A grandly proportioned former coaching inn, The Beaufort has been lovingly run by Eliot and Jana Lewis for over a decade. Cosy up in the lounge bar with its flagstone floors, oak beams and an inglenook fireplace believed to have come from the nearby castle, or relax with the newspapers and admire the huntin’ and fishin’ trophies in the so-called ‘country bar’, where you can rub shoulders with the locals over a pint of Brains Reverend James, Fuller’s London Pride, Morland Old Speckled Hen, Wye Valley Butty Bach, or Thatcher’s Gold cider. The Beaufort also bills itself as a chic brasserie, with a menu that runs from twice-baked goats’ cheese and chive soufflé to pan-fried John Dory with butternut squash purée, vanilla mash and dill butter sauce. Breakfast, brunch and afternoon tea complete a handy all-day offer.