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At this time of year, what could be more enticing than a comfortable hotel offering roaring fires, good local walks and buttered crumpets for tea? Telegraph Travel finds the best in Britain.

Frome’s The Old Bath Arms is as authentic as the pub experience gets. Try your hand at pinball, pool, one of the many videogames or play a track from the pub’s jukebox before you dine. Food is served daily from 12pm with a hugely extensive menu including pasta, freshly baked pizzas, steak and grills, burgers, lots of tapas, paella and roast dinners on a Sunday. Pick a table in the cosy courtyard and get deciding on your order – it might take a while!

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. Bath has no shortage of noteworthy historic and contemporary bathing pools. Theres the Roman Baths and Thermae Bath Spa, whose pools are filled with natural thermal water, and the Cleveland Pools – a Regency-era lido currently undergoing a massive restoration – is likely to make a big splash when it ope...

Hide and Fox, in Hythe, is awarded Michelin star  |  A restaurant in Kent has been awarded a coveted Michelin star. Couple Allister Barsby and Alice Bussi run the Hide and Fox. Picture: Karuna Clayton Head chef and owner Allister Barsby said: "It feels amazing. "Obviously not just for us, but it has been a tough year for everyone in the industry so this does feel great. "It is the natural progression for the Hide and Fox. "We love what we do and are passionate about it." The Michelin Guide s...

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