“An informal and unstuffy seaside country house with a cookery school and petite spa, offering excellent food from its substantial gardens or fresh from the trawlers. The classic Wedgewood blue-decorated lobby sets the style with a large marble fireplace and limestone flags. Bedrooms range in decor: opt for the new wing for generous rooms, antique furniture, windows dressed in heavy-fringed curtains, and up-to-date bathrooms. Return from crossing the unspoilt estuary or a peninsula tour to relax beside a smouldering fire, in a soft sofa or in the Manhattan-style swish bar. Perfect.”
