Tickton Grange

This fine Georgian manor house surrounded by four acres of formal gardens, parklands and fields was once the home of wealthy landowners – King Edward VIII used to play cards here – and is now a family-run hotel. 

Feel pampered by meticulous attention to detail: dinner that looks like a work of art served on specially commissioned and hand-painted Royal Crown Derby china; drinks afterwards in the Hockey room; dressing gowns and eye masks in your room, plus biscuits on your pillow. 

Start the day with breakfast – scrambled eggs and local-cured salmon, croissants, freshly squeezed juices and specially blended coffee. Visit Beverley or Hull, join the Hockney trail, return for afternoon tea that could put the Ritz to shame – dainty cakes and scones with champagne or a G&T – the bar has 45 varieties.