The Lamb Inn, Shiptonunder-Wychwood, where the menu focuses on hearty yet fine food using seasonal ingredients.
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olling hills, verdant pastures and flowerfilled meadows all form part of the English countryside’s many charms – as do its historic pubs and inns, along with traditional dishes created from the land’s seasonal delights. Today’s gastropubs showcase menus with a deep appreciation of sense and place from some of the country’s finest culinary talents, who proudly uphold provenance and sustainability as key values. For those seeking a transformative break away, an overnight pub stay allows for true revelling in the joys of the countryside – here’s our selection of notable addresses for the best of eating and sleeping in bucolic splendour 124 THE ENGLISH HOME
The Lamb Inn This Cotswolds delight from the team behind much-loved pub The Bell in Langford (and its sister restaurant Little Bell at nearby members’ club Soho Farmhouse) serves hearty pub food in keeping with a nose-to-tail ethos. Expect dishes such as meltingly soft bone marrow bread, devilled kidneys and venison pie. The 16th-century building, with its exposed stone and wooden beams, also houses 10 stylishly renovated bedrooms – try room 10 to enjoy the roll-top bath and views out over the terrace. DOUBLES FROM £89 A NIGHT High Street, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire, OX7 6DQ Tel 01993 832116; thelambshipton.com
