Picturesque English country inns

Three Horseshoes Country Inn:
Just 40.2km from London, in the Chiltern Hills, this six-room inn dating back to 1745 has a traditional pub filled with hikers during the day. At night, guests enjoy sophisticated country dishes like roast lamb with kale. (Courtesy of Three Horseshoes Country Inn)

The Hand and Flowers:
This pub with cottage rooms, in the town of Marlow, is a two-Michelin-starred restaurant that serves dishes like salt-cod-wrapped Scotch eggs and beef fillet with béarnaise sauce. (Courtesy of The Hand and Flowers)

The Olde Bell:
Elizabeth Taylor was a regular at this 800-year-old pub in Hurley, one of a family of modern coaching inns 45 minutes from central London. Chef Warren Geraghty packs picnic lunches for guests to take to the nearby River Thames. (Nick Seaton)

Barnsley House:
This estate's extensive gardens are incredible, with landscaped lawns, meadows and topiaries right in the centre of the Cotswold village, a 90-minute drive from West London. Chef Graham Grafton makes English-Italian food at the restaurant, like smoked haddock and pea risotto. (Mark Bolton)

The Pig:<
Rooms are named for pig breeds at this shabby-chic inn in Hampshire's New Forest National Park, a 90-minute drive from London. Chef James Golding's menu follows the porcine theme, with a section of “piggy bits”, like pork crackling with crab apple sauce. (Courtesy of the Limewood Group)