have stayed three times on holiday,each time for a week top class rooms,breakfast good choice,very…read morevery clean caroline and colin are brilliant hosts great area to vist ,set in a quiet location ,well worth a vist just for carolines home made jam and her potterne pancake

A well deserved four stars for Castleton House (bed & breakfast). I'm not a b&b habitué. I prefer…read morehotels, you know what you're getting with a 4/5 star hotel. My prejudice has been challenged by Castleton House and found wanting. Castleton House gets a 4 star rating from the AA and Enjoy England. It's a well deserved rating and one that is maintained consistently. On arrival we were warmly greeted by Gail Garbutt (the owner). A quick tour of the main areas followed, the dining room and roomy drawing room. Both were furnished in a solidly comfortable and tasteful way. Staying in a b&b can sometimes be challenging as other people's hygiene and taste may differ from one's own - not in this case. We were given a quick tour of our room - a spotless, twin bedded room with a large en-suite bathroom, fridge and tea and cofee-making facilities. Once we had the room to ourselves I checked under the beds for cleanliness - spotless. Ditto the bathroom in every conceivable nook and cranny - spotless again. The fridge was clean and stocked with a complementary bottle of wine and good local beer. The beds were made-up with crisp, clean linens and there was an additional stock, plus clean blankets and towels if we needed them. The next morning saw us treated to a (pre-ordered) breakfast of wonderful quality. Cooked breakfasts, continental breakfasts and special dishes like kippers, scrambled eggs or the like were proffered swiftly on good china. Much of the produce served at breakfast was locally sourced. The honey was not only delicious but gathered by Gail and her husband from their own hives (in case bees put you off visiting - these are 4 miles away!). Excellent tea and coffee was also on hand and topped up with minimum fuss. The whole experience was just lovely. Gail served us throughout our stay and was chatty, welcoming and helpful, but never intrusive. We really could not have asked for more. I thoroughly recommend Castleton House either for a short stay (perhaps a stop-off) or ideally, as a base for a few days walking or cycling in the surrounding countryside. Stourhead is not far away and there are many private estates nearby offering excellent walking, cycling and riding paths and facilities. Try it, you've nothing to lose and everything to enjoy.

Very comfortable, unpretentious B&B on the Wiltshire/Somerset border within easy reach of Bath,…read moreBradford on Avon and Frome. Our rooms were clean and well equipped and we were served a superb breakfast of fresh fruit, cereals, yoghurts, full english, toast, croissants, juice, tea/coffee... far more than we could possibly eat!

The River Barn is a gem. We have eaten there twice, and both times the food has been out of this…read moreworld. The restaurant focuses on delivering a small, top quality menu with a short, decent wine list and great service. On the last visit we shared a mackerel pate starter, which was fresh and flavoursome, without being too salty. Main courses were pork and cod. The pork was fantastically tender, in a rich gravy. The cod, done to perfection, and served with magical samphire and vegetables. Impossible to fault. Desserts were a chocolate brownie and treacle tart. Both were exquisite, well-balanced and the right size. The Mrs had a couple of glasses of Sauvignon Blanc, I had a couple of South American Merlot. Both were top notch. Service was very friendly, without being intrusive. The bill was £70. No complaints there. Overall, the feel is of a farmhouse kitchen. The food is what you might get in a lass pretentious London eatery. There is nothing to compare with the River Barn in the area. Highly recommended.

Tucked away in a picturesque English village, this is a cut above your gastro-pub. It feels like…read moreyou're sitting in a farmhouse kitchen, but there is nothing rustic about the food. Perfectly-sized portions and perfectly cooked - we had the blade of beef with baby veg which fell apart on your plate before getting close to your mouth. As it should be when it's been braised for 8 hours! Four of us came here on Fathers Day and had the 2 course lunch menu with a round of drinks and coffee for c.£80.