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Toravaig House, Isle of Skye

'Best service I experienced on my trip,' says a visitor this year to this handsome, white-painted 1930s building in a 'wonderful location' on the coast road, close to the Armadale ferry. It has been renovated by Anne Gracie and Kenneth Gunn; they are 'much in evidence, hands on, greeting guests, making small talk, waiting at table'...

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Linthwaite House, BOWNESS-ON-WINDERMERE

In a 'great location', this timbered, creeper-covered, white and stone house has 'amazing views' over landscaped gardens to Lake Windermere. Public rooms have oriental rugs, potted plants, cabin trunks, memorabilia, and an enclosed veranda faces the water...

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Lavenham Priory, LAVENHAM

'If only it could talk, this wonderful old building would surely have many fascinating tales to tell.' The 'stunningly beautiful' Grade I listed former Benedictine priory, later an Elizabethan merchant's mansion, has been sympathetically restored and 'furnished with imagination' by owners Tim and Gilli Pitt...

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The Old Railway Station, PETWORTH

'A unique and nostalgic experience', a Victorian railway station, listed Grade II*, and three Pullman carriages house this 'tranquil' and 'romantic' B&B beside a disused railway line. 'We love it,' said a visitor on her fourth visit...

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Howard's House, TEFFONT EVIAS

The little River Teff, crossed by tiny bridges, runs through this 'perfect, unspoilt, English village'. Here, this 'delightful' wisteria-clad mellow stone dower house stands, backed by a 'charming' hillside garden...

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