Fantastic, inventive dishes, usually from locally sourced produce, make for culinary heaven at these characterful hotels and pubs-with-rooms
What’s it like?
Completely refurbished this year, the hotel is part of the Oakly Park estate owned by a direct descendant (and namesake) of Robert Clive, scourge of the Indian subcontinent. Three new bedrooms have been created in the large former farmhouse, while another 14 – in what were once outbuildings – have had extensive makeovers.