The Crown Hotel

Bentheim-designed rooms at this smart gastropub and restaurant come as twins, doubles and superior doubles with roll-top tubs and walk-in showers. Treat yourself to a half-day package at the partnered Bathsheba Spa, a four-minute walk away, and return in time for an afternoon tea of sandwiches, sweets and prosecco. Take a Pimm’s and lemonade or Aperol spritz (discounted during happy hour from Sunday to Thursday) before tucking into artfully presented mains such as crispy sea bass with chorizo, gnocchi, broad beans and prawn bisque.