A handsome 18th-century coaching inn is now home to bright, contemporary bedrooms, a fish deli, a modern glazed atrium, and an intimate restaurant where Tom Williams-Hawkes's adventurous menus showcase locally farmed and fished produce.

Overlooking five acres of lawn and fields, this traditional Dartmoor longhouse is now a dog-friendly, owner-run guest house with bar, lounge, and chic bedrooms mixing boutique style with original features.

The Gloriana of Robin Hutson's Pig hotel collection (see other entries), this Grade I-listed Elizabethan beauty stands in 'wonderful grounds in a special location' in the peaceful Otter valley.

Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines has created a country house hotel for the 21st century, a foodie destination and place of soft-spoken luxury, in a Georgian mansion overlooking the Exe estuary.

Down a single-track road on the edge of Dartmoor national park, this dog-friendly, ancient, thatched and whitewashed pub, with four individually designed bedrooms, is a local hub serving exceptional gastropub fare.

At the heart of Exmoor, above the River Barle, this is a foodie inn with rooms, a wildlife-watchers paradise, with fishing on both riverbanks.

The River Teign runs through the garden of this dog-friendly country house hotel with a wide choice of rooms, a warm and friendly ambience, good food, great walks from the door.

A Georgian house on the owners' small holding is run as a guest house and restaurant with beautifully styled bedrooms, heated pool, tennis court, and an ethos inspired by Italian agriturismo.

A family- and dog-friendly leisure resort in the Mole valley, this deconstructed hotel offers a choice of traditional rooms and eco-friendly lodges, morning-to-night activities, formal and casual dining.