With a stay at The Windmill Inn - Whitby in Whitby, you'll be a 1-minute drive from North York Moors National Park and 5 minutes from Whitby Harbour. .This bed & breakfast is 2.1 mi (3.3 km) from Captain Cook Memorial Museum and 2.4 mi (3.8 km) from Whitby Abbey.
North York Moors National Park - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
Whitby Harbour - 5 min drive - 3.6 km
Whitby Abbey - 5 min drive - 3.6 km
Whitby Beach - 5 min drive - 4.0 km
Robin Hood's Bay Beach - 7 min drive - 7.0 km
Getting around
Ruswarp Station - 6 min drive
Restaurants
The Angel Hotel (Wetherspoon) - 4 min drive
Trenchers - 5 min drive
The Plough Inn - 5 min drive
The Green Dragon - 4 min drive
The Waiting Room - 5 min drive
About this property
The Windmill Inn - Whitby
Bed & breakfast with free breakfast, near North York Moors National Park
The Windmill Inn - Whitby offers 7 accommodations. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Stay in one of 7 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Housekeeping is provided daily, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
At The Windmill Inn - Whitby, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary English breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary English breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 9:30 AM.
The Windmill Inn - Onsite bar.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
Free English breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Restaurants on site
The Windmill Inn
Conveniences
Guidebooks
Limited-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Outdoors
Garden
Outdoor furniture
Accessibility
No lift
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Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
Room amenities
Bathroom
Towels provided
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV
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Iron/ironing board on request
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 10:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total pets
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Payment types
Important information
Fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
Deposit: GBP 25.00 per accommodation, per stay
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
Optional extras
Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Property is also known as
The Windmill Whitby Whitby
Reviews
The Windmill Inn - Whitby Reviews
8.4
Very good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Spiders galore in the toilet with a spider nest in the corner beds were really uncomfortable. Had to leave after one night.
Rachel
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
6/10 Okay
Helen
Travelled with family and small children
6 Aug 2025
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The staff are lovely and the area around the pub is great. We like the set up with only 4 huts and it feels safe. The downside are the beds. They were really uncomfortable and the sofa bed had wood going across the middle and was hard. We ended up all 3 sharing a bed which was tight plus this bed had a very basic mattress. A side light or nightlight would be beneficial. Would also benefit from more toilets and an extra shower as all 4 cabins sharing is a lot. We ate in the pub and the staff are always lovely and the food was good. Breakfast was a highlight. We like the garden area too.
Disappointing Shepherd Hut accommodation. It could be so good but even the small investment in bedside lamps in simple bedside tables was missing. One shared toilet and one shared shower between four huts. Old cheap mattresses, scruffy cheap linens and towels, and single coat hook on walls for clothes rounded it off. The breakfast were quite good and staff were helpful and friendly but that’s the only positive I’m afraid. We ate dinner with friends one evening, again food was ok and service helpful and friendly. Just a few improvements would make an enormous difference, but they seem to sell so they presumably hhink it’s good enough. It’s not. Wouldn’t return.
Loved our stay in the shepherds hut. Great family get away in a lovely location. Fun alternative to our usual camping. Lovely facilities, amazing welcoming staff and delicious breakfast. Short drive to all local destinations…wish we had stayed another night!
Room in the Windmill was clean and spacious. Bed was very comfortable. Loved being able to have a deep luxurious bath... so relaxing after being out in Whitby and walking most of the day Staff were welcoming and very accommodating. Got asked every morning if we needed anything doing or replacing in the room. Breakfasts and evening meals were amazing, with lots of choice and using locally resourced produce. Need to have a good appetite as portions were more than ample. Sunday lunch was unbelievable. Very popular family friendly pub, but plenty of seating outside to sit and unwind on a summer evening and enjoy the lovely views. Noise from the bar on an evening could be a put off for some but it wasn't an issue for us.
Nothing to like on the whole. Outside property not appealing. Stairs up to room - carpet was dirty. Room decor needed attention. Paint peeling from wall. Curtain tieback hooks fell out of wall. Bathroom clean and new looking. Over bath shower but no shower screen. No toiletries apart from Aldi hand soap. Bed comfortable. Good breakfast.
Colin
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
8/10 Good
Charlotte
Travelled with family
10 Jun 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Food was outstanding people were so nice, the cabins are lovely just small and no places for clothes. Only issue with the cabins are the toilet and showers are not in them, although there are facilities there just not the most suitable.
Unless you like the equivalent of a poor campsite please avoid this place! The pictures make it look like the cabins have a shower and toilet. They do not! You are sharing one cold outside loo and one cold outside shower with 5 other cabins. We visited in winter so not only was it too cold, but there was actually no running water anyway! The cabins are really small, 2 very uncomfortable beds with old bedding, and I no personally felt unsafe behind a door made of MDF! This was expensive when less well equipped than many campsites. We will not be returning! On a positive note the staff were responsive and the breakfast was great!
Sam
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024
8/10 Good
Steven, Bicester
Travelled with partner
25 Dec 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall pleasant stay, presented well and clean. Amazing breakfast with friendly staff. Room was generous size. Our main complaints are the floodlight shining through the window all night with thin curtains, speaker in the ceiling downstairs that hasn’t been soundproofed so there’s fairly loud music playing when trying to sleep and lack of decent shower that’s also nearly impossible to set at a consistent temperature. One minor thing is the plaster crumbling off the wall by the window making it look a bit neglected.
Location is quiet and short drive from Whitby centre.