South West Restaurant Guide

Fronted by a tree-sheltered lawn and surrounded by its own paddock, the sixteenth-century Horse & Groom Inn is currently reaping the benefits of a serious but sympathetic refurbishment.

The Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire

The lovingly restored Old Custom House stands proud on Barnstable's historic Strand like a shining beacon, and is now the rising star of the Devon restaurant scene.

9 The Strand, Barnstaple, Devon

We are pleased to introduce Hox Brasserie Salisbury as a new addition to The UK Restaurant Guide for 2010. A full review will be published shortly.

155 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire

A sixteenth-century listed landmark in the centre of historic Bradford on Avon (adjacent to the medieval bridge over the river), the Swan Hotel recently emerged from a complete, top-to-tail refurbishment, and has found a new lease of life as a high-quality hotel with all the charm of a country inn.

1 Church Street, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire

Adam Fellows came to Wells after hitting the heights at the Charlton House Hotel, but he has swapped sumptuous country house elegance for the streetwise pizzazz of Goodfellows.

5 Sadler Street, Wells, Somerset

From the outside, you might think this was just another Wiltshire roadside pub, but the interior tells a different story.

Rowde, Devizes, Wiltshire

There's no finer setting for a dreamily elegant, refined and overtly luxurious city hotel than Bath's iconic Royal Crescent - arguably Britain's most glorious Georgian terrace and a masterpiece of European architecture.

16 Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerset

Carol and Nigel Venner are a charming couple who make everyone feel most welcome at their aptly named country house hotel on the northern slopes of the Quantock Hills not far from Bridgwater.

Dodington, Bridgwater, Somerset

A converted 300-year-old cottage overlooking the Exe estuary, the Galley remains one of the focal points of affluent Topsham (just outside Exeter).

41 Fore Street, Exeter, Devon

Homewood Park started life as a private residence, but for the last 25 years it has developed a reputation as one of the loveliest country house hotels in the West Country.

Abbey Lane, Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset