Oldstead

Oldstead has one pub called the Black Swan,[4] which was awarded a Michelin star for the first time in the 2012 guide.[5] It is currently the only restaurant in Yorkshire and the North East to hold the highly sought-after combination of four AA rosettes and a Michelin Star. Head chef Tommy Banks was the youngest Michelin-starred chef in 2013 and made his TV debut on BBC Two's Great British Menu in 2016.

Oldstead has a moor called Oldstead Moor, a place of worship and an area called Scotch Corner (not to be confused with Scotch Corner Middleton Tyas)[1] is published on the Ordnance Survey map (though a better description is Scots Corner), reputed to be near the battle of Byland in 1322. At the corner are two buildings originally renovated from dilapidated barns during 1956/7 by John Bunting, Sculptor who dedicated the larger of the two buildings as a non-denominational war memorial chapel and decorated it with several of his sculptures and stained glass windows. The chapel is opened to the public three times each year.[6]

East of the village there is Mount Snever, a hill upon which stands a tower, known as Mount Snever Observatory and built in 1838 to commemorate Queen Victoria's coronation.[7]