New Forest, Hampshire
The original Pig, a rambling country house with a kitchen garden that dictates the menu and a radius of 25 miles for everything else. It started a movement and remains the best of the litter.
Shabby chic done properly, with wellies by the door and a potting shed for treatments. The cocktails are made with whatever is growing outside, which is a fine argument for gardening.
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