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Alastair Sawdays, Special Places to Stay It is almost impossible to imagine a day when a better inn will grace the English landscape. Everything here is perfect. The inn sits just above the River Hodder with five-mile views across blistering parkland to rising fells; doors in the bar lead onto a terrace where guests sit in a row and gaze upon it. Inside, fires roar, the papers wait, there are beams, sofas, maps and copies of Wisden. Bedrooms are exemplary and come with real luxury, perhaps a peat fire, a lavish four-poster, a fabulous Victorian power shower. All have beautiful fabrics, Egyptian linen and gadgets galore; many have the view – you can fall asleep at night to the sound of the river. There’s a restaurant for splendid food (the Queen once popped in for lunch), so dig into seared scallops, Bowland lamb, a plate of cheese or something sweet; there are bar meals for those who want to watch their weight and the Whitewell fish pie is rightly famous. Elsewhere, a small vintners in reception, seven miles of private fishing and countryside as good as any in the land. Magnificent. |
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