Within a ‘lovely old building’ of wisteria-swagged Bath stone, this gastropub might hold regular comedy nights but they’re serious about food. Bedrooms – some in a converted barn, some dog friendly and with outdoor access – are named after pear varieties. Two can sleep a family. Designer wallpaper mixes with touches of wit (Cole and Son ‘Woods and Pears’, say, with Beano cartoons). They have an over-bath or walk-in shower, home-baked biscuits, Bramley toiletries. Purpose-built 'potting sheds’ have a kitchenette and decked terrace. The pub’s quirky interiors have ‘seating areas divided by backless bookcases with bits and bobs, and ornaments and collectibles’. Jackie Cosens is a lively presence front-of-house. Chef/patron Adrian Jenkins uses locally sourced, seasonal and home-grown produce, and day-boat fish, in dishes such as thyme-braised mushrooms and butternut squash; sole, caper and herb butter, spring onion potato cake; fish and chips, steak, burger. ‘The food is delicious and all presented creatively, on a mix of old and random pieces of china.’ Everything possible is made in house. Breakfast on a full English or vegetarian, barn eggs from happy hens.