. It's the enterprise of chef Guy Manning and Brittany, his American wife, responsible for the guest house, Troutbeck. While Guy creates inspired dishes using locally sourced produce and ingredients from the garden, Brittany ensures their guests' well-being in five New York-style rooms, with marble bathrooms, bespoke beds, Egyptian cotton sheets and private decks. Read expert review This shooting lodge turned dining pub affectionately known as 'The Welly' ticks all the boxes, appealing as much to locals as urbanites in search of a rural idyll. It's owned and run by Simon Page (front of house) and Jason King (chef), and has had the critics cooing over Jason's deft, unpretentious cooking, served in a country dining room. A converted hay store houses three enchanting bedrooms and there's a premium suite in the main house. Outside you'll find immaculate gardens, beehives and farm animals. Read expert review A sleepy village among the hills that inspired Dorset's most famous author is home to the Acorn Inn, where tight spaces and creaky floors are the real deal, rustic charm comes in spades and the wonderful restaurant shows how a locally focused gastropub should do its job. The main bar area, with){kind=link}
What could be more enticing than a comfortable hideaway offering glowing fires, good local walks and buttered crumpets for tea?
Summer is but a distant memory. Days are downright chilly, breath visible as you leave the house and cheeks pinched red. Escaping to warmth or hibernating until spring becomes all the more appealing. Thankfully, Britain excels when it comes to cosy spots that tick all the right boxes: crackling log fires, piping hot hearty food, sofas squashy enough to sink into and heavy throws to swaddle oneself with. Whether a traditional inn, shooting lodge, climbers’ retreat or city bolthole; whether by the sea or deep in countryside, here’s our pick of the cosiest hotels in Britain for winter.
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