‘There’s lots of room to play and run around’ at this ‘pretty, rambling manor house’ in ‘fantastic grounds’ on the edge of the Cotswolds.

The Pear Tree at Purton closed down on January 2nd, 2018. It has had an entry in the Guide for many years. Anne Young, the owner, who has retired after more than 30 years helping customers, says: 'making happy memories for guests has been a pleasure.'

‘Comfort and homeliness’ draw guests to this 17th-century mellow-stone house in a tranquil, ‘totally unspoilt’ village in the valley of the River Nadder.

‘We loved the atmosphere, the amazing food and the beautiful bedrooms.’

A Sleeping Beauty in a wooded valley, this thatch-roofed inn had lain dormant for years when, in 2015, it was given the kiss of life by a village consortium.

Handy for the cathedral, which is steps away, Lois and John Faulkner’s ‘very nice’ B&B is a ‘friendly’ place, and a good base for exploring the city.

In a village at the foot of Salisbury Plain, this ‘impressive’ pub-with-rooms attracts all sorts.

‘Ideal for the young and the young at heart’, this riverside bar/restaurant-with-rooms near the medieval bridge is a popular spot in a ‘delightful little town’.

‘Pigs, pies, pints and pillows’ – find it all at this village dining pub-with-rooms, on a working organic farm run by food ethics pioneer Helen Browning.

Guests in search of an ‘authentic, olde-worlde atmosphere’ find it in the flagstone passageways, huge fireplaces, wonky beams and creaky floorboards of this 15th-century coaching inn, in an ‘exquisitely preserved’ National Trust village.

The Street family’s good-value B&B is conveniently located for exploring the medieval city.

In a village on the edge of Cranborne Chase, this sophisticated yet unpretentious pub-with-rooms provides ‘enticing’ British meals, and the country chic bedrooms in which to sleep them off.

In a historic market town – so picture-perfect it stood in for 18th-century Truro in the BBC’s Poldark adaptation – this restored Georgian coaching inn is down the High Street from stately Corsham Court.