Chicksgrove, Wiltshire
A fourteenth-century thatched inn down a sunken lane in the Nadder valley, all flagstones, high-backed settles and candlelight. Simplicity and flavour are key, and if you bring them a brace of partridges, they’ll have them in the pot in a jiffy. Sit near the bar for the proper experience, and stay over if you can.
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