Special Places to Stay - More than a bed for the night

Your heart will lift as you sidle up past handsome stone terraced cottages to this pretty white terraced number, looking south over the lush Wharfe Valley. Jane will probably have the wood-burner ready and roaring for your arrival, so settle back, pour a glass of wine and cut the cake in your welcome pack. Dining room and snug sitting room come carpeted and spotless, with plain walls and floral curtains, tan leather winged chairs and a dusk pink sofa. Your galley kitchen has a modern country feel with sweet stencils on the walls and the patio garden is a lovely spot for lunch-with-a-view on sunny days. Beamed bedrooms have marvellous long views over the valley; the master room with a cream king bed and heaps of storage, the smaller double with pretty blue gingham curtains. The Coopers (experts in antiques and furniture restoration) are on hand next door for advice and can arrange day membership at Ilkley golf club. The Yorkshire Dales begin six miles away at Bolton Abbey (where there is a Michelin-starred restaurant) but much of the time you can leave the car behind: walks spider out from the door through glorious countryside, Ilkley is a trot downhill and the train will whizz you to Leeds in half an hour.