Bybrook

Oak panelling, open fires, and a 14th-century manor sitting inside what might be England's most self-consciously lovely village. Bybrook is the fine dining room of a country house hotel, and it holds a Michelin star, which tells you the kitchen is doing more than coasting on the scenery. Modern British cooking, classically built, with good produce doing most of the heavy lifting. Dress up a little; the room expects it.

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