‘Old fashioned, but none the worse for that’, the Read family’s traditional hotel enjoys a loyal following. Especially liked by Guide readers this year: the ‘friendly, efficient staff’; the ‘cosy, welcoming atmosphere’; the ‘outstanding food’. Log fires blaze in the comfortable sitting rooms of the Victorian house; most of the ‘well-maintained bedrooms’, two with a balcony, look to the sea. ‘Our superior room had wonderful uninterrupted views of the hotel garden and Morecambe Bay.’ Take morning coffee and afternoon tea in the lounges or under a parasol in the garden. In the evening, Andrew Read and Mark Johnston cook ‘excellent, beautifully presented’ classic English and French dishes ‘with good choice’ (served between 6.30 pm and 7.30 pm).