A big-hearted, dog-friendly pub in the Surrey Hills with comfy rooms, llama trekking, gin tasting and even a hygge experience! From £130pn

• Surrey, UK
• https://merryharriers.com/

A one-Michelin-star restaurant with eight bedrooms, The Whitebrook is an exceptional place to stay and eat in the Wye Valley, sitting below a remote wood overlooking its eponymous brook, six miles from Monmouth.

• Monmouth, Wye Valley
• https://www.thewhitebrook.co.uk/

The Royal Oak is everything you could wish for in a pub. Super-cosy with history oozing from every exposed beam, plus there are five delightful rooms to call yours for a couple of nights.

• Ramsden, Oxfordshire
• https://www.royaloakramsden.com/

Check in to the Harcourt Arms Whitney and you won't want to leave. 400 years of history, 2 AA Rosettes, a giant welcome, dog-friendly and gorgeous rooms!

• Whitney, Oxfordshire
• https://www.theharcourtarms.com/

Wonky walls, exposed timbers, beautiful rooms, The New Inn at St Owen's Cross is more than just a spruced up gastropub.

• St Owens Cross, Herefordshire
• https://thenewinnherefordshire.co.uk/

Tudor Farmhouse Hotel sits in the timid village of Clearwell and is a quiet, unpretentious rural boutique hotel for a special weekend break in the Forest of Dean.

• Clearwell, Forest of Dean
• https://tudorfarmhousehotel.co.uk/

Lovely shepherd's hut, two 16th-century cottages, heated pool, bread & chocolate-making classes. This glamping experience in West Sussex is extra-sweet. 2 nights from £350.

• Ashurst, West Sussex
• https://theartisanbakehouse.com/