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This sprawling honey-stone building with its tall chimneys and leaded windows offers history, grand rooms and antiques, along with a thoroughly modern spa and 21st-century luxuries.

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Consall

‘Treehouses, boathouses and shepherds’ huts are scattered around 70 acres of glorious grounds on the Consall Hall Estate at this deconstructed, dog-friendly hotel.

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Lion and Pheasant

Shrewsbury

In the historic town centre, this 16th-century coaching inn has cool, casual-chic interiors, warm and friendly young staff, innovative cooking in the restaurant, real ales and cocktails in the buzzy bar.

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The Bower House, Shipston-on-Stour

Behind adjacent shopfronts on the marketplace, this vivaciously styled, open-all-day restaurant-with-rooms wins high praise for its generously equipped, affordable, beautifully presented bedrooms and short, exciting seasonal menus, with dishes from the charcoal grill.

Old Downton Lodge, Ludlow

Amid rolling hills, where Shropshire nudges Herefordshire, Pippa and Willem Vlok’s restaurant-with-rooms comprises a picturesque set piece of medieval and Georgian farm buildings.

Eckington Manor, Eckington

Amid water-meadow pasture, this foodie restaurant with beautifully presented rooms and a cookery school are spread across an ancient, timber-frame farmhouse and converted outbuildings.

Goldstone Hall, Market Drayton

‘In the middle of nowhere down narrow country lanes’, John and Sue Cushing’s Georgian manor house hotel sit among five-acres of brimming gardens, a prolific source of fruit and vegetables, cut flowers and perennial joy.

The Clive Arms, Ludlow

This red-brick Georgian coaching inn, 10 minutes from foodie-central Ludlow, has been smartly updated with a breezy open-plan bar and restaurant, and country-chic bedrooms.

Victoria House, Church Stretton

In the centre of a lively market town within walking distance of the Shropshire hills, this ‘splendid’ B&B is run by Diane Chadwick, a ‘wonderfully energetic’ and ‘cheerful’ hostess.

The Feathers, Ledbury

Behind the unmissable Tudor façade of this former coaching inn, you will find bedrooms blending modern comforts with original features, delightful staff, imaginative sharing plates and brasserie dishes in the restaurant and bar.

The High Field Town House, Birmingham

In leafy Edgbaston, a whitewashed Victorian villa is home to this colourful boutique-style guest house, its modern bedrooms furnished with some antique and retro furniture, with a bright sitting room, and a sister gastropub next door.

The Roseleigh, Buxton

Readers on their annual visit to the Buxton Festival assure us that all is as good as ever at Maggi and Gerard Heelan’s excellent Victorian B&B.

Breedon Hall, Breedon on the Hill

Behind high walls, at the end of a crunchy drive, this handsomely proportioned Georgian manor house in the shade of ancient yew trees is both gracious and welcoming.

Bridleway Bed & Breakfast, Lincoln

Tucked away down a farm track just three miles from the city centre, this rustic-chic B&B wins praise for its 'beautiful accommodation in a quiet, restful setting'.

Park Cottage, Warwick

Hosts Janet and Stuart Baldry cook a splendid breakfast at their wonderfully wonky, flower-festooned 15th-century house and characterful B&B by the entrance to Warwick Castle.

The Cow, DALBURY LEES

A former village pub in the Derbyshire Dales might not bring sea fish to mind, while rustic-chic decor and ‘painted mug shots of benign-looking cows' speak more of farm-to-fork dining.

The Old Manor House, Shipston-on-Stour

With beams, cottage-style bedrooms and 'beautiful gardens' running down to the River Stour, this 16th-century Cotswold manor house is full of charm.

The Old Hall Country House, Stoke-on-Trent

In beautiful landscaped gardens, this Tudor black-and-white hall house is the cherished home of Simon and Gary White, who welcome guests as friends.

The Duncombe Arms, Ashbourne

A once boarded-up village boozer with views over the Dove valley, this is today a thriving gastropub with well-equipped, stylish annexe rooms, and a menu of pub staples and creative seasonal dishes, served alfresco when the sun shines.

Baraset Barn, Stratford-upon-Avon

‘Foodie heaven with the bonus of nearby culture,’ was a Guide insider’s verdict on this restaurant-with-rooms a short spin by loan bike from Stratford-upon-Avon.

The Peacock at Barlow, Chesterfield

With onsite brewery, boutique-style bedrooms in the main building and a converted barn, and a menu of popular classics and more exotic dishes, this modernised 300-year-old village pub retains plenty of character.

Darwin’s Townhouse, Shrewsbury

Named in honour of Shrewsbury’s famous son, the Grade II* listed Sandford House, moments from the Severn towpath, is now a contemporary but cosy B&B that offers great value for money.

The Falcon, Castle Ashby

Well-being is at the heart of this ‘rather lovely boutique hotel’, a reinvented 16th-century coaching inn, where guests enjoy nature walks, yoga and the run of Castle Ashby's pleasure grounds.

The Pheasant at Neenton, NEENTON

After standing empty for almost nine years and falling into decay, this handsome village pub was rescued by the community a decade ago and thrives today as a friendly local and smart dining-pub-with-rooms.

Hart’s Hotel, Nottingham

A sleek, modern hotel on the ramparts of what remains of medieval Nottingham Castle, Hart’s is where your home is when you want to escape the bustling city.

Russell’s, Broadway

In a gem of a Cotswold town, with its green verges, galleries and tea shops, a honey-stone house is home to this first-class restaurant-with-rooms

Fischer’s at Baslow Hall, Baslow

An Edwardian homage to 17th-century style, this beautiful manor house with rich Jacobean-inspired interiors is run as a luxury hotel with fine-dining restaurant.

Biggin Hall, Buxton

'Surrounded by lovely, rolling, stone-wall country', this much-loved Peak District country-house hotel in a Grade II* listed 17th-century building ‘may not have all the luxuries of a modern boutique hotel, but the setting and grounds are stunning’.

Wildhive Callow Hall, ASHBOURNE

‘A stylish stay in the Peak District, Wildhive’s ethos is to get back to nature without foregoing creature comforts,’ our inspector writes.

Brockencote Hall, Chaddesley Corbett

As you drive through landscaped parkland to find this country-house hotel overlooking a lake and 16th-century dovecote, you might wonder if you have arrived in the Loire valley.

The Beech House and Olive Branch, Clipsham

‘This buzzy pub is very much ye olde village inn, with rustic furniture and roaring fires under the beams,’ writes a Guide insider, though the food is ‘so much better than your standard pub fare’.

Underleigh House, Hope

With walks from the doorstep, views of Peak District hills, a peaceful garden, breakfast feasts and restful bedrooms, it’s no surprise that Underleigh wins so much praise.

Langar Hall, Langar

Everything is peachy at this apricot-hued Georgian country house in the Vale of Belvoir, at the end of a long avenue of lime trees, transformed from a family home into a delightful, idiosyncratic and much-loved hotel.

Hodgkinson’s Hotel, Matlock

Filled with historic interest, Zoe and Chris Hipwell’s small townhouse hotel overlooks a bend of the River Derwent.

The Olive Branch, Broadway

With inglenook, antiques, beams and brasses, charming, cottage-style bedrooms and an enclosed rear garden, this 16th-century honeyed-stone guest house sits pretty on the high street of a picture-postcard Cotswold town.

Castle House, Hereford

Occupying two Georgian villas in gardens bordered by the old castle moat, this friendly hotel has a wide choice of well-equipped, individually styled rooms, and inviting food in the light-filled conservatory.

The Feathers, LUDLOW

Fabulously photogenic, this Grade I listed Jacobean building with an ornate, timber-framed facade stands in a ‘wonderful position’ in the heart of town, a few minutes’ walk from the main square and castle.

The Library House, Ironbridge

The three charming bedrooms are named after writers at this Georgian townhouse B&B and one-time library, with a book-lined sitting room, terraced garden, and breakfast room hung with Victorian oil paintings of prize cattle.

The Howard Arms, Stratford-upon-Avon

It was nearly Howard’s end in 2015 before two local families stepped in to restore the fortunes of this 'delightful gem of a pub-with-rooms', in a village on the northern fringes of the Cotswolds.

Lake Isle, Uppingham

There is no isle here, no lake, no bee-loud glade, but the name of Richard and Janine Burton's lauded restaurant-with-rooms draws inspiration from W.B. Yeats’s Innisfree, a place of serenity and escape.

The Manor Coach House, Worcester

Tea and cake await new arrivals at this well-run B&B, with spotless bedrooms in a Victorian former coach house set around a courtyard, each with its own entrance, and a bright little breakfast room

The Broadway Hotel, Broadway

With its wonky roofline, leaded windows, honeyed stone and distinctive black-and-white Tudor wing, this family-run hotel overlooks the green of a much-photographed, quintessential Cotswold village.

The Brownlow Arms, Grantham

With its wing armchairs, antique settles, warm lighting, and Farrow and Ball palette, the bar of this 19th-century ironstone and limestone village pub-with-rooms is reassuringly cosy and welcoming.

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