At the end of its mile-long drive, this Elizabethan manor house with glorious gardens and superb dining is, for many guests, the ultimate country house hotel. The ‘exceptional’ Michelin-starred food – with produce from the garden – includes dishes such as quail with quince and pear, and Newhaven brill with butternut squash and wild mushrooms.

Matt Weedon has headed some formidable Michelin-starred kitchens, but the style here is simpler. Maybe Nest garden vegetable salad in miso aïoli; gnocchi with brassicas, truffled leeks and cauliflower; a burger, saddle of lamb, or soft-shell crab KFC style, surely finger-lickin’ good.