Palmer Flatt Hotel
Historical Environment Record No:
MYD36633
Parish:
Aysgarth
OS Grid Reference:
Dale:
Description
Palmer Flatt Hotel MYD36633 (c) YDNPA, 2023
The old name of this hotel comes from the fact that it is reputed to stand on the site of a Medieval hospice where pilgrims returning from the Holy Land in poor health were treated. They often carried palm leaves back with them as mementoes and so became known as ‘palmers’. The current building dates to the 18th century and in 1854 was described as “a wayside hostelry of truly rural appearance, but possessing excellent accommodation and liquors, for the numerous parties of visitors to the Falls, by whom it is much frequented in the summer months”. It is now (2023) known as the Aysgarth Falls Hotel & Palmers Restaurant.