On the Wirral peninsula, Lorna Tyson and her husband, Donald, a farmer, have transformed an Edwardian country house into a relaxed B&B – ‘no notices/rules anywhere!’ It stands in mature grounds that reach, through paddocks and woodland, to the Mere Brook. Individually decorated bedrooms are in the original building and a converted coach house; most have garden or countryside views. Both buildings have their own lounge and kitchen for guests’ use, plus complimentary home-made cakes, snacks and hot drinks for whenever hunger strikes. Breakfast is in the conservatory. Super-local ingredients include honey from the garden beehives; milk from the Tysons’ dairy cows; apple juice made using fruit from the orchard. 20 mins’ drive from Liverpool and Chester.