub with gorgeous and massive beer garden. Was crammed at Pickering Rocks. Enjoyed Cider festival and live music. Great atmosphere

Lovely pub, great atmosphere, the beer and cider range was very good, the only thing that stops 5 stars was the soda water was quite flat and the driver left most of it. But don't let that detract from all the good things at this place!

This is the first time l have been to the Sun. Definitely go again. We went with 5 adults and three children various ages and one dog. We sat outside in the large garden with lots of seating. Although they don't serve food the kids were happy with crisps and snacks. Drinks were good and my son in law said the beer 🍺 was always good. Staff very friendly and we all had a lovely afternoon sat in the Sunshine. A must if you are visiting Pickering. No parking at the pub but you can park close by. A real gem in lovely Pickering.

Great proper pub with lovely beer garden

Great pub with a good selection of cask beer, even had a dark mild on for our visit

A nice enough pub with limited space in the main bar area and more room in the added sun room. It does have an enormous beer garden which stretches into the distance, up a grassy hill. The interior seating isn't particularly comfortable but they do have decent beer. The biggest let down is that they don't do food and steps should be taken to rectify this, as they could make a killing, where they are situated on the edge of the town. We would have eaten there several times, had we been able to. I know you can bring your own food in but that's not the same as being able to order decent home cooked food.

Friendly bar serving real ales. Very hospitable landlord.

Good friendly pub with good beer.A drinkers pub as they don't do food.

If you want a proper pub this is it, great atmosphere great selection of ciders & beers, my favourite pub in town.

Wide range of beers , large garden , went to a party here

The staff were very friendly and helpful and had a great choice of real ales

Superb selection of real ales in excellent condition. And always a stout apparently!

Serious about beer, with an impressive ceiling. No food available. Clean and comfortable. Maybe a little parochial. Nonetheless, The Sun is to be recommended.

Superb little pub just outside the town centre. Excellent range of well kept ales and ciders at good prices. Great atmosphere and lots of space. Highly recommended - it's definitely the best pub in Pickering.

Serious about beer. Clean and comfortable. Maybe a little parochial......

Nice pub, properly busy as it has a warm sunny evening and it has a large beer garden, as in an actual garden with grass and trees.

Fantastic pub that sort of defies description. There's a lovely old 'classic' bar, a large airy extension and a massive beer garden. There's a great range of really well kept ales that go so fast they seem to be different every day. The prices are very good and most of the staff are really friendly. Dog friendly too. Definitely one to keep coming back to.

Great friendly service and a good pint.

Lovely place. Good selection of ales. Was made to feel very welcome

Stopped on for a drink prior to a curry in town (no food served in the pub). There were four cask ales at the bar, all unknown to me as a visitor, and the landlord gave me a small taster first to allow me to ensure I was happy with my choice. The Helmsley IPA from just down the road was superb! Hoppy, creamy and not too bitter on the aftertaste. ABV 5.5% - so on the strong side. This pub is a must for cask ale lovers, but plenty of other choices also on tap.

Awesome selection of ciders and beer in a relaxing setting. Highly recommended

Excellent pub in Pickering. Great choice of beers with 6 on cask. We were staying in Pickering for a week and we went to the Sun every day. Beer really fresh and had a good turnover. Staff all very friendly. Lovely beer garden. Definitely the best pub in town.

Friendly comfortable, great range of beers. Top notch. We weren't locals but we're warmly welcomed which was great. Dog friendly pub.

This is by far the best pub in Pickering. They have 6 real ales on, always a dark always Tetleys. 4 rotating guests. The welcome is great, very friendly

Nice choice of beer's and friendly atmosphere

Excellent selection of well-kept real ales. Conversation somewhat difficult in the boomy back room, however.

What a great Pub, shame not open earlier but well worth a visit, I shall definitely be calling back

First visit to the Sun this evening, what an amazing pub. Fantastic selection of ales, friendly and warm welcome from locals and staff alike. Will definitely be visiting again.

Six beautifully kept real ales (Tetley's bitter and five guest beers) and loads of ciders, a nice atmosphere and a room at the back where you can bring and eat your own food. A proper boozer 👍.

Opening hours not updated on Google leading to people wasting their time. Yes I could have called ahead but people shouldn't have to call every pub they visit before hand, its in the centre of Pickering not the back of beyond. How difficult is it to edit the opening hours, a 2 minute job?

Great community run pub. Always a superb range of well kept real ales and ciders. Friendly and welcoming. Dog friendly and family room. Large garden. Brilliant!

Set off the main road to the West of the town this inconspicuous pub is a gem. The best pub in Pickering. A good sized bar serving half a dozen cask ales, all well conditioned and served by a friendly barman. No food served here just a friendly busy pub. Also has an adjoining large games / function room.

Great place. Good atmosphere. Great staff

Beautiful family run local pub with a good menu and the food was excellent. Local craft beers. The local store is also situated on the premises

Great choice of beers. A charming, proper pub in the heart of the community.

Real ale. Good service. Welcoming and warm. This is how a pub should be. We loved every minute of our time there. Seek it out.

An excellent drinking house well worth a visit good choice of guest beers definitely go again

What an amazing find - these people know how to look after their real ale - a very atmospheric place

Excellent pub for real ale. Worth walking the short distance out if the town centre to get to.

No slot machines, no juke boxes, just good beer and good cheer!

Wonderful friendly pub, served with a smile. Fantastic beer garden to!

By far the best pub for miles around, great selection of superbly kept beers, friendly owners/staff who go the extra mile. Nothing too much trouble, child friendly, dog friendly and a real traditional pub.

Very good beer selection, and well kept. Warm, friendly atmosphere 👍

A real local pub, good service, lots of atmosphere and people and most importantly, great beers & ciders!

Went for the beer festival. Very well kept real ale. The staff and landlady are really friendly and accommodating. The locals seemed like a good crowd too. Hope to return one day

One of the best pubs in Pickering. 6 real ales on offer and kept well. 2 rooms and one bar. Clean, friendly and cosy. No surprising that it gets several CAMRA awards. A big beer garden. In which a beer festival is held over about 3-4 days in September under a large marquee. Easy walking distance from the town centre on Westgate. Highly recommended.

Lovely to find a proper pub not many around now with a good selection of beer's.

Very helpful and friendly go out of their way to help

Great atmosphere, great welcome and great beer.

what can i say everything that needs to be said as been said great choice of ale,always in first class condition landlady always got a smile for her customers took my grandson in the other day he started to count the beer pump clips that are on the walls he gave it up as a bad job at around 300 or so only one very small grip(but can understand why)do,s not open till 4.o.clock monday till thursday

Couldn't fault anything Very good.Keep it up.