Pet friendly holiday cottage, sleeps 4 - Settle, North Yorkshire

This four-bed home is excellently suited to outdoorsy families and group of friends; it's nestled between the Yorkshire Dales National Park and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with easy access to miles of cycling and walking trails. Settle has plenty to offer visitors, with its welcoming restaurants, traditional pubs, museum, swimming pool, independent shops and bustling market every Tuesday. The traditional family home boasts charming original features including exposed wooden beams and vaulted ceilings.

It's been renovated to an exquisite standard, with quality flooring, tiling and soft furnishings to ensure a comfortable stay. The open-plan kitchen-diner is airy and spacious, with ceiling windows allowing plenty of light in. Prepare hearty meals using local ingredients, then tuck in at one of two dining spots.

Head up the smooth oak staircase to the lovely lounge, equipped with a wood burner to keep everyone toasty. At night, choose from two charming king-size bedrooms, both served by en-suite shower rooms. Outside, you'll have a pretty stone-floor yard for enjoying good weather, including a sheltered area with a table and chairs for relaxing.

You'll find plenty to keep you busy nearby, whether that's exploring local beauty spots like Victoria Cave (2 miles) or Malham Cove (7.5 miles), a 70m limestone rock formation popular with walkers and climbers. At Settle station (350 metres), board a train for a scenic ride taking in the spectacular 24-arched Ribblehead Viaduct and the highest train station in England. Mountain biking is also popular in this area, or you can enjoy a round of golf at the course just over 1 mile away.

At Stocks Reservoir (12 miles), you can take a 7-mile circular walk winding through the magnificent Gisburn Forest.