Grassington House

Overlooking the cobbled square in one of the Dales’ most attractive villages, this smart restaurant-with-rooms combines chic bedrooms and creative food with a warm Yorkshire welcome. Sue and John Rudden’s handsome Georgian house looks traditional, but the interiors are sleek and stylish: stripped-wood floor, sea-blue velvet seats and lemon-panelled walls in the bar; and a bistro-style conservatory dining room with contemporary lighting, burnished mirrors and shimmery silver wallpaper. Luxurious bedrooms are striking with oversized headboards, designer wallpapers and chandeliers. Decadent touches might include a gold-painted French-style bed or in-room roll-top bath. Even smaller rooms have a village view; all have home-made biscuits, water and modern bathrooms. After a day’s walking, have a drink on the buzzy terrace before enjoying John’s creative food: inventive dishes might include seared sea bass with charred leeks and parsley nage, or pheasant Wellington with beetroots, thyme lentils and blueberry jus. Generous breakfasts include freshly squeezed juices, home-smoked salmon, and bacon and sausages from their own pigs.