BREAKS TO SUIT YOUR BUDGET – HOTELS WITH SISTER INNS

PICK a stay to suit your budget in the pretty village of Lower Slaughter, where Andrew Brownsword Hotels owns both the manor house and country inn.

The 17th Century Slaughters Manor House has a boutique hotel feel, with the grey-and-tan public rooms featuring splashes of pink and modern art. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the cocktail room, with dusty pink velvet chairs around a circular glass, brass and leather bar.

The bedrooms feel more traditional, though, so if you want to sleep somewhere hip, take a look at The Slaughters Inn, which has a younger vibe.

Wherever you stay, you can eat in the pub, perhaps sharing a platter of cheese and meats on a terrace that runs down to the river, or at the manor, where you can book a formal meal in the dining room, or take a hamper to share in the five acres of landscaped gardens. B&B from £285 per night at the manor (slaughtersmanor.co.uk) and from £175 per night at the inn (theslaughtersinn.co.uk).

A similar set-up exists at Barnsley House, four miles from Cirencester. Here you can either check into one of the contemporary rooms in the 17th Century hotel proper and eat in its dining room, or stay in one of the half a dozen cosy rooms in sister property the Village Pub, across the road.

Either way, you will be able to explore the grounds of Barnsley House, including its showstopping laburnum walk and a kitchen garden that supplies much of the hotel’s produce.

B&B costs from £199 per night in the pub and from £439 per night at the hotel (barnsleyhouse.com).