Rayne Cottage, Penrith

Immerse yourselves in the splendour of both the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District when you stay at this cottage near Tebay. Sleeping four guests, the sumptuous, two-bedroom cottage is situated 14.5 miles from Kendal and 23 miles from Hawes, right on the fringes of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Complete with a hot tub and spectacular views out over the Lune Valley, it has enticing interiors. Enter to find beautiful, barn-style accommodation, with a reverse-level design and underfloor heating. At the ground-floor level, there is a double bedroom and a twin room, which has beds that can also be arranged as a super-king-size if discussed at booking. Each gorgeous, boutique hotel-style bedroom has an en-suite shower room. Climb the stairs to emerge in the generous, open-plan lounge/kitchen/diner, which has large windows that pull the views right inside and a high vaulted and beamed ceiling. Sink back into the luxurious comfortable seating to watch TV in the evenings, take turns rustling up magnificent Yorkshire dishes with the local produce you have bought and dine together in style at the table during the autumn and winter months. On sunny spring and summer days, choose to serve meals outside on the patio in the fresh country air instead. Fire up the hot tub and soak in its warm bubbles here as you look right out across your picturesque surroundings. Stride straight out on footpaths across the Yorkshire Dales from the stone retreat. Plan day trips into the Lake District. Head to Pooley Bridge, 21.5 miles away, to spend time at the scenic lake of Ullswater. Follow a section of the 20-mile Ullswater Way along the shores or take a steamboat cruise out on the water, disembarking at various beauty spots and points of interest along the way.