The Alice Hawthorn Inn

Nun Monkton, Yorkshire

Best for... rural delights On arriving at this Grade II-listed village inn, you’d be forgiven for being bemused by the locals – a boisterous herd of grazing cows that roam freely. Plump for one of the modern garden rooms, with sumptuous super-king beds – they make getting up in the morning a challenge. The food is great too: try the popcorn prawns followed by a nightcap in the front garden. Rooms from £120 a night; thealicehawthorn.com