Tea and cake await new arrivals at Sheila and Robert Mitchell’s adults-only B&B with glorious views over Swaledale. It’s an ideal base for walking and cycling, with a drying room, a hose for muddy boots or dog, and safe bike storage. A packed lunch can be ordered the night before, or a picnic at 48 hours’ notice. Bedrooms are traditionally furnished, each with an over-bath shower and cruelty-free Noble Isle toiletries. If it is chilly you can settle in by the log burner in the lounge. When the sun shines, the conservatory beckons, or the flower-filled garden with its ponds, bird feeders, nesting boxes and hedgehog houses. They no longer have an alcohol licence, but bring a bottle and they’ll provide corkscrew and glasses. Throughout the house there are carefully chosen Arts & Crafts touches. It is all ‘immaculate and provides everything a guest might need’. Breakfast brings free-range eggs, local sausages and bacon, vegetarian and vegan options, Sheila’s home-made bread and her award-winning marmalade. Mobile phone coverage in the area is limited (hurrah!); get off your device and detox.