If, however, you’re in the market for a glorious five-course tasting menu comprised of small, seasonal dishes which showcase the local Kentish produce then The Sportsman is exactly the pub you want to be visiting. This book brings together 33 of England's finest and most distinctive inns, from Yorkshire dining destinations to Cornish beer shrines. HAUNCH OF VENISON, SALISBURY: This charming timber-framed boozer dates back to 1320, the book reveals, and a ‘wealth of paranormal activity is served up’, with ‘reports of skittering chairs and shattering candleholders (all, frustratingly, occurring just out of CCTV reach)’. The thatched Lord Poulett Arms (dating from 1680) is the kind of place where the in-the-know crowd come in quiet droves.

One of the country’s most sought-after and appealing new wave inns: welcoming, comfortable, stylish and fun. I’m sure that this book will inspire [readers] to go forth and explore England’s liquid history anew.

The best camera deals, reviews, product advice, and unmissable photography news, direct to your inbox! The tome continues: 'There’s no music, no fruit machines and no TVs; instead, there’s rambling roses round the door, a view of the ancient village school across the lane through the mullioned windows, and an ambience as timeless as the ancient grandfather clock in the corner, which stopped at some point between the 16th century and the 21st.

This haven of eco-elegance (owned by Lady Bamford) sits in the centre of pretty, honey-stone Kingham, between the church and the village green. Below is a selection of evocative pictures of the characterful boozers that appear in the compendium. One of the best seaside pubs with rooms in the Isles of Scilly is the only pub on car-free Tresco and has been designed in keeping with the heritage of the building, styled with a New England, nautical theme throughout.In a neighbouring converted barn there are 11 rooms, lovingly curated by owners Simon and Caitlin Heaton.