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The Felin Fach Griffin, FELIN FACH

'A relaxed but attentive place; everyone is friendly, and knowledgeable about the food.' New praise this year for this old inn on a main road between the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains...

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The Bell at Skenfrith, SKENFRITH

By an old stone bridge across the River Monnow, Janet and William Hutchings's 17th-century coaching inn has a 'wonderfully quiet', 'very beautiful' setting, deep in the Welsh Marches. 'We were made most welcome, and very much enjoyed our stay,' says a visitor this year...

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The Horse and Groom, BOURTON-ON-THE-HILL

'Just how an old inn should be', this Grade II listed Georgian building stands atop a hill in a honey-stone Cotswold village. It is run as a dining pub by brothers Will (chef) and Tom (front-of-house) Greenstock; Richard Tustin is the manager...

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The Royal Oak, EAST LAVANT

'We really enjoyed our few days,' says a visitor to this listed Georgian flint-stone inn in an attractive village near the South Downs, just north of Chichester. 'All the staff were helpful: twice, when we came back after the theatre when dinner was over, they were happy to give us a snack (a lavish cheeseboard)...

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The Griffin Inn, FLETCHING

'A pub, but also a civilised place to spend a night or two.' Owned by the Pullan family, this 16th-century Grade II listed coaching inn, with its beams, horse brasses and 'homely bedrooms', is in a pretty village overlooking the Ouse valley...

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