Romantic getaways - Northcote Manor

Northcote Manor, Langho, Lancashire

If fabulous food is the way to your man's heart, this Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms is for you. Originally a Victorian textile baron's lavish home, it's all roaring fires and the type of warm, northern hospitality that encourages afternoon cocktails as well as indulgent cream teas.

BEDROOMS: Fourteen newly renovated bedrooms are openly seductive, with satins and silks, and contemporary Molton Brown-stocked bathrooms. Dreamiest views are from the first-floor rooms, which look over the frost-traced Ribble Valley.

DINNER À DEUX: He's been called The North West's answer to Gordon Ramsay, and Nigel Haworth's modern Lancashire cuisine will melt your heart. Dishes like Wild rabbit with hotpot potatoes and sorrel sauce are served with veg from the organic garden, while puds like Lemon custard with blueberries and meringue are calorific heaven.

TREAT YOURSELF: Choose from the cellar's special Champagnes – biodynamic Vilmart & Cie Cuvée Rubis, £59.25, is a rosé made for romance – to create a sense of celebration.

WHAT'S NEARBY: Wrap up for secluded valley walks – don't miss Downham village, where the classic film Whistle Down the Wind was filmed. Shadowed by two Norman castles, Clitheroe's small specialist shops are an antique browser's delight.

WHAT IT COSTS: From £290 for two nights B&B in a double room; five-course gourmet menu, £50pp. Call 01254-240555 or visit www.northcotemanor.com

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