The hospitality is ‘first class’ at Christine and Rupert Farmer’s B&B close to the Shropshire Way. Visitors to the 18th-century farmhouse are ‘warmly greeted’ with tea and home-made cake – ‘we felt so spoiled,’ Guide readers say. Traditional, cottage-style bedrooms are on the first floor, with views across the garden or towards the Wrekin. Nice touches: fresh flowers, magazines and a regularly topped-up hospitality tray. In the morning, Aga-cooked breakfasts use produce from the Farmers’ organic smallholding; home-made jams and local honey sweeten the feast. On a fine day, explore the pretty garden and orchard, fitting in a visit to the farm animals. 5 miles S of Shrewsbury; within walking distance of Lyth Hill.