Flower decked without, welcoming within, this ‘excellent’ village pub, contrived from three former miners’ cottages, is liked by readers flying out of nearby Bristol Airport.

‘Very much the country pub, with a warm buzz to it’, this old coaching inn, built around a cobbled courtyard, stands at the heart of a historic stone village.

A ‘good value, friendly’ pub-with-rooms, with a ‘lovely, informal atmosphere’, the pleasingly updated 18th-century beer house has real ales, comfy seating, stripped wooden floors.

A foodie destination skirting the Somerset Levels, this rustic-chic pub-with-rooms gathers praise for its ‘superb meals’ and quirky, well-appointed bedrooms.

Flagstone floors, exposed beams and a log fire create a cosy ambience at Clare and Charlie Garrard’s 17th-century thatched inn, while bedrooms in a converted barn are contemporary and stylish. Sophisticated gastropub dishes bring visitors to the Somerset village: venison tortellini; pan-fried gurnard, saffron potatoes, braised fennel, crab bisque. Happy hours, pub quizzes and curry nights encourage the convivial air.

Philip and Sheila Mepham’s gabled dining-pub-with-rooms 'by the village green' is a consistent hit with returning Guide readers who find it ‘as good as ever’.

Hands-on chef/patron Sarah Lethbridge and her husband, Anthony, have entertained guests at their restored stone-walled country pub for ten years.

'A wonderful, historic pub at the heart of a magnificent village in deepest countryside.’

‘Warm, welcoming and extraordinarily good value for money.’ Guide inspectors in 2019 join the local admiration society in their praise of Jeanette and Gordon Reid’s 18th-century inn on the Dorset/Somerset border.