Nest Farmhouse, Norfolk
Set on a working farm, this restaurant with rooms is neatly separated from the action so there’s no risk of muddy footprints in its artfully simple dining room. Not that it’s uptight – expect big, rustic dishes on its seasonal menu: bone marrow on focaccia; osso buco with turnip mash, salsa verde and horseradish; crisp garlic potatoes; and doughnuts with pumpkin caramel and nutmeg custard. Local suppliers, including Brancaster Seafood Co and biodynamic veg grown at West Lexham are proudly namechecked, as are wines from nearby vineyard Cobble Hill and stout from Woodforde’s Brewery, a key ingredient in its deliciously dark soda bread. Sink into a squishy fireside sofa for a post-dinner negroni before retiring to one of its five bedrooms. Interiors are a sleek but comfortable mix of Scandi simplicity with trad British: vintage plates, wooden floors and neutral walls punctuated with vintage prints and modern art. nestfarmhouse.co.uk
The Cornish Arms, St Merryn, Cornwall
Rick Stein’s polished rural gastropub has everything you need: St Austell Brewery ales (try the Proper Job), roaring fires, wood-fired pizza in the garden in summer and cracking Sunday roasts year round. After enjoying pub classics such as sausage and mash, or ham, egg and chips, guests can toddle off to the pub’s wooden shepherd’s huts (ensuite with kitchenettes) to luxuriate in underfloor heating and Porthdune skincare products. rickstein.com
The Angel at Hetton
Amidst the rugged landscape of the Dales, The Angel is a polished gem of Yorkshire hospitality and remarkable food. The bar and restaurant weave through a series of beautifully-finished and intimate spaces on the ground floor of the Main house. Upstairs, rooms enjoy the same impeccable finish and views over Rylstone Fell. Faultless service and impeccably finished interiors set the stage for a meal to remember, with seasonal ingredients being served with all the flair you’d expect from a Michelin starred venue. Highlights when we visited in early summer included Hokkaido milk bread with butter, lardo and taramasalata, lobster with kombu and smoked pike roe, and a sublime savoury course of Tête de Moine with sablé, nectarine and sabayon. A one-night stay at The Angel at Hetton costs from £520 for two sharing, including an eight-course tasting menu in the Michelin starred restaurant.
Holm, South Petherton, Somerset
With its raw plaster walls, Scandi design and plates of torched mackerel, turnip and buttermilk, or baked celeriac, truffle and hazelnut, Holm brings big city cool to rural Somerset. Just as the kitchen relies on A1 West Country produce (Alford Farm pork, Exmoor venison), its seven handsome bedrooms have been dressed with furniture, bespoke oak headboards and art from local artist-makers and vintage specialists. holmsomerset.co.uk
La Fosse, Cranborne, Dorset
Work up an appetite walking in the New Forest or Jurassic Coast before retiring to this intimate restaurant with rooms. Chef Mark Hartstone’s cooking deploys prime local produce (including his own allotment harvests) in beautiful plates of, say, hake, lobster and shellfish broth, samphire and champ, or duck, caramelised salsify, artichoke, cherry gravy and greens. La Fosse’s bedrooms, named after Dorset cheeses, smoothly blend modern design with the building’s period charm. la-fosse.com
The Crown @ Wild Thyme & Honey, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire
This Cotswolds pub with rooms is a special find. Sat by a gurgling brook in tiny, idyllic Ampney Crucis, its 24 bedrooms – think natural materials, muted palettes, handsome fabrics – offer serious contemporary chic. The Crown pub, is a cosy nook you’ll happily sink into after a country walk. The kitchen gives classics such as the prawn cocktail or cheddar soufflé a 21st-century makeover, and there are mains to warm the soul, such as braised venison cottage pie or pork belly with potato terrine, smoked pumpkin purée, black pudding crumb and madeira chicken jus. crownampneybrook.co.uk
Smoke, Hampton Manor, Warwickshire
As well as its 15 gorgeous manor house bedrooms (one of three places to stay on site), this 45-acre estate includes a walled kitchen garden, around which you’ll find an artisan bakery, Michelin-starred Grace & Savour and chef Stuart Deeley’s hip, laid-back Smoke. Dishes of Megrim sole with brown shrimps and seaweed butter sauce, or a sharing Hereford côte de boeuf with béarnaise sauce, demonstrate the kitchen’s live-fire cooking skills. hamptonmanor.com
The Corner House, Canterbury, Kent
Smart, crisp and comfortable, chef Matt Sworder’s Corner House is easy to love. Fine regional produce is skilfully deployed across a broadly modern British menu of dishes like venison and mushroom suet pudding with mash, kale and red wine jus, or sharing lamb shoulder, dauphinoise potatoes and seasonal vegetables. Five characterful, individually designed bedrooms seal the deal. The romantic attic room includes a freestanding bath, too. cornerhouserestaurants.co.uk
The White Horse, Graffham, West Sussex
Nestled in the South Downs National Park, the Horse has six smart, comfortable bedrooms in its grounds. Leading the kitchen is chef Grant Jones, who honed his skills at Le Gavroche. Excellent Sussex produce underpins daily changing menus, which might include dishes such as roasted guinea fowl, sprout tops, potatoes and wild mushrooms, or lamb rack with braised hunter’s pie and squash purée. whitehorsegraffham.com
The Buxton, London
Part of the sustainably focussed Culpeper Family Hospitality Group, this Brick Lane pub includes 15 funky, modish rooms, decorated with east London art and fabrics by local weavers. Guests can enjoy the rooftop kitchen garden and, in the pub, on-point sharing plates of cheese croquettes with black garlic or duck breast and chanterelles. thebuxton.co.uk
The Cartford Inn, Little Eccleston, Lancashire
This buzzy, fashionably styled pub by the River Wyre has two upscale log cabins and 12 incredible bedrooms available for overnighters, plus its own deli and homewares store. Chef Chris Bury’s menus include occasional French flourishes, but generally tack between accomplished pub tuck (say, braised oxtail and beef suet pudding) and on-trend dishes such as beef short rib, artichoke purée and beer-braised Roscoff onion. thecartfordinn.co.uk
The Dipping Lugger, Ullapool, Wester Ross
Three luxurious bedrooms (with freestanding baths, striking Morris & Co wallpapers), command views across Loch Broom. In the 18-cover restaurant, chef David Smith creates ambitious tasting menus from Scotland’s abundant larder. Dishes might include beef fillet, beetroot and horseradish, or gin-cured halibut with caviar, baby cauliflower and fennel crackerbread. thedippinglugger.co.uk
The Boot, Barnsley, Gloucestershire
Operated by the hospitality wing of a furniture and interior design business, The Boot, which has six bedrooms, is a natty space full of interesting art and antiques. Chef John Jewell uses high-quality regional produce, including vegetables from neighbouring Barnsley House, to create elevated pub classics and dishes such as his Montgomery cheddar soufflé or Bathurst Estate venison, potato gratin, red cabbage and mushroom sauce. Suitably, given the Boot’s 17th-century origins, beer is served in bespoke pewter tankards. thebootbarnsley.co.uk
Meadowsweet, Holt, Norfolk
This Grade II listed Georgian property is a tastefully contemporary space, with three swish bedrooms sitting above its Michelin-starred restaurant. Like those rooms, chef Greg Anderson’s dishes of wild turbot and vin jaune or truffle-stuffed guinea fowl, are all elegantly modern. meadowsweetholt.com
Jöro, Sheffield
Close to Krynkl – the shipping container development where Jöro serves its creative dishes of scallop, grilled cucumber, mint and tiger’s milk, or halibut, sauce vin jaune, walnuts and mussels escabeche – the restaurant also operates House of Jöro, a boutique four-bedroom property. Guests can stay B&B, fold in a meal at Jöro or, for the ultimate in private dining, take over the whole house and enjoy an eight-course tasting menu cooked by chef-director Luke French. Note: in spring, Jöro will move to Oughtibridge Mill on Sheffield’s outskirts, opening seven bedrooms on-site. House of Jöro will continue to accommodate guests, with sister brand, Konjö, moving into Krynkl. jororestaurant.co.uk
Arms Cottage @ The Bridge Arms, Bridge, Kent
Chefs Dan and Natasha Smith run two Michelin-starred pubs, the Fordwich Arms and the charcoal-grilling-focussed Bridge. Neighbouring the Bridge, they also have a 15th-century cottage available for stays. Relax there before enjoying immaculate grilled scallops with smoked butter sauce, a sharing Hereford beef rib or whole Dover sole. bridgearms.co.uk
The Suffolk, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Be it colour palettes and decorative touches inspired by the Suffolk countryside or a guest pantry where you can pour yourself a complimentary cocktail, every detail of this six-bedroom property has been carefully considered. Enjoy the rooftop sea-view terrace, then head down to Sur-Mer restaurant, where chef Tom Payne makes impressive use of Suffolk produce, such as Gressingham duck or Dingley Dell pork. From Butley Creek oysters to lemon sole in Pernod garlic butter, seafood is prominent. the-suffolk.co.uk
