The red-and-white candy-striped parasols outside this wisteria-swagged foodie pub with beautifully styles rooms send an irresistible message: come in, it’s fun.

A haven of peace in an exquisitely pretty but tourist-thronged village on the River Windrush, this family-run hotel has a wide choice of bedrooms, a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, and a separate onsite restaurant with an eclectic menu strong on pizzas and pastas.

More resort than hotel, this child-friendly, dog-friendly place of escape on the Farncombe estate, on a hill above Broadway, offers a wide choice of accommodation, from chic bedrooms to treehouses and shepherds' huts, with bar/lounges, fine-dining restaurant and a wide range of activities on site.

A fourth venture for Justin and Charlotte Salisbury, this 16th-century beamed farmhouse-cum-local, a former haunt of Dylan Thomas's, has a range of highly individual rooms, mostly in outbuilding with outdoor seating, as well as larky modern art, upcycled, recycled and vintage furniture, a restaurant and bar serving pub food with a difference.

Formerly Barnsley House, this 17th-century stone manor house became part of the Pig group in the summer of 2024, offering the expected interesting mix of rooms and hideaways, a 25-mile menu using an abundance of home-grown produce, and the bonus of beautiful gardens created by the renowned Rosemary Verey.

In a Tudor manor house in the Cotswolds just across from Cheltenham Racecourse, this hotel with spa and 90 acres of grounds is both family and dog-friendly.

Just off the main street of this popular Cotswolds town, this family-run 16th-century former coaching inn is well liked for its three tasteful bedrooms, pub classics done well alongside more adventurous dishes, and an oasis garden at the rear.

Between town and racecourse in a conservation area close to Pittville Park, Nirav Sheth's friendly hotel is in a fine 1830s stone mansion and offers boutique-style bedrooms plus a good breakfast served in a hand-painted dining room.

This traditional dog friendly, child friendly village local and dining pub, with four rooms above and five in a garden annexe, has received a new lease of life under new owner Tom Downing.

Not so much a restaurant with rooms as rooms with a restaurant, Sarah and Michael Alexiou’s B&B and Michael’s Mediterranean restaurant are housed in the same 18th-century Cotswold stone building, once home to a Lyons tearoom.

Built as lodgings for the now-ruined abbey, 'Britain's oldest inn', much altered over centuries and cherished by its Texan owners, has a wide choice of beautifully presented rooms and appealing dining options.

Ideally situated beside Corsham Court at the heart of the village, this former coaching inn has smartly refurbished bedrooms, a friendly, casual ambience and a menu of pub classics and fancier dishes, using produce from the kitchen garden.

A charming 'village within a village', this collection of honeyed buildings houses impeccably designed rooms surrounded by pretty gardens, with spring-fed outdoor pool, spa, cookery school, bar, and short, modern menus of country produce in the Ox Barn.

Part of the Daylesford Organic empire, this is a modern take on a traditional country inn – think open fires and lemon trees, craft ales and cocktails, pub classics and dishes with an Italian spin, and effortlessly stylish bedrooms.

In a gem of a Cotswold town, with its green verges, galleries and tea shops, a honey-stone house is home to this first-class restaurant-with-rooms

Amid gardens, native woodland and meadow, this 16th-century manor house is today a family-friendly spa hotel with luxury accommodation, a choice of pub food and more sophisticated dining, and plenty to keep the kids amused.

Our inspectors enjoyed their stay at Alex Morbey's honeyed-stone gastropub with thoughtfully designed rooms and excellent cooking in the busy restaurant.

With its wonky roofline, leaded windows, honeyed stone and distinctive black-and-white Tudor wing, this family-run dog-friendly hotel with individually styled bedrooms combining rustic features with contemporary fabrics overlooks the green of a much-photographed, quintessential Cotswold village.

A 16th-century cider house right on the village green with views to a duck pond, Archie and Nicola Orr-Ewing's gastropub with rooms combines the ethos of a friendly local with the facilities of a stylish bolthole, serving well-executed pub classics with more exotic flourishes.

Visitors to Daylesford Organic's farm shop can stay at this 18th-century Cotswold stone inn, a modern take on a traditional pub and the epitome of rustic chic, serving delicious and exciting dishes from a short menu of seasonal and sustainable produce.

A family and dog-friendly 18th-century inn with riverside gardens in the Vale of the White Horse, this is now part of Butcombe Boutique Hotels, which has refurbished the six bedrooms with botanical and Arts and Crafts wallpapers, king-size beds, vintage pieces and Bramley toiletries. Menus mix sharing plates, pub favourites and some more adventurous dishes.

Jeremy Mogford's conversion of the old Barclays Bank right in the city centre gets credit for its smartly furnished bedrooms, marble bathrooms, and an art-adorned all-day bistro, Quod, in the old banking hall, with Italian garden terrrace.

There is a simple elegance about this Georgian rectory, with uncluttered bedrooms, modern foodie menus served in dining room and glasshouse, an outdoor swimming pool in landscaped gardens, and pub grub for those who want it at sister venture the Potting Shed across the road.

A beautifully restored barn is home to three duplex suites with mini kitchen, sitting area, log burner and terrace at this B&B on a family-owned vineyard, where breakfast and charcuterie can be delivered in a hamper.

On the banks of the River Colne, in a village described by William Morris as the most beautiful in England, this updated 17th-century coaching inn, part of the Cotswold Inn and Hotels group, mixes county style and contemporary comfort in well-equipped bedrooms.

Carefully renovated in keeping with its traditional character, this 16th-century coaching inn has 16 boutique bedrooms and suites blending original features with contemporary chic, while the pub menu specialises in burgers (including meat-free ones), and interesting small plates.

An 18th-century coaching inn renamed to honour past farrier landlords, the former Maytime, a sister venture to Daylesford Organic farm, is a community hub a short stroll from the River Windrush, with simple, chic ground-floor bedrooms, a menu of rustic seasonal dishes and pub classics, a rear terrace and walled garden.

Beams and stone mix with boutique chic in the bedrooms, three with garden access, at this refurbished 17th-century Cotswold inn, serving modern foodie dishes at dinner, weekend lunches, and alfresco bites in the walled garden.

With quiz nights, a jukebox, a buzzy bar and classic pub grub in a choice of dining spaces, the 18th-century Royal Oak has a lively community feel, while visitors can choose one of six bedrooms in a converted outbuilding.

Set in a sprawling, historic and honey-stone building with tall chimneys and leaded windows, this hotel offers grand rooms and antiques along with a thoroughly modern spa, a bistro-style menu in the barrel-vaulted Grill by James Martin, plus real ales, bar snacks and small plates at Tavern.