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Eating & Sleeping

road from each other, provide quite a contrast.
New Forest 1 Where the Bulls Head accommodation –
occupying the oldest pub in town – is historic
4 The Pig Boutique Hotel £££ and elegant, the townhouse is contemporary,
(%0345 225 9494; www.thepighotel.co.uk; high-tech and design driven. Breakfast for both
Beaulieu Rd, Brockenhurst; r £175-265; pW) is served at the old inn.
One of the New Forest’s classiest hotels remains
an utter delight: log baskets, croquet mallets and
ranks of guest gumboots give things a country- Peak District National Park 9
house air; espresso machines and minilarders
lend bedrooms a luxury touch. The effortless 4 Melbourne House &
elegance makes it feel like you’ve just dropped by Easthorpe B&B ££
a friend’s (very stylish) rural retreat. (%01629-815357; www.bakewell-
accommodation.co.uk; Buxton Rd; d from £70; GREAT BRITAIN 16 BRITAIN’S WILD SIDE
pW) Occupying a picturesque, creeper-
Dartmoor National Park 3 covered building (Melbourne House) dating
back more than three centuries and a new annex
4 Tor Royal Farm B&B ££ (Easthorpe), with uncluttered, neutral-toned
(%01822-890189; www.torroyal.co.uk; Tor rooms, this inviting B&B is handily situated on
Royal Lane, near Princetown; s £60, d £80-100; the main road leading to Buxton.
pW) An easygoing, country cottage–styled
farmhouse packed with lived-in charm. The
rooms are rather old-fashioned – cream-and- Lake District National Park b
white furniture, puffy bedspreads, easy chairs
– but they’re cosy, and the sumptuous afternoon 4 Summer Hill
tea (£14) is reason to stay here alone. Country House Hotel ££
(%015394-36180; www.summerhillcountry
house.com; Hawkshead Hill; d £102-122;
Brecon Beacons National Park 6 piW) On Hawkshead Hill, this 1700s house
has a wonderfully out-of-the-way setting, 3
4 Peterstone Court Hotel £££ miles from both Coniston and Hawkshead. The
(%01874-665387; www.peterstone-court.com; five rooms vary in shape and size, but all feature
Llanhamlach; r from £150; pWs) At this posh bath products and net-connected Mac
elegant Georgian manor house, the rooms are Minis for getting online or watching DVDs. The
large and comfortable, and the views across the garden boasts sculptures and a summerhouse
valley to the Beacons are superb. The boutique that belonged to John Ruskin.
spa centre is a big drawcard. It also has an
excellent restaurant (breakfast £8-14, lunch
£15-17, dinner £14-21; h7.30-9.30am & noon- Cairngorms National Park f
9.30pm). Llanhamlach is 3 miles southeast of
Brecon, just off the A40. 4 Old Minister’s House B&B £££
(%01479-812181; www.theoldministershouse.
co.uk; Ski Rd, Inverdruie; s/d £125/140; pW)
Isle of Anglesey 8 This former manse dates from 1906 and has
five rooms with a luxurious, country-house
4 Ye Olde Bulls Head atmosphere. It’s in a lovely setting amid Scots
Inn & Townhouse Hotel ££ pines on the banks of the River Druie, southeast
(%01248-810329; www.bullsheadinn.co.uk; of Aviemore.
Castle St; d inn/townhouse from £90/110; W)
These sister properties, located just across the

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