10 of the best B&Bs in Britain

Cley Windmill
Holt
A Norfolk icon, this19th-century windmill, rising from reed beds by the River Glaven, has wonderfully characterful guest rooms in the tower and converted outbuildings.

Shallowdale House
Ampleforth
Returning guests feel they’re ‘coming home’ when they stay at this wisteria-clad, light-filled 1960s house with its peerless views over gardens to the Howardian hills.

Old Whyly
East Hoathly
Set in ‘wonderful grounds which are impeccably kept’, with an orchard, hard tennis court and swimming pool, Sarah Burgoyne’s ‘beautiful house’ continues to impress.

Ael y Bryn
Crymych
One of Wales’s best-loved B&Bs stands in beautiful gardens, with a wildlife pond, a courtyard with a fountain, and glorious views to the Preseli hills.

Chapel House
Penzance
Susan Stuart’s welcoming Georgian town house B&B is so beautiful, it might grace the pages of an interiors magazine.

2 Blackburne Terrace
Liverpool
For a bit of cool culture, look no further than Sarah and Glenn Whitter’s chic B&B, in a Georgian town house on a tree-lined carriage drive.
Here we share 10 of the best B&Bs in Britain