With walks from the doorstep, views of Peak District hills, a peaceful garden, breakfast feasts and restful bedrooms, it's no surprise that Underleigh wins so much praise.

Both culture and nature are on your doorstep at Maggi and Gerard Heelan's 'excellent B&B guesthouse' just five minutes' walk from the Opera House in this splendid Peak District spa town.

Overlooking the River Hodder in the Forest of Bowland, this sprawling 18th-century manor house is joyously traditional, with stone-flagged floors, open fires, bags of atmosphere and great food.

Industrial chic blends with Victorian gravitas at this 16-bed hip hotel with glamorous bar, occupying the lofty spaces of a disused textile warehouse in the city’s Northern Quarter.

In a picturesque Pennines village, this traditional coaching inn has 18 affordable bedrooms, some with beams, some with roof window, as well as an informal brasserie and a restaurant serving pub classics and more inventive dishes.

Beyond its imposing colonnade and Tudor revival upper storeys, this grand Victorian hotel balances superb professional service with friendliness, and brasserie fare with refined dining.