Country chic in a former coaching inn, the Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa is a stylish hideaway in the picturesque market town close to York. Bordering the National Park, this is an intimate all-year retreat with fabulous food, a terrific new spa and an outdoor heated pool to swim all year round.

This hotel provides serious comfort with plump sofas in front of burning log fires in winter and a central courtyard spa garden for drinks by the pool in summer. Rooms and suites are individually decorated with elegant, classic fabrics often embellished by original art.

Explore Helmsley with its castle ruins, country pubs and tearooms. Try walking the Cleveland Way, or hire a classic sports car and meander through the National Park to Whitby. Discover the wealth of historic houses and gardens nearby or wander around York, one of Europe’s great medieval cities, then return to the hotel for a soothing spa treatment.