Sandpiper Inn

If you accept that Yorkshire is one of the natural havens of good eating in England, look no further than The Sandpiper, where Jonathan Harrison's personalised cuisine continues to attract from a wide area those who appreciate fine food.

Within a dining room that conveys the intimacy and good taste of a family home it is possible to feel totally relaxed and, yes, at home. There are three main menus, lunch, dinner and, this being Yorkshire, where such matters are taken seriously, Sunday lunch.

The dinner menu fields six starters, with smoked mackerel and salmon rilette, accompanied by a green bean and pine nut salad, or caramelised belly pork with braised lentils and foie gras, as two regulars. Follow with beef fillet and wild mushrooms, leeks and black bacon, or Moroccan spiced chicken with cous cous. Vegetarians are not overlooked, with grilled haloumi on a salad of roasted vegetables.

A triumphant conclusion to the meal could be mango vacherin and raspberry sauce or a terrine of three chocolates with a pistachio sauce followed by an impressive range of coffees, teas and liquors.

A former Yorkshire Life Dining Pub of the Year, it is not difficult to see why. They have two rooms for the accommodation of those who wish to spend rather longer than the duration of one meal in this scenic location.