The Cottage in the Wood Hotel

Magic Hill, Whinlatter Forest, Braithwaite, Near Keswick, Cumbria

On a hill, surrounded by England’s only mountain forest, you’ll find The Cottage in the Wood. This 17th-century coaching inn isn’t just about location, guests in one of its 10 rooms (some with mountain views) are certainly well fed. For breakfast, there’s porridge, the full English or Craster kippers – everything hails from the region where possible. Dinner is cooked with finesse: ballotine of red leg partridge; ceviche of grey mullet; seared loin of Cumbrian lamb…Doubles from £110.