Overlooking the market town of Penrith, the Victorian Bank House has a beautiful garden and provides Fairtrade tea and coffee and handmade toiletries in each room. Homemade bread, freshly squeezed orange juice and local jams, cheeses and bacon feature on the award-winning breakfast.

A flat-screen TV with DVD player and a hairdryer are included in each elegantly decorated room, which also has a private bathroom. Some rooms feature antique furniture.

Breakfast is served in Bank…