Boutique boltholes

Small but perfectly formed, these stylish hotels and guest houses have good food, interior flair and fewer than 12 rooms

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ENGLAND Number One Bruton, Somerset

Somerset hotspot Bruton’s latest opening is petite hotel Number One Bruton (named not for town-topping ambitions, but for its prime position on the high street), which occupies the Georgian townhouse above Merlin LabronJohnson’s equally diminutive farm-to-table restaurant, Osip. Gentle interiors by London studio Frank & Faber mix antiques and Morris & Co wallpaper with contributions from local creatives – think leather key rings by Bill Amberg and arresting shots by Don McCullin in the lounge. There are also three cottages across the courtyard, with four new rooms in the old forge set to open in spring. From £130 per night, including breakfast (numberonebruton.com).