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Headlam Hall

Darlington, Co. Durham

'Summer Escape' Special Offer

The real charm of this grand country house, with sweeping gardens, terraces, oak panelling and swish spa along with a convenient location in a hamlet a few miles from the A1 lies in its warm and informal atmosphere.

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The Pheasant

Helmsley, Yorkshire

10% Discount Special Offer

This popular hotel and restaurant in a former smithy, shop and barns overlooking the village duck pond might have changed ownership, but it is 'as good as ever', reports a returning guest.

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The Rose & Crown

Barnard Castle, Co. Durham

'Summer Escape' Special Offer

A 'haven of peace and calm, with excellent pub food and friendly, efficient service,' this 18th-century inn stands beside a Saxon church in a stunning village in Teasdale.

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The Devonshire Arms

Skipton, Yorkshire

Four Nights for the Price of Three Special Offer

A former 17th-century inn, which is part of the Duke of Devonshire's 30,000-acre estate at Bolton Abbey, is today an impressive country-house hotel, with fine dining and a spa.

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The Cookie Jar

Alnwick, Northumberland

Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer

A jar of cookies in the bedroom is just one of the quirks at this fun, intimate boutique hotel, with bedrooms that mix vintage and modern, contemporary British cooking, great service – and Alnwick Castle a stroll away.

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Wrea Head Hall

Scarborough, Yorkshire

'Summer Breeze' Special Offer

A splendid Victorian-gothic mansion in parkland, minutes' drive from Scarborough, Wrea Hall has been repurposed as a luxury hotel with very characterful bedrooms and a fine-dining restaurant.

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Battlesteads

Hexham, Northumberland

Two and Three Night Taster Menu Special Offers

A superb base for stargazing at Battlesteads Observatory, Dee and Richard Slade's hotel, restaurant and village pub also stands out for its approach to sustainable tourism. Using carbon-neutral heating and hot water, it incorporates much of its own produce on the menu; there is also a mushroom farm, and duck, chicken and salmon are smoked on site.

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The White Swan

Pickering, Yorkshire

The Buchanan family's 16th-century coaching inn offers a warm Yorkshire mix of traditional pub, smart food and modern bedrooms with character. Overlooking the market square, it's a popular locals' spot both for the ales in the fire-warmed bar and snug and the accomplished cooking.

Brocco on the Park

Sheffield, Yorkshire

Behind the solid exterior of an Edwardian park-side villa lies a Scandi-chic boutique hotel and popular drop-in restaurant.

Newbegin House

Beverley, Yorkshire

The 'ridiculously good value' offered at this B&B astounds readers, who love staying at Walter and Nuala Sweeney's Georgian town house, where personal photographs and heirlooms complement the handsome original features.

Grassington House

Skipton, Yorkshire

In a 'near-perfect position in the village square', this handsome Georgian house, now a restaurant with rooms, offers food that is 'tasty without being over fussy', 'unfailiingly attentive and friendly staff' and 'great value for money', write readers.

Thistleyhaugh Farm

Morpeth, Northumberland

A traditional farmhouse B&B with just two bedrooms as well as self-catering cottages, Thistleyhaugh is in the capable hands of the Nelless family's second-generation of hosts.

Chillingham Manor

Alnwick, Northumberland

This light-flooded Georgian manor house, between Northumberland's beaches and hills, feels like a private country retreat – but with fabulous, leisurely breakfasts thrown in.

The Middleton Lodge Estate

Richmond, Yorkshire

Leave the fuss and fret of the AI(M) at Scotch Corner to reconnect with the land at this idyllic hotel, centred on a Georgian coach house amid gardens, parkland and woodland.

The Star Inn at Harome

Nr Helmsley, Yorkshire

Rising phoenix-like from the ashes of a conflagration, Andrew Pern's thatched village gastropub retains its joyful eccentricity, with quirky, rustic bedrooms in converted farm buildings, while Mr Pern's modern Yorkshire cooking has lost none of its spark.

Lastingham Grange

Lastingham, Yorkshire

Old-fashioned and nurturing, the Wood family's hotel in flower-filled gardens on the edge of the moors inspires devotion among those who know it.

Manor House Lindley

Huddersfield, Yorkshire

Alluringly re-designed, this Georgian mansion set back from the High Street in a smart Huddersfield suburb, is brimming with distinctive spaces in which to sit, drink and dine.

The Durham Ox

Crayke, Yorkshire

With views over the Vale of York, this village inn has all the warmth, character and robust food expected of a 300-year-old country pub. Owners Michael and Sasha Ibbotson ensure guests, and their dogs, are well cared for.

Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa

Helmsley, Yorkshire

There is a clever mix of the traditional and modern at this Victorian coaching inn with contemporary main-house, poolside and spa suites, inventive cooking in the restaurant, and an all-year heated outdoor pool.

The Tempus

Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom

Designers have let rip to create this fun, friendly and affordable hotel on a 150-acres estate, with an Alice in Wonderland vibe, occupying new and repurposed farm buildings, with a wide choice of rooms and suites, a cocktail bar and a restaurant serving pub classics and fancier dishes.

The Blue Lion

Leyburn, Yorkshire

Dogs and their people receive a warm welcome at this 18th-century former coaching inn, with cosy bar and candlelit restaurant, a mix of contemporary and country-style bedrooms in the inn and converted stables, and inventive seasonally changing menu.

St Valery Boutique B&B

Alnmouth, Northumberland

Swinton Park

Masham, Yorkshire

Much altered since it was begun in 1695, the Cunliffe-Lister family's neo-Gothic, castellated fantasy castle is 'a very special place, grand and imposing', in 'simply glorious' pleasure grounds and parkland.

Low Mill Guest House

Leyburn, Yorkshire

Rooms are a quirky mix of rusticity, wit and chic at this 18th-century watermill on the River Bain, complete with mill machinery, where breakfast brings free-range eggs from a neighbour's hens.

The Owl

Helmsley, Yorkshire

A 19th-century drovers' inn in an estate village lives again as a friendly local gastropub with rooms and spectacular moorland views.

The Pipe and Glass Inn

South Dalton, Yorkshire

In an enchanting village, this coaching inn impresses with its cosy beamed bar, indulgent bedrooms with private patio, and Michelin-starred chef James Mackenzie's spin on classic British dishes in the restaurant.

Matfen Hall

Northumberland, United Kingdom

Enjoy Victorian Gothic splendour and fine or more casual dining at this country mansion with a spa and golf course in parkland.

The Beaumont

Hexham, Northumberland

The open-plan restaurant and bar, serving creative modern British dishes, provides a buzzy meeting place at this Victorian townhouse hotel overlooking abbey and park, where individually styled bedrooms have feature wallpaper, designer fabrics, modern bathroom fittings.

The Blue Bell

Harrogate, Yorkshire

A handy stopover on the A1, this is the very model of a perfect village pub, with flagged floors, beams, wood-burner, comfy seating, neat, fuss-free bedrooms, and menus that mix pub classics with more elaborate dishes

The Lord Crewe Arms

Blanchland, Northumberland

Bedrooms (most across the road at The Angel) blend contemporary chic and modern comfort with notes of rusticity at this historic hotel in a conservation village, with the barrel-vaulted Crypt bar, and simple, excellent food in dining areas.

The Black Swan at Oldstead

York, Yorkshire

Raise a nasturtium martini to chef/director Tommy Banks, renowned for his wildly creative cooking and use of foraged ingredients, at the family's Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms, with country-style bedrooms, here on the North York Moors.

Beadnell Towers

Beadnell, Northumberland

A stroll from the beach, this family and dog-friendly hotel offers a mix of individually designed bedrooms, a fun, quirky bar, and a restaurant serving locally sourced gastropub-style cooking.

Broom House at Egton Bridge

Egton Bridge, Yorkshire

You'll find rural seclusion and moorland views at this smartly decorated, owner-run farmhouse B&B just a stroll from the village, pubs and railway station.

The Alice Hawthorn

York, Yorkshire

Overlooking the village green and duck pond, this 18th-century village pub is a friendly local drop-in and foodie destination with Scandi-cool house bedrooms and spacious, eco-friendly, super-duper, stripped-back-chic timber garden rooms.

Seaham Hall

Seaham, Co. Durham

Garden suites with hot tubs, a state-of-the-art spa, brightly coloured sofas under gleaming chandeliers . . . this country house hotel offers luxury with a contemporary edge.

Yorebridge House

Bainbridge, Yorkshire

A riverside conversion of a Victorian grammar school and headmaster's house gains an A* for splendid, characterful, boutique-style bedrooms, some with terrace and hot tub, and short, set-price, foodie-pleasing menus.

Shallowdale House

Ampleforth, Yorkshire

Guests are made to feel like old friends at this wisteria-clad, light-filled 1960s house with its peerless views over gardens to the Howardian hills.