Toll House Inn, for historic charm

As the name suggests, this grand hotel – in the heart of Lancaster – had a different purpose at one time. Built in 1901, it was the Corporation Toll House that collected levies from traders on their way to market, before becoming the Farmers Arms – a pub opposite the livestock market. Today, the Toll House Inn still caters to the weary traveller, offering super-comfy beds, regional dishes made from locally sourced ingredients and a pint of traditional Thwaites Ale that has a 200-year brewing heritage.