Plush, lush and ‘convivial’, this luxury hotel on the edge of the ‘stunning’, rural Ribble valley is ‘an old favourite of local residents’.

There are ‘superb’ rooms, ‘attentive’ staff and ‘cream-tea scones just as they should be’ at this ‘comfortable’, well-loved country hotel above the Forest of Bowland.

Minutes from Blackpool Pleasure Beach and the famous promenade, Mark and Claire Smith’s ‘beautiful’ Art Deco B&B is ‘very much recommended’ for its good value and convenient location.

Discover cosy alcoves, a convivial bar, smart, rustic bedrooms and ‘genuinely hospitable’ staff at Julie and Patrick Beaumé’s refurbished 17th-century coaching inn on the banks of the River Wyre.

A good-value option for the seaside resort, Graham Poole and Ian Balmforth’s traditional hotel is close to the Winter Gardens, the promenade and the beach.

Guests receive ‘a friendly welcome’ at this stone-built former coaching house (Thwaites Inns of Character) in the Ribble Valley.

Within walking distance of shops, restaurants and the sea, Jackie and Andy Baker’s Fylde coast B&B pleases with its modern rooms and generous breakfasts.

Reach the attractions of Blackpool with a stroll down the promenade from this ‘very comfortable’, modern hotel.

Bold textures, jewel hues, the occasional chicken running loose in the grounds – this elegant sandstone Georgian house is a fun showcase of James Gray’s skills as a former TV and set designer.

Once the country home of a cotton mill owner, this sympathetically extended manor house hotel has been run by the Topping family for 65 years.

‘A haven’ for birdwatchers, peace-seekers and lovers of the rustic life, Sally Tait’s ‘homely’ B&B, a Victorian stone-built house on a former cheese-making farm, is set in rural tranquillity.