Stay on an original Georgian model farm in extensive grounds and gardens strewn with milk churns, a vintage tractor and a hay cart. This recently restored farmhouse on the outskirts of the town embraces its rustic roots: the hotel is playfully decorated with interesting objects and antiques; there are mismatched wingback armchairs and oriental rugs in the cosy, stone-floored snug. Individually decorated bedrooms in the main house and converted stable block have a contemporary country feel in their distressed-wood furnishings and botanical prints. Pick a pre-prandial drink from a collection of 50 gins and whiskies in the bar before sitting down to a modern farmhouse dinner in the restaurant. The Boathouse, a sister pub, is a stroll across the road.