Tucked away in peaceful open countryside and approached down leafy lanes through Hawkchurch - the 'village of roses' - the Fairwater Head Hotel is a mere 4 miles from Axminster and 5 miles from Lyme Regis and the Jurassic coast - England's first natural World Heritage Site which covers 95 miles of truly stunning coastline from east Devon to Dorset, with rocks recording 185 million years of the Earth's history. Housed within this country house hotel the Greenfields offers breathtaking views of the beautiful Axe valley. If you can tear yourself away from the panorama you will find ample recompense in the menu which embraces plenty of local produce ably converted into dishes ranging from simple to elaborate.

Enjoy chicken liver parfait and marinated roast vegetable and feta salad before moving on to a main course which could consist of roasted rump of organic lamb and pan fried sea bass fillet. To bring the curtains down on an exhilarating meal order carrot cake cookies with vanilla sauce and chocolate ice cream.