Overview
- Owner Andrew Hields says roughly 1,000 visitors a week help offset the steep running costs at Britain’s highest pub in the Yorkshire Dales.
- The inn operates entirely off‑grid with its own generator and plumbing due to the lack of external power lines or utility pipes.
- Staffing relies on on‑site accommodation with six staff bedrooms alongside 11 guest rooms, with most employees staying three or four nights per week.
- The live‑in approach evolved from full‑time residence to part‑time stays, and the business is considering a minibus to ease staff transport.
- Hields also runs the Green Dragon Inn in Hardraw and says heavy marketing and cross‑staffing, at times totaling about 50 people in peak season, keep the venture viable.