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The Compasses Inn

Tisbury

Welcoming and peaceful, Ben Maschler’s traditional country pub-with-rooms occupies a thatched 14th-century inn, hidden down rural lanes bordered by hedgerows.

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The Pig at Combe, Honiton

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.

The Great House, LAVENHAM

The Great House has closed until further notice.

Morston Hall, Holt

Birdwatchers and bon vivants beat a path to Tracy and Galton Blackiston’s Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms in a flint farmhouse with Blakeney nature reserve on the doorstep.

The Seafood Restaurant, Padstow

If you can't get enough of the freshest of seafood at this restaurant-with-rooms, you can learn to prepare your own lobster for grilling and the perfect hollandaise sauce at Rick Stein's cookery school across the road.

The Frenchgate Restaurant & Hotel, Richmond

A warm Yorkshire welcome and accomplished cooking are the hallmarks of this Georgian town house on a characterful cobbled street near the centre of a handsome market town.

Lake Isle, Uppingham

Tucked away in the oldest part of Uppingham, this 18th-century whitewashed former shop is a welcoming restaurant-with-rooms with large dining-room windows overlooking the High Street.

The Whitebrook, Whitebrook

The beauties of the Wye valley that inspired the Georgian Picturesque movement are all around you at Chris and Kirsty Harrod’s Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms.

The Peat Inn, Cupar

A dream destination for golfing gourmets, Geoffrey and Katherine Smeddle’s restaurant-with-rooms offers Michelin-starred cooking just a 12-minute drive from St Andrews.

Ballymaloe House, Shanagarry

‘We enjoyed a walk in the extensive grounds with the hotel’s biodiversity champion,’ write readers on a visit to this legendary Irish country house hotel that is passionate about locally sourced food.

Biggin Hall, Buxton

In a small rural village in the White Peak area, this Grade II* listed 17th-century country house is run as a hotel with warmth and heart.

Fischer’s at Baslow Hall, Baslow

An Edwardian homage to 17th-century style, this beautiful manor house with rich Jacobean-inspired interiors is run as a luxury hotel with fine-dining restaurant.

The Cross at Kingussie, Kingussie

Take afternoon tea on the terrace at this former Victorian tweed mill and you hear nothing but birdsong and the plash of the Gynack Burn that once powered the looms.

Yalbury Cottage, Dorchester

Deep in Thomas Hardy country, this picture-perfect thatched cottage is a popular restaurant-with-rooms run with great charm by Ariane and her husband, Jamie.

Kylesku Hotel, Kylesku

In the vast, remote, elemental landscape of Assynt, a 19th-century coaching inn overlooking Loch Glendhu has moved with the times to become a relaxed modern hotel.

Castleman, Blandford Forum

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 Three Chimneys and The House Over-By, Dunvegan

In the north of Skye, overlooking Loch Dunvegan, this whitewashed former crofter’s house with its distinctive three chimneys is the unlikely setting for a celebrated restaurant-with-rooms.

The Pig in the Forest, Brockenhurst

Pigs have foraged in the New Forest since the Norman Conquest, but a different breed arrived in 2011, when Robin Hutson took on a Georgian hunting lodge and reinvented the English country house hotel.

Harbourmaster Hotel, Aberaeron

Upstaging all the rainbow-hued waterfront houses in a planned Georgian town overlooking Cardigan Bay, this unabashedly blue-fronted boutique hotel is an iconic landmark.

The Cottage in the Wood, Braithwaite

A whitewashed cottage on a steep woodland pass may seem an unlikely setting for Michelin-starred dining, but this restaurant-with-rooms charms both the eye and the palate.

Russell’s, Broadway

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

Padstow Townhouse, Padstow

Hidden in a back street of Padstow’s old town, these sybaritic B&B suites, created by chef Paul Ainsworth and his wife, are an ideal retreat for foodies.

Beech House & Olive Branch, Clipsham

Swing off the A1 down a tree-lined lane to this award-garlanded village gastropub, with rooms in a Georgian house opposite.

The Gurnard’s Head, St Ives

Friendly, unfussy, effortlessly stylish, Charles and Edmund Inkin’s dining pub ‘retains a sense of the peacefulness, remoteness and wildness that make this part of the world so very lovely’.

The Crab & Lobster, Sidlesham

Overlooking the reed beds and salt marsh of Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve, this ‘lovely little pub’ is not a local boozer but a very good restaurant-with-rooms.

Barley Bree, Muthill

The auld alliance holds firm at this restaurant-with-rooms in a conservation village, where Fabrice Bouteloup gives a French spin to fine Scottish produce.

Grassington House, Grassington

In a prime position overlooking Grassington’s cobbled village square, this handsome Georgian house, now a restaurant-with rooms, delights first-time visitors with its chic style.

Smiddy House, Spean Bridge

‘What a fabulous place to stay!’ write trusted readers this year of this former Highland village blacksmith’s house and workshop, which Robert Bryson and Glen Russell now run as a restaurant-with-rooms.

The Gunton Arms, Thorpe Market

‘A fun take on a gallery crossed with an old boozer and a good-value one at that’, a former steward’s house in a 1,000-acre deer park is now an ‘anything-but-traditional’ pub-with-rooms, say inspectors.

The Pig near Bath, Pensford

The setting is pure hog heaven at Robin Hutson’s third Pig hotel, surrounded by a deer park in a fold in the Mendips. The part-Georgian building comes in the group’s signature shabby-chic style.

The Pig on the Beach, Studland

There is a fairy-tale aspect with more than a hint of Hogwarts to this 1820s marine villa with a sandy beach at the bottom of the garden in a village that inspired Noddy’s Toy Town.

Old Downton Lodge, Ludlow

Amid rolling hills, where Shropshire nudges Herefordshire, Pippa and Willem Vlok’s restaurant-with-rooms comprises a picturesque set piece of medieval and Georgian farm buildings.

Brocco on the Park, Sheffield

Behind the solid exterior of an Edwardian park-side villa lies a Scandi-chic boutique hotel and popular drop-in restaurant.

Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms, Aughton

New arrivals at this Jacobean manor house and gastronomic hot spot in landscaped grounds with a lake can take a tour of the impressive kitchen garden to see the produce that will appear on their plate.

The Ginger Pig, Hove

Across the road from Hove’s shingle beach, Ben and Pamela McKellar’s Edwardian mock-timbered gastropub is ‘loved by locals for its foodie reputation’.

The Pig at Bridge Place, Canterbury

A short hop from Canterbury, a Grade I listed Jacobean mansion and former music venue that once hosted rock legends such as The Kinks, was the sixth addition to Robin Hutson’s Pig collection

The Pig at Harlyn Bay, Padstow

Frilly waves lap the sands of Harlyn Bay, a short stroll from Robin Hutson’s seventh Pig (see index), but it is the seaside of J M W Turner that is conjured here.

Sandy Mount House, Rhosneigr

The sands of time have seen changes at this formerly drab Edwardian seaside guest house, now a ‘beautifully refurbished' contemporary hotel and restaurant.

Baraset Barn, Stratford-upon-Avon

‘Foodie heaven with the bonus of nearby culture,’ was a Guide insider’s verdict on this restaurant-with-rooms a short spin by loan bike from Stratford-upon-Avon.

The George Inn, Banbury

In an ‘interesting village of honey-coloured stone, well off the beaten track’, a beautifully renovated 17th-century thatched inn lives anew as a local gastropub-with-rooms.

Locanda on the Weir, Porlock Weir

In a tiny coastal village, with the sea in front and Exmoor behind, this eclectic restaurant-with-rooms oozes personality, style and Italian foodie flair.

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d’Parys

BEDFORD

Close to Bedford Park, an informal restaurant with rooms blends vintage and modern decoration with flair. Breakfast, morning coffee, traditional British dishes and sharing platters, and homemade afternoon teas are served. Several of the Victorian-style bedrooms have a vintage sink and roll-top bath.

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L’hote

Canterbury

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Ennio’s

Southampton

In a converted warehouse facing the old waterfront, this Italian restaurant with rooms is just across from Red Funnel Ferries, and convenient for the high street and railway station. Air-conditioned bedrooms are plushly furnished and have a safe, bathrobes and slippers. A Continental breakfast is served in the morning. In Ennio’s Restaurant, there is a welcoming bar, and piattis of typical Italian cuisine and regional specials. A flower-decked pavement terrace is ideal for al fresco dining. Limited (paid) parking can be reserved.

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The H Boutique Hotel

Bakewell

Hardwick, Hartington, Hassop, Hathersage? Beginning with ‘H’ each of the ten modern bedrooms in this centrally located hotel is named after a Peak District village and tells a story with local artwork and photographs on the walls. Staying guests join locals in the Lounge Bar which is open until 9 pm, for a Continental breakfast (cooked extra), snacks, afternoon tea and bar meals. Or head to the Bakewell Pudding Parlour for the town’s famous tart.

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Tisbury

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BEDFORD

L’hote

Canterbury

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Southampton

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Bakewell

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