‘The place abounds with creative uses of old, mainly farm, paraphernalia.’ Guide inspectors enjoyed Nick Dent’s diverting Georgian farmhouse turned dog-friendly hotel with most rooms in converted outbuildings.

This ‘amazing’ restaurant-with-rooms in a converted 18th century malthouse overlooking the stunning Evenlode valley. Its new young and dynamic owner is Adam Taylor, and Michelin-starred chef Matt Weedon (a member of Slow Food UK’s Chef Alliance) has recently taken over the kitchen.

‘What a setting!’ On the banks of the River Coln, a busy former 17th-century coaching inn (Cotswold Inns and Hotels), in a quaint village William Morris described as the most beautiful in England.