In the dainty village of Kelmscott, in the Cotswolds, sits the Plough Inn, a diminutive pub with lush gardens outside and log burners within.
A visit might bookend an amble around the former home of the designer William Morris, who lived nearby, and could well include dogs and a stroll through the Oxfordshire countryside. There is often a handsome golden retriever by the bar, beneath tankards and three cask ales on rotation. Elsewhere, a decent wine list and a generous menu of pub classics.
The Scotch eggs, salt and pepper squid and fishcakes are well worth exploring. Those with a whole weekend of it might stay the night in one of the rooms. Fun fact: one of the owners, years ago, shared a flat with former footballers Mark Bright and Ian Wright.
Kelmscott, Lechlade, GL7 3HG, theploughinnkelmscott.com
