Best romantic hotels in Somerset

The sweep of honey-stone buildings that form Bath’s Georgian crescent is home to two majestic mansions which combine as one hotel, beyond which lie a leafy garden and atmospheric spa.

Everything proved to be hog heaven for Guide trusties on a winter weekend break at this Georgian country house in its own deer park.

Behind a Grade I listed Georgian facade, new owners GuestHouse have had designer Martin Hulbert refresh the interiors of this characterful, family-friendly, dog-friendly hotel, playing with ideas of Jane Austen’s Bath.

Italian foodie flair mixes with West Country magic in this ‘superb little restaurant-with-rooms where Exmoor meets the sea’, which is a ‘real find’, a Guide insider reports.

On the fringe of Exmoor national park, a short drive from the coast, in a medieval village dominated by its hilltop castle, this largely Tudor inn is today a traditional, dog-friendly hotel.