Hot-smoked Bibury trout piled on a crumpet with a dollop of caviar mayonnaise, Armagnac-enriched prawn and crab cocktail, Sykes Farm ox-cheek bourguignon with beef-fat-roasted veg and Tunworth-cheese soufflé will fuel you for any length of country walk, or possibly polish you off for the night, especially if you make it to the dessert menu with its Bristol cream trifle and citrusy baked Alaska. And, they’ll feed you like a worried grandmother, using cream-of-the-crops produce from local farms. And no matter that it’s the only pub in the village, it’s just the kind you hope for when you head to the Cotswolds, with plenty of friendly faces, a fireplace to get cosy by, and dining rooms of beamed ceilings and crumbly local stone. The Crown at Ampney Brook, set across the courtyard from the hotel, has been a linchpin of the community since the 16th century. The hyperlocality of produce served at the Crown at Ampney Brook pub is a source of great pride, most coming from Cotswold farms and growers.
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Close by, the only distractions are setting kids free into the leafier surrounds, but there’s more to do a short drive away, and the pub has a menu for smalls. Various interconnecting rooms make stays possible for all family sizes and generations. See more pet-friendly hotels in Cotswolds. Beds, bowls, biscuits and a towel are provided. Pet‐friendlyĪ furry companion is welcome to join you in any of the ground-floor rooms for £30 a night. The Serenity Suite is also partially assisted for those with reduced mobility. The hotel has ramps and an accessible restroom to help guests with mobility issues get around. Load up your Kindle with lazy reads and bring a pack of cards for lingering-by-the-bar nights. No need to fill your suitcase with muck-about footwear – the hotel has Hunter wellies to borrow.
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But, the No 3 London Road apartment – which has a cooler-than-your-average-cottage, New York loft by way of Bibury feel to it – is certainly the stand-out stay for its outdoor space, private sauna and hot tub – plus a dressing room (ideal for any bridal parties staying) and separate sitting room. The Waterside Suites are perhaps the most serene, with the brook running past, and they have a bit more space and most have a romantic freestanding bath tub in the bedroom. Each is replete with organic materials: natural linen curtains tied with rope, woods laid bare, woollen throws, tweed upholstery, rattan matting… And reclaimed vintage pieces (mirrors, church pews, steamer trunks) and Crittall-glass panels in showers add a modern edge. The hotel’s mood-board seems to have borrowed heavily from a Midsummer Night’s Dream, because these are the kind of fairy-tale bowers we could happily bunk in. The No 3 London Road apartment has a private terrace, barrel sauna and hot tub.
In rooms: Decanter of sloe gin, selection of books, flatscreen TV, Nespresso machine, tea-making kit, free bottled water, bathrobes and slippers, storage for muddy walking gear, Verden bath products.
Courtyard and garden, lounging space, Hunter wellies and umbrellas to borrow.
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