Judges Country House Hotel

The carefully restored house, replete with glossy Victorian woodwork, has a comfortably clubby atmosphere that is known to play havoc with guests' short-stay plans! Ingredients in this charm are the lovely garden with its sunny terraces, the Victorian walled garden, where fruit and vegetables are grown for the kitchens, and the extensive woodland walkways.

Judges is a delightful getaway for families, couples and business travellers alike and has recently been rated as an AA Inspectors Choice Hotel for two year running.

A terrific base for exploring the moors, visiting the ancient abbeys of Rosedale and Rievaulx or Mount Grace Priory - or heading to the coast for Whitby, where Bram Stoker wrote 'Dracula', fossil-hunting is a must and Captain Cook is celebrated with his own museum and monument.