Bourton-on-the-Water Restaurants

Kings Head Inn, The

The King's Head may have acquired its name as a result of the restoration of the monarchy, but now it is one of the most highly regarded pubs with restaurant and rooms in its area. This in no small way must be due to the location which is about as traditional as England gets, provided you don't trip over the walk-on ducks.

• Address: Bledington, nr Chipping Norton, OX7 6XQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

Old Woolhouse

• Address: Market Place, Northleach, nr Bourton-on-the-Water, GL54 3EE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £64.00

Restaurant at Lords of the Manor

Sitting prettily amidst eight acres of gardens and parkland, this 17th century former rectory of Cotswold stone could not have had a better name. And if relaxation for you means doing 'nothing but sinking into a large sofa with a drink and a book', then there are only a few places that can be compared to the Lords of the Manor.

• Address: Upper Slaughter, nr Bourton-on-the-Water, GL54 2JD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £22.00, Dinner: £75.00

Restaurant at The Dial House Hotel

Welcome to the Which Awarded Most ravishing restaurant with rooms 2005. Now that's quite a title to live up to but indications are that it's all in a day's work for this charismatic, mellow stone manor house in deepest Gloucestershire where there is a constant round of log fires, fresh flowers and the sort of service that in some parts of England seems to have disappeared for ever.

• Address: The Chestnuts, High Street, Bourton-on-the-Water, GL54 2AN (Map)
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £27.00, Dinner: £41.00

Restaurant at The Old Manse Hotel

The thought occurs that ministers of religion did not fare too badly in the 18th century, and this handsome house makes an ideal place to eat in the middle of a setting as delightful as this picture-book village, with the River Windrush flowing gently past a few yards from the front door.

• Address: Victoria Street, Bourton-on-the-Water, GL54 2BX (Map)
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00