Recently refurbished, this extended 19th-century pub is a happy hybrid of friendly local, dining pub and smart, unstuffy hotel, with flagstone floors, pale exposed timbers, modern paint shades, soft furnishings and wooden chairs. Individually styled bedrooms, blending the traditional and contemporary, have a mini-fridge, Bramley toiletries, a shower (or bath and shower in family rooms). Dine indoors or alfresco on pub classics, maybe pork chop with cider and honey glaze or green pea, spinach and broad bean risotto. Butcombe Brewers, owners of an eclectic pub collection, award loyalty points to club members; sign up for discounts. (See also The Methuen Arms, Corsham; The George, Norton St Philip.)