An enchanting 16th century coaching inn is now the four AA star Manor House Hotel. The charming old refuge impresses guests with stonewalls and open fireplaces on one hand, and with individually decorated and well-equipped bedrooms on the other.

The two AA rosette Mulberry Restaurant has been given a bright and funky makeover with vibrant colours and modern artwork. You could dine either inside or in the shade of the 300-year-old mulberry tree in the grounds of the hotel.

The cuisine is proudly traditional English, complemented by one of the area's best selections of wine. A seasonally changing menu could offer you starters of home-smoked salmon with a pea shoot salad and vanilla pannacotta, followed by breast of free-range chicken partnered by mushroom duxelle, butternut squash purée, spring onion, and garlic pomme purée, and a dessert of Valrhona cold chocolate fondant with Earl Grey sorbet and citrus jelly.

After your meal you could head to the Beagle Bar and enjoy a cocktail created from the fruit of the Manor House's mulberry tree.