Great Pubs of England: Thirty-three of Britain's Best Hostelries from the Home Counties to the North: Thirty-three of England's Best Hostelries from the Home Counties to the North

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The six bedrooms all have a contemporary-chic vibe with panelling, feature wallpaper, soft throws, and pleasing headboards.

While it’s no longer needed for security purposes anymore, that cage was introduced following a shooting during the Troubles and it remains there today to remind all who see it of the city’s rebarbative history. The Pavilion and Willows rooms (all of which are ‘Best’) have superking beds and spacious bathrooms with walk-in showers and separate baths. Prestel is the publisher for art lovers, designers and those with an eye for beauty - young and old alike, Prestel appeals to all those with a passion for visual culture.Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Outside the sign, The Bell "Apparently" (conversations in pubs always start with 'apparently', apparently) is just a hint of the fun which lies behind the heavy wooden door. It's not really a beer pub but offers a wide-ranging wine list – including fine ones by the glass – plus local gins.

A smart but relaxed country inn, in a quiet corner of the Lake District, with a deserved reputation for its classy food. A keg selection of always-changing quality craft beers, four cask beers and a large selection of Belgian beers round off the offering in this gorgeous Yorkshire bolthole.

Most of the ingredients for the restaurant and pub are sourced from a 20-mile radius and the seasonally changing menus focus on fresh Kentish meats, seafood and vegetables. This picturesque 16th-century black and white former coaching inn, set in the heart of Herefordshire, offers superb food and six luxurious rooms.

This hidden treasure is a modern day version of a country tavern – it’s at once a genuine pub that brews its own very smooth ales; a lovely restaurant with real local flavour; and a charming hotel with rural-chic bedrooms. Over the centuries, it’s 'evolved into a warren of idiosyncratic rooms – the Ladies’ Parlour, the Linen Press Room, the Scullery – with tobacco-stained walls, pitched wooden floors, gas lighting, ornate mirrors, and a series of cast-iron fireplaces and open ranges that, when all ablaze, set the fire alarms jangling at such a pitch that they drown out the peal of the bells from nearby Beverley Minster'. Take your pick from the cosy bar-lounge, a weekend-only grill restaurant and a private wine-themed dining room. Discreetly tucked down a quaint and quiet Chelsea street, it was easy to forget the busy, bustling London streets just around the corner. The world's best 100 beaches named by Lonely Planet, with FIVE in the British Isles making the cut alongside gems in the Caribbean, Australia and the U.The book reveals that those who are in the know and step inside will discover 'something of a treasure', noting that one Canadian couple 'apparently loved the place, and the regulars, so much that they emigrated to York just to be near it'. Its well-judged sense of rustic charm strikes a happy balance between old-fashioned clutter and contemporary smartness. Fascinating map reveals ONE THOUSAND amazing things to do, see - and eat - in Britain, from places with bizarre names to wacky sporting events (fancy entering a shin-kicking contest? Smack-bang between two separate Royal Shakespeare Company theatres – as I said, this is Shakespeare country – the pub is often frequented by actors nursing a few pints after a night’s performance.