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

A ‘stunning Jacobean building’ is, astonishingly, largely the creation of Victorian squire, parson and prolific author the Revd Sabine Baring-Gould.

In an isolated hamlet on the edge of Exmoor national park, where hog-backed cliffs tower above the Bristol Channel, this hotel in a 16th-century-cum-Georgian rectory 'goes from strength to strength'.

The 'spectacular views of the rugged coastline' over Bigbury-on-Sea's sands towards Burgh Island are what first impress about this former Edwardian holiday home, but guests also appreciate the 'inventive, tasty and well-cooked' food and the 'warm, jovial and friendly' owners.

‘Our favourite place to go for a meal,’ wrote loyal Guide readers who live near this traditional family-run inn in a rural Dartmoor hamlet.

‘An enchanting destination’ is how readers describe Olga Polizzi's Regency hunting lodge, which stands by the River Tamar in an Elysian landscape designed by Humphry Repton.

From bread to truffles, they cook as much as possible on site in this little hotel, in the rolling South Hams countryside, between wild Dartmoor and the sandy beaches of Bigbury Bay.

This delightfully eccentric boutique B&B, a stroll from Torquay’s seafront, has won numerous awards for its singular style and luxurious standards.

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.

A ‘coastal getaway’ comes into its own at this chilled-out cliff-top hotel at the end of winding country lanes and poised above a beach accessible only on foot or by boat.

A gravel drive sweeps up to this Victorian cotton merchant’s house in leafy landscaped grounds with spring-fed ponds on the edge of Exmoor national park.

At the end of a twisty, country lane and standing high above woodland close to Dartmoor, this grand country house, built in the Arts and Crafts style, is luxurious but surprisingly intimate.

Wrapped in woodland, on the banks of the River Teign, this former corn mill is now a tranquil country house hotel with fires in the sitting rooms and a well-regarded restaurant.

In wooded grounds, the Hassell family’s country house hotel and ‘beautiful’ spa impresses with its laudable service and ‘very warm welcome’. ‘Our dog even received a welcome pack with walk maps and biscuits’.

Steps from the South West Coast Path, Stuart Litster and Kevin Hooper’s ‘superbly decorated’ Jacobean manor house in a small village close to Dartmouth has panoramic sea views stretching over Start Bay.

Sleek and ultra-modern, Tony Pithers and Gordon Craig’s B&B stands in hillside woodland across the estuary from Dartmouth.

Jo Gossett and Sam Perry’s rustic chic country guest house is just as inviting outside as in, whether you want to play pétanque on the lawn, stroll down to the pond, or on clear nights, settle in to stargaze surrounded by the rolling hills and pastures of the Teign Valley.

In the sprawling grounds of the National Trust’s Buckland Abbey, this sophisticated B&B is run with bonhomie by Bertie and Bryony Hancock.

There’s a bohemian charm to Olivia and Hugo Guest’s Georgian house with its colourful interiors, smallholding and rolling Devon views.

Pack your Schiaparelli gowns, beach pants and playsuits, and board the 'sea tractor' for a trip back to the 1930s at this Art Deco hotel on a tidal island where the beau monde came to play.

Watching the changing light and activity on the River Dart from the terrace, restaurant or bedrooms of this stylish and relaxed hotel soothes the soul.

Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines has created a country house hotel for the 21st century (Relais & Châteaux) in a Georgian mansion overlooking the Exe estuary, with an ambience of soft-spoken luxury.

‘Stunning’ views reach to the sea from the Grose family’s hotel, set in 19 acres of sub-tropical gardens along the South Devon National Trust coastline.

Families and four-legged friends feel wonderfully welcome at this smart contemporary hotel, with steps leading from the terrace to a sheltered cove

Spectacular views across the rolling South Hams countryside towards Dartmoor are just one of the joys of Nichola and Graham Hawkins’s secluded farm B&B.

In an old ship-building town on the Exe estuary, this contemporary restaurant-with-rooms is in a handsome 18th-century coaching inn with a notable porte-cochêre.

Tucked away down single-track roads, this thatched and whitewashed pub with its low ceilings, slate floors and inglenook fireplaces looks to have been here forever.