The Star Inn, Weaverthorpe

The Star Inn is a village pub with rooms in Weaverthorpe, deep in the Yorkshire Wolds, and it is the kind of place where a dog is treated as part of the party. Guests travelling with dogs consistently describe the welcome as genuine rather than grudging - parties arriving with two dogs report the same fuss being made of both - and the ice-cream truck that stops outside has even been known to stock dog-friendly ice cream.

Nothing is published about pet fees or how many dogs can stay, so agree the details when you book. What guests with dogs do report is that the practical side works: the rooms are clean, comfortable and a good size, there is plenty of free parking, and the bed-and-breakfast side has its own entrance, so you can come and go with a dog without threading through the bar.

The food is the other reason to stay. The pub kitchen gets consistently strong notices - fresh, well presented and reasonably priced - and breakfast draws the same praise, with the odd evening of live entertainment downstairs.

Weaverthorpe itself is walking country. The village sits in the Great Wold Valley, with quiet lanes and open Wolds paths straight from the door, Malton about twenty minutes away by car, and the coast at Filey and Scarborough close enough for a beach day with the dog.

The one caveat guests raise has nothing to do with dogs: a couple of parties have had shower trouble, sorted quickly with an alternative offered, but worth knowing in an old village inn. For walkers who want a dog-friendly base with a proper pub downstairs, The Star earns its 4.7/5 paw rating.