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.

Janet and Edward Boynton’s 19th-century coaching inn between moors and dales is roundly endorsed by Guide readers, who praise its ‘hospitable, interesting owners’, ‘enjoyable dinners’, ‘relaxing atmosphere’ and ‘excellent value’.

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.

Heather and David Armstrong have transformed an old farmhouse – in the family for more than a century – into a ‘fascinating and unusual hotel’ spilling over into converted outbuildings and a bungalow.

‘The homely ambience and first-rate hospitality make this friendly place exceptionally attractive.’

‘Take time to admire the sheep’, and much more besides, at this creeper-smothered Georgian farmhouse on an organic farm on the River Coquet.

It’s hard to pinpoint what Guide readers like best at Tim Culkin and Austin Lynch’s ‘lovely’, characterful B&B, for we hear praise of the ‘warm welcome’; the ‘stylish, comfortable’ rooms; the ‘outstanding’ breakfasts; the ‘beautiful’, award-winning garden.

Georgina and Michael Curnow’s ‘upmarket B&B’ stands in garden and woodlands just beyond a ‘pretty village’ in the North York Moors national park.

‘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.

‘A welcoming home-away-from-home’, Nuala and Walter Sweeney’s ‘remarkable’ B&B is but one of the ‘delightful pleasures of the lovely town’.

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.

‘There’s a vibrant atmosphere’ at Tiina Carr’s ‘stylish, Scandi-chic’ hotel, in a ‘buzzy neighbourhood’ of shops and cafés.

Home to England’s oldest active convent, this unusual Grade I listed Georgian building by the medieval city wall also houses a café and good-value B&B accommodation.

Simon and Caitlin Heaton’s refurbished 17th-century inn stands on a bend of a quiet country lane in the wooded Shibden valley.

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.

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.

Humour and heritage are the order of the day at Natalie Hambleton’s delightfully droll guest house and restaurant close to the town’s iconic clock tower.

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

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’.

In its ‘quiet village setting’ on the edge of the North York Moors, this 14th-century thatch-roofed inn looks pure chocolate box; as with all the best chocolate boxes, there is deliciousness within.

Look out for the ‘stunning spire’ of St Mary’s church on the approach to this ‘enchanting village’ – it’s a divine landmark that leads believers to the ‘very best hospitality’ and ‘outstanding food’ at James and Kate Mackenzie’s pub-with-rooms, report Guide inspectors in 2017.