The Black Horse

a traditional two bar pub, set in the heart of the old town. Whitby's award winning pub - CAMRA good beer guides ans 2007 spring pub of the season.

Cask Marque accredited. regional winner of 2008 Punch Taverns Shine Awards - drinks experience. Selling up to 5 real ales, speciality ciders, draught Hoegaarden, Staropramen and scrumpy. Tapas and snacks menu. S***f menu of around 20 flavours. Dogs welcome in the bar areas.
4 en-suite rooms available room only from £35

Photos from The Black Horse's post 06/09/2024

Our gorgeous dog friendly apartment sleeps 2 people and up to 2 dogs. It’s all ready for our next guests. For booking enquiries please email [email protected]

03/09/2024

Don’t forget, we’re closed from 5pm today for a well deserved staff night out! See you again tomorrow when normal service will resume 😁🍻

02/09/2024

The £40,000 has finally been smashed! 👏👏👏

We’ve done it! We’ve raised over £40K for Whitby lifeboat 😁👍👏 thank you so much to everyone who has bought bandanas over the years or donated material, we couldn’t have done it without you ❤️⚓️🐾

01/09/2024

It’s been a great Whitby Pirate Festival. Super Mave raised £280.50 on the stall over the two days ❤️⚓️🐾🏴‍☠️

All hail the Pirate King ☠️🏴‍☠️

Photos from The Black Horse's post 31/08/2024

The stall is set at the bandstand, and Super Mave is ready to take your money! There are plenty of pirate bandanas available. Check out the other stalls too and give generously, as all money raised goes to Whitby Lifeboat ❤️⚓️🐾🏴‍☠️

Photos from The Black Horse's post 30/08/2024

It’s Whitby Pirate Festival ☠️🏴‍☠️ we’ve got treasure to peek at, skull and crossbones dog bandanas and our take on a Dark & Stormy, with 50p from each sale going to Whitby Lifeboat. Super Mave will have a stall at the bandstand selling the dog bandanas tomorrow and Sunday ☠️🏴‍☠️☠️🏴‍☠️☠️

27/08/2024

It’s not particularly cold, but it’s certainly a bit gloomy out there. Come in for the best comfort food going….. our doorstep cheese on toast 😋

27/08/2024

We’ve survived Regatta, Folk Week and the Bank Holiday, so next Tuesday (3rd Sept) we’ll be closing at 5pm for a well deserved staff night out. Well done Team Black Horse!

24/08/2024

It’s been too busy for a full menu for the last week, but from today our Yapas is back! 😋

24/08/2024

Next weekend is Whitby Pirate Festival, there’ll be plenty to do…☠️🏴‍☠️☠️🏴‍☠️☠️

Pirates are coming to Whitby! 🏴‍☠️

This year’s Pirate Festival will take place from Friday, August 30th, to Sunday, September 1st, 2024. More information can be found here - Whitby Pirate Festival

24/08/2024

And after a very busy week, that’s it, Folk Week is over. It’s been fabulous to see familiar faces, and to remember ones who are no longer with us. Until next year….. 🪗🎶🎻🎵 thank you 🍻

23/08/2024
21/08/2024

Some of the Morris dancers on this lovely sunny afternoon 🎶🪗☀️

Photos from Simon McCabe Photography's post 20/08/2024

Last nights amazing firework display. It sounded amazing from the pub 🤣🎆 now on with the rest of folk week…. 🎶🎵🪗🎻

19/08/2024

Regatta Monday, the big day of the weekend. 🎡🎆🎈 getting a fancy balloon was a regatta treat when I was younger, it’s safe to say they’re a lot fancier these days 😁 enjoy the firework finale at 9.45pm

19/08/2024

Our first dance of the week last night 🪗🎻⚔️🎶🎵

18/08/2024

Nice session in the front bar, and a close up of our two new pictures of people who will no longer share folk week with us 😢🎻🪗🍻

18/08/2024

We’re folk week Sunday ready! 🍻🧀 we had some great sessions yesterday, looking forward to see what today brings 🎼🎻🪗🍻

17/08/2024

Today is the first day of the regatta weekend. Grab a programme to find out what’s going on.

🚣‍♀️ cheer on the rowers
⛵️ see the yachts
🎡 ride the fairground
🎆 be amazed at the fireworks
🍻 grab a pint in the pub
🍦 enjoy an ice cream

Cracking day for ir!

Who will you be cheering on?

Full race schedule in the regatta programme.

🔴🔵🟡

13/08/2024

All stocked up ready for folk week and regatta. They both begin this weekend, and we look forward to welcoming regulars and new customers 🍻🎻🪗🎼🍻

Photos from The Black Horse's post 13/08/2024

Great to see Whitby Distillery on the telly last night, and some recognisable background to some of their interviews 😁 you can sample their gins and rums here whilst in Whitby 🥃

11/08/2024

Our beautiful, spacious, dog friendly apartment is right in the heart of the old town of Whitby. This unfortunately means we have no parking, but it’s just a short walk to the nearest car park, and you can pull up outside to drop off your bags.
Available for a minimum 3 night stay. Please email [email protected] for availability

09/08/2024

We’ve swapped out our regular dark ale, Rhatas, for some ruby mild 🍻😋 don’t worry, Rat fans, it’ll be back once it’s settled and the mild has run out!

08/08/2024

We have some lovely new dishes for you….. Gazpacho soup and Andalusian Carrots are both served cold, so they’re lovely and refreshing in this warm weather.
The lamb kofta meatballs are served with yogurt and mint dip 😋

04/08/2024

Well done Super Mave, not bad for one day! 👏❤️⚓️🐾

Super Mave has taken £190.50 today on the bandana stall 👏❤️⚓️🐾

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Our Story

A traditional two bar pub, set in the heart of the old town.
We pride ourselves in what we do and what we offer, hence having been recognised with these awards - CAMRA good beer guides 2007 - present and 2007 spring pub of the season. Cask Marque accredited since 2008. Regional winner of 2008 Punch Taverns Shine Awards - drinks experience. Whitby Gazette pub of the year 2014/15.


Selling up to 5 real ales, 9 ciders including scrumpy, craft and non-alcoholic. Belgian favourites Hoegaarden and Leffe Blond on draught. 10 wines from around the world. We have over 20 premium gins, including non-alcoholic, all served with Fever-tree mixers. A good selection of premium rum and singe malts. 8 bottled or canned craft beers as well as craft on tap, and gluten free beer. Yapas (Yorkshire Tapas) menu. S***f menu of around 15 flavours. Awesome bar snacks! All this makes us the little pub, with a big choice!

Dogs welcome in the bar areas, and children are welcome until 9.30pm.
We have 4 en-suite rooms available on a room only basis. 2x double rooms, 1x single room and 1x triple room. Please visit our website to check availablility and make your reservations. Unfortunately we don’t have parking, but its only a short walk to the nearest car park. No dogs allowed in the rooms.

We look forward to seeing you soon. Sue and the team.

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Some of the Morris dancers on this lovely sunny afternoon 🎶🪗☀️
Our first dance of the week last night 🪗🎻⚔️🎶🎵
Nice session in the front bar, and a close up of our two new pictures of people who will no longer share folk week with ...
The legendary French onion soup is still available 😋🧅🧀
So, what’s in the ‘back cellar’? ……..
2023 Boxing Day Dip! Well done to all of those who braved the cold for charity. We’ll be open from 1pm today for a warm ...
The French onion soup was such a hit, we sold out!  🧅🧀🧅🧀🧅 don’t worry if you missed it, we’ve made another batch at 10 o...

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Address


91 Church Street
Whitby
YO224BH

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 10pm
Tuesday 12pm - 10pm
Wednesday 12pm - 10pm
Thursday 12pm - 10pm
Friday 12pm - 10pm
Saturday 12pm - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 10pm

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