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    Castle Combe has been called the prettiest village in England so many times the locals have stopped blushing, and the Castle Inn sits at its heart looking entirely complicit. It's a proper pub and gastropub with rooms, where the kitchen keeps things rooted in the landscape, Cotswold cider finding its way into the pork, local crab onto the brunch menu. Stone walls, a wood fire, and a bybrook outside doing its photogenic best.

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    • Brixham crab benedict

      “Brixham crab benedict with poached southview egg and pea shoots”

      Top 50 Gastropubs, 2026
    • Garlic and nettle stuffed porchetta

      “Mains have included garlic and nettle stuffed porchetta with celeriac and Cotswold cider”

      Top 50 Gastropubs, 2026
    • Sticky toffee stout pudding

      “Desserts on the menu have consisted of sticky toffee stout pudding with vanilla ice cream”

      Top 50 Gastropubs, 2026

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