Cumbria

A stylish base for those who want to explore the beautiful north - expect good food, stylish interiors and a pretty market town

A dog-friendly, relaxed local with newly vamped rooms, great microbrewery ales and tasty, local, homemade food served beside a roaring fire

Restaurant with rooms promising excellent home-grown food, countryside rambles and cosy nights in. On the border, 20 minutes to Gretna Green

Friendly inn in the middle of Sedbergh. Lots of bedrooms to choose from, suntrap picnic area, walks in the Yorkshire Dales on the doorstep

Take an Ullswater steamer, a pint of Thwaites by the fire - eat heartily bistro-style with big views, sleep soundly in rustic chic comfort

Read the papers, bag the fire, tuck into a hearty pie. Then stay the night: bedrooms are comfortable and modern, and dogs are very welcome

A cool little inn lost in beautiful hills, child- and dog-friendly, with happy staff and award-winning food

Food grown, foraged and prepared with care and skill is matched by wines and ales. Country bedrooms have roll top baths - heaven in Cumbria