The flagstone floors, cavernous fireplaces, labyrinthine corridors and barrel-vaulted crypt bar ‘reek of history’ at this cheerfully updated medieval abbot’s lodge in a conservation village on the North Pennine moors.

Wellies line the stone-flagged floor, a couple of stuffed pheasants take in the scene: an ‘oasis of calm’ overlooking the village duck pond, Jacquie Pern’s chic, rustic hotel on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors is a ‘really nice place to stay’.

Once a stop-over for the York-to-Whitby stagecoach, this 16th-century coaching inn is today a ‘lovely, friendly’ spot, its window boxes abloom in season.

‘Surely one of the best places to stay in the north of England’, Dee and Richard Slade’s historic coaching inn is run as a ‘characterful, modern’ pub, hotel and restaurant, where some of the best views are to be found at night.

‘A fashionable place that attracts far-flung customers’, this updated pub-with-rooms stands in a small village overlooking the Vale of Mowbray, on the edge of the North York Moors.

Horses and coaches once trundled up the tree-lined avenue to this former stables in Yorkshire countryside; today, James Allison’s ‘low-key, relaxing’ hotel attracts a rather smarter set.

‘Full of character and quirkiness’, Jane and Neil McNair’s ‘wonderful guest house’ is in a ‘beautifully refurbished’ 18th-century corn mill on the River Bain.

‘There’s nothing “faux”’ about Paul and Helen Klein’s ‘lovely, good-value’ coaching inn, down the road from the village church.

Michael and Sasha Ibbotson carry on a 300-year history of hosting at this characterful country pub-with-rooms, on an ancient Celtic track-way to York.

In a Dales village on the River Ure, Charlotte and David Reilly have revamped this former Victorian school and headmaster’s house with panache.

Karen and John Clarke’s Georgian country house stands on a rustic lane outside the town, with views over the ruins of Easby Abbey from its large garden.

Once a travellers’ inn, this Victorian house between Yarm and Thirsk is today a modern hotel liked for its ‘quirky accommodation’ and ‘delicious food’.

Denise Carter’s ‘good-value’ B&B is an ‘enjoyable spot’, say Guide readers this year.

Solidly Victorian on the outside, cheerfully modern on the inside, this old rectory standing in open countryside has been filled by owners Phil and Sarah Bucknall with period pieces and pleasingly playful touches.

On a smart parade facing the leafy Stray, this modern town-centre hotel has been slickly converted from a Victorian coach house.