Charles Bathurst Inn, The

To the North, where conditions can be harsher than in the sunbelt south, therefore comfort more important than ever. Welcome to The CB Inn (short for Charles Bathurst) where, whatever your intent, your comfort and convenience are paramount.

In the magnificent new kitchen, built at a cost of around £200,000, Charles Cody has seen good food as a major priority, and backed up with the best of local ingredients it certainly produces the desired effect. With locally butchered lamb and beef from nearby Swale Hall, locally shot game, and fresh fish from Hartlepool, nothing is left to chance.

Expect to find asparagus and Wensleydale cheese tartlet, or chicken leg, ham hock and black pudding terrine with Cumberland sauce, followed by fillet of beef on oxtail terrine, and pan fried halibut fillet with leek and fennel terrine.

Puddings of Southern Comfort and honey crème brûlée, or a white chocolate marquise with apricot compote, all served in friendly, warm surroundings with a decent wine list and local beers to fully refresh the palate.

Keep a lookout for the Mouseman furniture throughout the inn, if you can tear yourself away from the magnificent scenery outside.