Broadway, Worcestershire
A 16th-century coaching inn on the high street of Broadway, where Cromwell and Charles I both stayed, though not, I imagine, at the same time. Low beams, great fires and creaking corridors.
The Lygon Bar & Grill is warm and convivial, the spa is a modern surprise, and dogs are welcomed in a way that suggests the hotel has always known they are the most important guests.
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