HIGHFIELD

One of the eight suites is wallpapered with Batman logos, a tribute to the owners' son, which tells you something about the decorating philosophy here. This boutique hotel in the Yorkshire Wolds takes the country house format seriously, with a chandelier-lit Library Bar, a restaurant built around kitchen gardens and local farms, and a romantic backstory that predates all of it by well over a century. Freestanding tubs and four-poster beds come standard in some rooms.