2022 Editor's Choice Pubs-with-Rooms
The UK’s best gastro pubs-with-rooms
The Rose & Crown
Barnard Castle
Overlooking the green in a 'beautiful village with lots of country walks', this local inn strikes exactly the right balance between old-world charm and modern comforts.
The Dog at Wingham
Canterbury
A passion for Kent produce, a monthly dining club, tee times and transport to nearby golf clubs, including Royal St. George’s, are among many reasons to commend Marc Bridgen’s village gastropub.
The Felin Fach Griffin
Brecon
Brothers Charles and Edmund Inkin keep a welcome in the vales at their relaxed, brick-red dining pub-with-rooms, amid sheep-grazed pastures, just outside the Brecon Beacons national park.
The Dabbling Duck
King's Lynn
Overlooking the green in a village known for its numerous duck ponds, the old Rose and Crown was facing conversion into housing in 2006 when two local farmers stepped up.
Pentonbridge Inn
Penton
The lonely setting of this former coaching inn, half a mile from the Scottish border, belies its chic bedrooms and creative cooking.
The Ship Inn
Elie
With its own beach cricket team, Rachel and Graham Bucknall’s white-and-blue friendly gastropub on a no through road to the sailing club overlooks a sandy bay on the Firth of Forth.
The Peacock at Barlow
Chesterfield
With its own onsite Collyfobble Brewery, this modernised old coaching inn is set in a Peak District village with the appropriate former name of Barley.
The Harcourt Arms
Witney
Among the neat rows of Cotswold houses, this ‘equally pristine’ 17th-century pub with extensions sideways and upwards, offers a 'really pleasant place to stay' as well as acting as a village social hub, with bar, restaurant and even a deli selling bread, cakes, coffee and local produce.
Sign of the Angel
Lacock
It would be 'hard to find somewhere more olde-worlde than this 15th-century coaching inn', with its fireplaces and flagstones, and wonky beams aplenty.
The Acorn Inn
Evershot
You can sink a pint of Durdle Door in the oak-panelled bar in the village inn that furnished Thomas Hardy with his ‘Sow and Acorn’ in Tess of the d’Urbervilles, then stay the night in one of the bedrooms named on a Hardy theme.
2021 Editor's Choice Pubs-with-Rooms
The UK’s best gastro pubs-with-rooms
The Cat Inn
West Hoathly
From its tile-hung facade to Harvey the resident spaniel snoozing in front of the fire, this is a quintessential Sussex village pub. The kitchen is passionate about local sourcing, and the bedrooms have Vispring beds and posh toiletries.
The Star Inn at Harome
Helmsley
This exceptional pub in a thatched village cottage is worth a long detour. Andrew Pern serves Michelin-starred food, the bar was built by a master craftsman,
and the bedrooms across the road are charmingly eccentric and very comfortable.
The Felin Fach Griffin
Brecon
Not far from the book-lovers’ paradise of Hay-on-Wye is this laid-back dining pub with famously comfortable beds in its retro rooms. Menus are brief, to maintain the chef’s fierce commitment to the fresh, seasonal and locally sourced.
The Sun Inn
Colchester
The Sun continues to shine with its winning blend of modern pub food, beamed interiors and a jolly atmosphere. Bedrooms are graceful, with solid oak beds, and an indulgent fry-up at breakfast will set you up for a day in Constable country.
The Talbot Inn
Mells
This relaxed 15th-century coaching inn offers food of a consistently high standard, whether it’s a simple Ploughman’s or a dry-aged Stoke Marsh Farm sirloin steak. Bedrooms have Egyptian cotton sheets, Welsh blankets and cosy armchairs.
The Royal Oak
Tetbury
Plant eaters will be happy at this funky inn, with a jukebox inside, an Airstream trailer outside, and rustic chic bedrooms. Chef Stergios Pikos specialises in excellent vegan and vegetarian dishes, alongside traditional pub favourites.
Pentonbridge Inn
Penton
This stylish former coaching inn with views across Cumbria is run with a five- star touch. Chris Archer serves local food, much of it grown in the kitchen garden. Contemporary bedrooms have fresh flowers and wet-room showers.
The Lamb Inn
Burford
Set in former weavers’ cottages, with a beamed and flagstoned interior and a jumble of antiques and armchairs, this is a classic old English pub, but with a smart dining room, and 17 rather swish rooms attached, some of them with four-posters.
The Bonnie Badger
Gullane
Tom and Michaela Kitchin’s classy gastropub has a nature-to-plate philosophy (and serves everything from ham, egg and chips to Orkney scallops), while the coolly luxurious bedrooms reflect the soft colours of the East Lothian countryside.
The Pear Tree Inn
Melksham
A gorgeous 17th-century pub, lovingly restored by Jackie Cosens and Adrian Jenkins, has got everything right, from chic-farmhouse interiors to delicious seasonal food – so local that meat can be traced right back to the individual animal.
2020 Editor's Choice Pubs-with-Rooms
The UK’s best gastro pubs-with-rooms
The Rose & Crown
Barnard Castle
A chorus of acclaim this year for Cheryl and Thomas Robinson’s 18th-century coaching inn turned village pub par excellence. The quality of local ingredients shines in David Hunter’s seriously great grub. Rooms are splendidly non-chintzy.
The Black Swan
Kirkby Stephen
Cosy and quirky, Louise Dinnes’s Victorian pub ticks so many boxes. Friendly staff, public rooms filled with clocks and curios, individually styled bedrooms, first-rate modern cooking, a garden with rushing brook, and the Eden valley on the doorstep.
The Red Lion Freehouse
Pewsey
From a burger in the beer garden or bar, to Michelin-starred cooking, Guy and Brittany Manning will provide at their thatched village pub. Boutique guest-house rooms have decking almost on the banks of the Avon. Better than ever, say our readers.
The Inn at Whitewell
Clitheroe
A distinctly Merrie England ethos pleases readers at Charles Bowman’s eccentric inn on the River Hodder. Blazing log fires, locally shot game, cask-conditioned ales, four-poster rooms, antiques, oil paintings, and a subversive sense of humour add to a potent mix.
The Felin Fach Griffin
Brecon
Twenty years after Edmund Inkin bought the first of the three dining pubs he owns with brother Charles, the formula is still a winner. Shabby chic decor, delicious food, an inclusive ambience, sustainability, support for the community, perfectly judged simplicity.
The Rose & Crown
Snettisham
Top marks to Jeannette and Anthony Goodrich for the enthusiasm they bring to their pretty 14th-century pub, which serves pub classics and more ambitious fare. Traditional charm is matched by friendly staff, a happy vibe and decor with touches of humour.
The Sun Inn
Colchester
The Sun has been on the rise since Piers Baker took on what was then a grotty local boozer in 2003. A 15th-century coaching inn, it perfectly fulfils the roles of friendly local, smart hotel and modern restaurant with Italian-inspired cooking.
The Cricket Inn
Kingsbridge
You can eat a soup of locally caught crab in the nautical-themed restaurant at Rachel and Nigel Heath’s Victorian pub overlooking Start Bay, as waves crash on the shingle beach. New England-style bedrooms are fresh and appealing.
The Greyhound Inn
Wantage
First out of the traps this year among Oxfordshire pubs, Martyn Reed and Catriona Galbraith’s red brick village local wins high approval for maintaining traditional values while innovating with jazz, pizza, garden parties. Liam Whittle cooks with flair.
The Wellington Arms
Baughurst
Fluffy tea cosies, fine china, new-laid eggs, home-grown produce and resident Jacob’s sheep add to the off-beat appeal of Simon Page and Jason King’s pub. Bedrooms
are beautifully appointed, and Mr King’s cooking has an unfussy elegance.
2019 Editor's Choice Pubs-with-Rooms
The UK’s best gastro pubs-with-rooms
The Cat Inn
West Hoathly
A log fire warms the bar of this popular 16th-century pub, its oak beams hung with pewter mugs. There is pub grub of the highest order, freshly decorated bedrooms, each with a Nespresso coffee machine, a good breakfast. The terrace and herb garden are the cat’s whiskers.
The Colonsay
Isle of Colonsay
There are quiz nights and live music at the sole hostelry on this remote island. Simple bedrooms have views of hillside and sea, across to neighbouring Jura. A new chef is making waves. Why not come for the annual book festival?
The Punch Bowl Inn
Kendal
You can sleep in a four-poster bed made of reclaimed elm at this atmospheric 300-year-old inn in a pretty south Lakeland village inn. The chef makes inventive use of prime Cumbrian produce. Vegetarians have a field day.
The Old Coastguard
Penzance
Casual chic, a laid-back vibe and local art are the style at this former coastguard’s station turned dining pub in a picture- postcard fishing village. Enjoy Cornish produce, clever cooking, foraging walks, yoga weekends and sub-tropical gardens.
Beech House & Olive Branch
Clipsham
Readers write of the fun at this village pub/restaurant, but the food is seriously good. Options include tapas and creative, modern British fare, with fresh produce from the kitchen garden. The pub’s bedrooms in Beech House are rather glamorous.
The Gunton Arms
Thorpe Market
Venison from the surrounding deer park appears on the daily-changing menus at this extraordinary converted country house near Cromer, crammed with Victorian paintings, vintage novelties and Brit Art. One room has a marble bathroom from Egypt.
The Greyhound Inn
Wantage
Real ale, wine tastings, jazz evenings and quiz nights assure this 18th-century pub of a local following. The friendly staff, superior pub fare and smart rooms
supplied with freshly baked biscuits make it a Guide shoo-in.
The Bildeston Crown
Bildeston
Ancient timbers, a roaring fire in winter, alfresco dining in summer, characterful bedrooms (one with antique four-poster), the chef’s ways with local produce and an excellent breakfast won over our inspectors in 2018 at this historic coaching inn.
The Pipe and Glass Inn
South Dalton
Beyond a beamed bar serving hand- pulled Yorkshire ales, there are menus for children, for vegetarians, for everyone, in the Michelin-starred restaurant at this friendly former coaching inn. Jazzy, high- spec bedrooms surround a herb garden.
The Glenelg Inn
Kyle of Lochalsh
You can eat in the garden overlooking the Sound of Sleat, or cosily in the bar, at this traditional inn and music venue in a remote and beautiful landscape. The young chef works magic with local produce.
2018 Editor's Choice Pubs-with-Rooms
The UK’s best gastro pubs-with-rooms
The Rose & Crown
Barnard Castle
Overlooking the green in a 'beautiful village with lots of country walks', this local inn strikes exactly the right balance between old-world charm and modern comforts.
The Feathered Nest
Chipping Norton
The lovely views across the Evenlode valley from the terrace or dining room could almost distract you from the exceptional food at this dining pub-with-rooms on the edge of a Cotswold village.
The Star Inn at Harome
Helmsley
Additional bedrooms in a new barn annexe will delight food lovers keen to bag a bed at this charming thatched village pub near the North York Moors, with its Michelin-starred cooking and quirky style.
The Felin Fach Griffin
Brecon
Brothers Charles and Edmund Inkin keep a welcome in the vales at their relaxed, brick-red dining pub-with-rooms, amid sheep-grazed pastures, just outside the Brecon Beacons national park.
The Rock Inn
Newton Abbot
'The perfect place to stay for walking on Dartmoor', the Graves family's whitewashed inn may be 'difficult to find two miles along single-track roads' but it's worth it when you get there.
Beech House & Olive Branch
Clipsham
A defunct local pub, rescued by a trio of friends in 1999, is ‘a wonderful place to eat’, with rooms in ‘gorgeous Georgian’ Beech House opposite.
The Beckford Arms
Tisbury
A hubbub of happy drinkers and diners, house ale on tap, and laid-back casual-chic style greet visitors at this Georgian dining pub-with-rooms on the edge of the Fonthill Estate.
The Brownlow Arms
Grantham
Behind the door of this ironstone 19th-century village pub are chic country house interiors, buzzing dining rooms, homely bedrooms and an exuberant host.
The King’s Head Inn
Bledington
Ducks bob on the brook that runs through the green in front of this 16th-century cider house with all the trappings of the perfect English country pub – beams, flagstones, settles, blazing fires, Hook Norton ale on draught.
The Red Lion
Babcary
Locals and tourists alike enjoy the friendly atmosphere at Clare and Charlie Garrard's thatched village gastropub, ideally situated to break the journey between London and the West Country.
2017 Editor's Choice Gastropubs
The UK’s best gastro pubs-with-rooms
The Feathered Nest
Chipping Norton
The lovely views across the Evenlode valley from the terrace or dining room could almost distract you from the exceptional food at this dining pub-with-rooms on the edge of a Cotswold village.
The Red Lion Freehouse
Pewsey
A thatched pub in a quiet village tucked into the folds of Salisbury Plain is home to a Michelin-starred restaurant, with a swish guest house across the road.
The Bell at Skenfrith
Skenfrith
The River Monnow flows just in front of the door of Sarah Hudson’s former coaching inn and well-liked pub-with-rooms.
The Stagg Inn
Kington
An ancient inn at the meeting of two drovers’ roads where farmers came to weigh wool has won awards aplenty as a dining pub-with-rooms since Steve and Nicola Reynolds took it over more than 20 years ago.
Beech House & Olive Branch
Clipsham
A defunct local pub, rescued by a trio of friends in 1999, is ‘a wonderful place to eat’, with rooms in ‘gorgeous Georgian’ Beech House opposite.
The Gurnard’s Head
St Ives
'There is a Celtic feel' to Charles and Edmund Inkin's pub and its surrounds, 'with views of the Atlantic and the moors and tors of Penwith', writes a reader on a return visit.
The Talbot Inn
Mells
There's plenty of history in this 15th-century coaching inn with its old arched carriageway, but it's been brought bang up to date by a shabby-chic make-over at no cost to its charm.
The Bridge Inn at Ratho
Ratho
Guests receive a ‘cheerful welcome’ at this pub-with-rooms, which stands by a bridge over the Union Canal in a conservation village.
The Grazing Goat
London
The chain stores of Oxford Street are so near and yet (praise be!) so far from this gastropub with a pavement terrace for outdoor drinking and dining.
The Devonshire Arms
Langport
From the outside, this 18th-century inn overlooking a green with a lime tree at each corner looks every inch the historic village pub, but within lies contemporary chic.
2016 Editor's Choice Gastropubs
The UK’s best gastro pubs-with-rooms
The Cat Inn
West Hoathly
A timber-framed and tile-hung dining pub-with-rooms in a hilltop High Weald village is the veritable cat’s whiskers, say many of our readers.
The Sun Inn
Colchester
An ancient, rambling coaching inn in a village of wonky painted houses, The Sun glows with praise for its 'genuine welcome', 'quick and affable service' and 'convivial' atmosphere.
The Brownlow Arms
Grantham
Behind the door of this ironstone 19th-century village pub are chic country house interiors, buzzing dining rooms, homely bedrooms and an exuberant host.
The Victoria
London
A busy, multi-tasking pub, 'school-run coffees in the morning, great food and pub atmosphere at night'.
It’s when these details are combined with the best of modern hospitality; Michelin Star food, stylish design and luxury toiletries are all part of the experience.
Whether you fancy shabby chic decor in the Brecon Beacons or boats bobbing by in the sunny South West. Maybe you fancy a riverside retreat or somewhere that the music plays and the village congregate for convivial evenings full of community and joy. Whatever you choose, there’s a gastro pub with rooms waiting to welcome you, with food celebrating local suppliers and home grown produce from kitchen gardens.
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