Motorway hotel and country escape named amongst best hotels in the north by Good Hotel Guide

The Good Hotel Guide has revealed its annual list of 12 César winners with a number of Northern properties making the cut. The awards are given to hotels, inns and B&Bs deemed outstanding in their respective categories.

The guide, now in its 46th edition, claims to be the only truly independent hotel guide in the UK. Named after famous Swiss hotelier, César Ritz, the guide has dished out ten awards every year since its formation in 1978.

This year's winners include the former Tebay Services Hotel on the M6, a hotel run by aristocracy, and a revamped 1950s youth hostel. The 12 winners also included a Grade I listed townhouse where the in-room coffee maker can be found in a doll’s house and Michelin-starred properties in the heart of the British countryside with bird-watching and red squirrel spotting opportunities on the doorstep.

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Westmorland Hotel in Penrith - formerly the Tebay Services Hotel on the M6 scooped best Hotel in the North, while Forest Side in Grasmere, was awarded Best Country Hotel. Also flying the flag for the region, Cambridge House in Reeth was named best B&B in the country, while The Cookie Jar in Alnwick was selected in the Editor’s Choice list in the Romantic category, and Underleigh House in Hope made the Top Hotels with a View list.

Formerly Tebay Services Hotel, Westmorland Hotel in the Lake District on the M6 was awarded best in category for its “quiet rooms with fell views” and its “unfussy but tasty Cumbrian food”. Also commended for its “excellent” value for money, readers described the motorway spot as providing readers with a feeling of ‘peace and well-being’.

Any hotels, B&Bs or inns that have made in on the list