The North Wiltshire locals are lucky to have this picture perfect country pub, but it’s too good to let them keep it to themselves. Ideal for a day-trip – or longer, their gorgeous sister hotel The Rectory is a stone’s throw away – both Tetbury and Malmesbury nearby could certainly keep you entertained between meals.

Ancient stone fireplaces and gnarled beams make for a space that is at once cosy and airy, in a style that achieves that subtle balance between traditional and “done”. Likewise the menu is gastro-pub favourites produced simply but beautifully, with the lightness of a modern touch. From black pudding scotch egg, Double Gloucester soufflé and burgers (with a touch of Sriracha) all the way up to the Chateaubriand for two.

There is a sense that “local and seasonal” are more than just buzzwords here; that this is a place that cares about the detail, and it shows. Tom Parker-Bowles described it as “one of the best pub lunches I’ve had in years”. There is a pretty garden making the pub, in lots of ways, perfect for now.