The Crown Inn, Dial Post

Worthing Rd, Dial Post, Near Horsham, West Sussex RH13 8NH

With great food, local ales and comfortable boutique rooms, this Sussex village pub is hard to beat.

The Percy Arms

75 Dorking Road Chilworth GU4 8NP

South African style food and rooms in the heart of the Surrey Hills.

Artist Residence Brighton

34 Regency Square, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 2FJ

A quirky hotel with individually designed rooms and a wonderfully informal atmosphere.

Artist Residence London

52 Cambridge Street Pimlico London SW1V 4QQ

A brilliantly located, affordable and very cool boutique hotel bang in the centre of London.

Artist Residence Oxfordshire

Station Road South Leigh Oxfordshire OX29 6XN

A cosy – and contemporary – country inn that's a convenient home-from-home for both Oxford and the Cotswolds.

The Bull Inn

Sheep St, Charlbury, Oxfordshire OX7 3RR

Leave the car keys at home when you stay at this terrific country inn – which is a great base for exploring the eastern Cotswolds.

Careys Manor Hotel

Lyndhurst Road Brockenhurst Hampshire SO42 7RH

A comfortable country house hotel in the New Forest – with a fabulous spa thrown in

The Chequers

53 High St Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 1BA

A traditional Marlow pub with boutique rooms, good food and a wide selection of ales – perfect for a weekend away.

Cottage Lodge Hotel

Cottage Lodge Hotel, Sway Rd, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO42 7SH

Rustic chic and home comforts in the heart of the New Forest National Park.

The Double Red Duke

Bourton Rd, Clanfield, Bampton, OX18 2RB

A heavenly rural retreat in an idyllic corner of Oxfordshire

The Duke William

The Street Ickham Canterbury Kent CT3 1QP

A quintessential Kentish pub with superb food and stylish rooms.

The Farmhouse at Redcoats

Redcoats Green, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG4 7JR

A very homely hotel, restaurant and wedding venue in the heart of the countryside of North Hertfordshire.

The Fox at Willian

Willian, Hertfordshire SG6 2AE

A brilliantly updated country pub – plus it's close to London, serves great food and is dog-friendly!

The Greyhound Inn

Main Street Letcombe Regis Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 9JY

A proper village pub with comfy rooms and top-quality food on the edge of the Berkshire Downs.

The Kingham Plough

The Green, Kingham, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 6YD

Great food and rooms in a terrific village pub.

The Lion at Wendlebury

Wendlebury Road Wendlebury Bicester Oxfordshire OX25 2PW

Historic Oxfordshire pub with great food and comfortable rooms.

The Loch and The Tyne

10 Crimp Hill, Old Windsor, Berkshire SL4 2QY

A thoroughly modern, eco-friendly pub, serving terrific food and with a couple of indulgent rooms.

Montagu Arms

Beaulieu New Forest Hampshire SO42 7ZL

A lovely New Forest country retreat with a very special restaurant.

Portobello Hotel

22 Stanley Gardens, Notting Hill, London W11 2NG,

This boutique bolthole ticks just about every box if you're looking for a stylish yet affordable London place to stay.

The Red Lion, Odiham

102 High Street, Odiham, Hampshire RG29 1LP

This Hampshire pub is as stylish and historic a place for a short break from London as you could wish for.

Rocksalt Rooms

4-5 Fishmarket Folkestone Kent CT19 6AA

A boutique B&B bolthole full of personality, with views out to the English Channel

The Stag on the River

Lower Eashing Lane, Eashing, Surrey GU7 2QG

Good food and stylish rooms at this classic Surrey riverside pub.

The Swan, Ascott-under-Wychwood

Ascott-under-Wychwood, Near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 6AY

This honey-stone Oxfordshire inn is a chic Cotswolds haven with 8 stylish rooms and superb food.

The Wellington Arms

Basingstoke Road, Stratfield Turgis, Hampshire RG27 0AS

This comfortable Hampshire pub with rooms is a perfect short break from London and gives the chance to spend time on the huge estate of the Duke of Wellington.

The Wife of Bath

4 Upper Bridge Street Wye Kent TN25 5AF

Stylish boutique rooms and innovative Spanish fare in the Kent countryside.

Forest Park Hotel

Rhinefield Rd Brockenhurst Hampshire 42 7ZG

Resurgent hotel that's a fabulous base for the New Forest

The Highdown Inn

Highdown Lane Totland PO39 0HY

New Park Manor Country House Hotel

Lyndhurst Road Brockenhurst SO42 7QH

Cliveden

Taplow Berkshire SL6 0JF

Opulent mansion where the 60s Profumo scandal flared, within National Trust grounds

The Hoxton, Shoreditch

81 Great Eastern Street, Hoxton, London EC2A 3HU

Malmaison Oxford

Oxford Castle 3 New Road Oxford OX1 1AY

Soho Hotel

4 Richmond Mews Soho London W1D 3DH

The swanky but funky Soho Hotel pulls out all the stops

The Zetter Townhouse

49–50 St John’s Square London EC1V 4JJ

A 13-bedroom Georgian townhouse and cocktail lounge in Clerkenwell

The Rookery

Peter's Lane Cowcross Street London EC1M 6DS

A quirky boutique hotel which oozes period charm

The Falstaff

8–10 St Dunstan's Street Canterbury CT2 8AF

Lovely, historic building housing a classy hotel.

Angel Hotel

91 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3DP

A 500-year-old hotel and ex-coaching inn that's been at the heart of Guildford since Saxon times, with a cool Crypt Bar and a collection of ghosts.

ABode Canterbury

30–33 High Street Canterbury CT1 2RX

The fanciest boutique hotel in Canterbury

Abbots Barton Hotel

New Dover Road Canterbury CT1 3DU

Good, solid, midrange hotel in a rambling mansion.

Ampersand Hotel

10 Harrington Road, London SW7 3ER

A great dog-friendly choice in the heart of London's Museumland.

Baillifscourt Hotel & Spa

Climping St, Climping, West Sussex BN17 5RW

A beautiful West Sussex hotel and spa by the sea.

Bankside Hotel

2 Blackfriars Road, Upper Ground London SE1 9JU

Bath Place Hotel

4 Bath Place Holywell Street Oxford OX1 3SU

Accommodation with plenty of character and a cracking location

The Bay Tree

Sheep Street Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4LW

Nooks, crannies and olde worlde charm combine with modern service to make a great stay

Bermondsey Square Hotel

9 Bermondsey Square, London SE1 3UN

Great well-priced and conveniently situated London hotel located in South London's coolest neighbourhood.

Boundary Hotel

Entrance in Redchurch Street, 2–4 Boundary Street, Shoreditch, London E2 7DD