Staying in this Georgian mansion in ‘flower-filled and perfectly tended gardens’ is 'a pretty faultless experience', with 'every detail properly attended to but the atmosphere still friendly and relaxed', say readers.

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.

A loyal following of guests returns time and again to this 17th-century house, with stone-mullioned windows in 'a lovely quiet location, with nice gardens'.

‘You feel as though you’re on the French Riviera’ at Olga Polizzi’s seaside hotel ‘in one of the most idyllic locations you could hope to come across’.

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 Castleman is ceasing as a hotel and restaurant, and will be operating solely as a whole house self-catering property from October 14th 2022.

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.

‘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.

You could be in rural France as you take a forest drive to this creeper-covered stone inn 'scenically situated in rolling fields in the Longleat estate', with tables and umbrellas under pollarded limes.

The bar was 'buzzing with convivial chatter’ when readers arrived at this Georgian dining pub-with-rooms on the edge of the rolling parkland of the Fonthill Estate.

The old, pointy-gabled Victorian Summerleaze Court Hotel hardly knows itself these days, with its cool New England style and sunny terrace above a sandy surfers’ beach.

A playful mix of Edward Hopper’s Cape Cod and Edwardian seaside hotel, this white-painted villa above Chesil Beach has an easy-going stylishness, conducive to fun.

With golf, tennis, kayaking and powerboating, indoor pool and outdoor hot tub, this spa hotel is a holiday resort in its own right.

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 a setting that elicits admiration, this stylishly updated 17th-century coaching inn stands on the banks of the River Coln, in a village, described by William Morris, as the most beautiful in England.

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

It may be a grand Jacobean manor but fun and frolicking for all the family is positively encouraged at Woolley Grange which has all bases covered from crèche and cinema to spa and pools.

A cream tea (jam first, the Cornish way) on the waterside terrace of this Edwardian hotel in a fishing village on the Fal estuary is a perfect way to enjoy fine weather.

In springtime, wisteria cascades around the door of this 15th-century red sandstone manor house B&B on the Dyer family’s dairy farm.

This Victorian mid-terrace B&B, overlooking the harbour, zings with light from its white-washed exterior to its blue-and-white colour scheme and original paintings by St Ives artists.

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.

In lovely soft-coloured Cotswold stone, and with 15th century origins, the popular and buzzy Bull Hotel stands invitingly in the centre of this market town.