The Best North West England Luxury Bed & Breakfasts

recommended four or five star, and other luxury B&Bs and guest houses


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Plato's

Kirkby Lonsdale

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  • character property
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  • great breakfasts
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  • award-winning
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character Georgian building transformed into a boutique bar and restaurant with elegant, individually styled rooms and social dining

The New Inn

Yealand Conyers

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enjoy fine dining and wine tasting at this stylish inn with boutique-style rooms, located in a a peaceful village just inland from Morecambe Bay

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  • great dining
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  • cyclist friendly
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  • character property
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  • country house
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  • romantic retreat
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  • great breakfasts
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  • award-winning
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an elegant and charming country house providing a relaxing and homely atmosphere, stylish rooms and good, locally sourced food

The Pheasant Inn

Higher Burwardsley

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  • character property
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  • romantic retreat
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  • award-winning
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  • rural location
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  • great views
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tucked away in a peaceful corner of Cheshire, this 300 year-old inn sits in an elevated spot with scenic views across the Cheshire Plains

Sun Inn

Kirkby Lonsdale

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  • award-winning
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a 17th century inn, set at the heart of an historic market town, where traditional features and contemporary style pleasingly fuse together

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this former coaching inn sits just outside of Blackburn with access to the countryside of the Ribble Valley; rooms are smart and comfortable

Hillthwaite

Windermere

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in an elevated spot with scenic lake and fell views from the terrace and pretty gardens, rooms are elegantly decorated in a variety of styles

The Bear's Paw

Warmingham

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escape to the countryside at this updated, 19th-century, red-brick inn, stay in spacious, boutique rooms and enjoy award-winning cuisine

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set in a traditional inn that has been stylishly modernised to provide smart, comfortable accommodation with a friendly ambiance

Hipping Hall

Cowan Bridge

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  • character property
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  • country house
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  • great breakfasts
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where three counties meet, part of the landscape for 350 years, this characterful hotel now offers luxurious rooms and fine dining

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featuring light and airy accommodation, this welcoming, modernised inn is well placed for visiting the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District

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welcoming country inn in the Gilpin Valley featuring traditional interiors, roaring log fires, seasonal food and drink and stylish guest rooms

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  • small hotel
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  • pets allowed
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  • walker friendly
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  • character property
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  • country house
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  • romantic retreat
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  • great reviews
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  • rural location
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  • great views
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  • restaurant
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  • own garden
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  • free WiFi
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this elegant Lakeland retreat offers boutique-style rooms, some with whirlpool bath or 4-posted beds and sits in 7 acres of peaceful gardens