With an 'interesting history and delightful grounds set in beautiful countryside close to good walks', James Moffett's Peak District hotel continues to please Guide readers. 'A real find,' reports one. 'Of all the places I stay regularly, it is the one which combines a degree of luxury with a warm, homely feel the best,' sums up another. Set in the 17th-century Grade II* listed property and garden annexes, ‘the rooms have remarkable character and charm’, one with a four-poster, all with silent mini fridge. There are real ales on offer in the bar. In the oak-beamed restaurant and conservatory, there is a nightly changing set-price menu of locally sourced ingredients. A classical pianist plays twice a week. ‘The food is not over-sophisticated but simply excellent, from generous breakfasts through complimentary tasty packed lunches for walkers to great dinners with particularly good helpings of vegetables,’ concludes one reader. ‘The guinea fowl was absolutely superb.’ Dogs are allowed in lodge and courtyard rooms (a hose is provided for muddy paws) and in dining pods. (Veronica Chamberlain, M and PB, and others)