Ever encountered Bramley hand wash? It is, they say, the new Aesop. It’s also the work of the Beckford Group, a growing enterprise with bucolic pubs throughout the West Country.
Among its jewels is the Lord Poulett Arms in the village of Hinton St George, Somerset, three hours from London (bit far? Rooms start at just £100 per night) and 35 minutes from Lyme Regis.
