Olga Polizzi's beautifully styled Georgian fishing lodge, built for the Duke of Bedford and scandalous Duchess Georgiana, stands in a picturesque designed landscape with the River Tamar running through.

Twisty lanes and steep hills ensure this village inn, with its celebrated seafood and views over Beesands beach on Devon's coast, still feels like a wonderful discovery.

With produce sourced from its own farm and organic market garden, and beautifully styled and lavishly equipped bedrooms spread across cottages and above the village shop, this is a truly exceptional gastropub, a great place for foodies.

Big picture windows frame views of the Dart at this cool, contemporary hotel with a leisure vibe, uncluttered chic bedrooms, relaxed gourmet dining in the riverside restaurant and alfresco.

What began life as a cliff-top coastguard station in 1847 has metamorphosed into a relaxed luxury hotel in rural seclusion, with its own beach a walk away.

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.

In wooded grounds with Dartmoor National Park on the doorstep, the Hassell family's country-house hotel and beautiful spa impresses with a warm welcome, great service, fine-dining restaurant and bistro.

A 'charming country B&B', Sir Bourchier ('George') and Lady Caroline Wrey's 18th-century farmhouse in Tarka the Otter country 'hits all the bases' for families, dogs and horses.

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.

Steep stairs lead to characterful beamed bedrooms at this family-run inn in a rural Dartmoor village, where an eclectic menu mixes classic pub grub with some impressively gastro dishes, served by friendly efficient staff.

Choose a stylish bedroom, suite or waterside lodge at this Victorian merchant's house in landscaped grounds, where imaginative brasserie-style fare is served in the coach house.

A stroll from the quay, behind a quaint, jettied, black-and-white facade, a drop-in café, bar and restaurant has excellent pet-friendly bedrooms, approached via creaky, winding stairs.

The bright and breezy restaurant, terrace and many of the New England-style bedrooms overlook South Sands beach at this contemporary hotel, where you can bring your dog, dine alfresco on Fowey mussels or crab linguine, and sleep within sight and sound of the waves.

Run by a local family, this cosy whitewashed pub and restaurant with rooms has a well-deserved reputation for creative cooking.

A single-track lane winds its way to this Tudor-style country house, in gardens and woodland, on the banks of the Teign, on the edge of Dartmoor national

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.

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.

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.

In 19 acres of sub-tropical gardens, this family-owned 65-room spa hotel is a happy marriage of the traditional and informal, with well-equipped rooms, fine dining in the smart Trevilder, and a gastropub menu in the 16th-century village inn.

With views over the Torr and Torridge estuary, this 18th-century former inn is now a restaurant with simply but chic and affordable bedrooms, upstairs an in a quayside annexe.

The individually styled rooms are very appealing, but it is the food above all, whether for vegans or omnivores, that sets this gastropub apart.

In manicured gardens beside the River Taw, this Edwardian hotel has 63 comfortable bedrooms, an old-fashioned, capacious residents' lounge, fine-dining restaurant and bistro.

On a working farm, this wedding and events venue and B&B offers beautiful and pristine manor house bedrooms and adaptable self-catering suites in four converted barns.

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.

Filled with knickknacks, vintage furniture and fun, this cherished, owner-run B&B offers characterful, individually styled bedrooms, a Tuscan-inspired oasis garden and a splendid breakfast served in the light-filled conservatory.