Kingham, Oxfordshire
Lady Bamford’s Cotswold inn, all limewash, oak and beautiful knitwear. The Wild Rabbit is a country pub as imagined by a person of very great taste and slightly greater means.
The food comes from Daylesford farm nearby, and the farm shop is a dangerous place for a man with a credit card. Dogs are welcomed with a bowl and a biscuit.
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