Far from the hurrying world, this former coaching Iinn stands amid Wordsworth’s northern Lakes.

‘A lovely place to stay,’ writes a reader in 2018, of this popular old inn. On the banks of the River Hodder, it has views to the Forest of Bowland.

‘Everything perfect. A real find in this wonderful city.’ Our readers are impressed with this chic B&B, in the Georgian quarter, between the two cathedrals.

‘It’s difficult to pinpoint what makes this hotel so special.’ Atop a winding driveway, this Gothic pile is ‘light, airy, full of boutiquey charm – and, naturally, has delightful views across Grasmere’.

In a ‘superb position on the marine parade’, this ‘Art Deco wonder’ was restored to its former glory by the small English Lakes group.

On the broad promendade of the ancient wall of this ‘lovely city’, overlooking the River Dee, Tim Mills and Michael Stephen’s Georgian villa has been made over in a spirit of exuberance.

The prevailing winds of a home-away-from-home breeze through this Victorian villa in a leafy urban village.