Arundell Arms

This smart, impeccably run, 18th-century coaching inn has been under the same ownership for nearly half a century & is considered one of the top fishing hotels in the country – thanks to 20 miles of private angling on the river Tamar & its tributaries. Meanwhile, evidence of its culinary status can be seen on a menu that reads like a directory of the best local suppliers. Whether you eat in the Courtyard Bar (chicken liver pâté or fish & chips) or the more formal dining room (scallops with smoked bacon, cauliflower purée & a saffron butter sauce or fillet of lamb marinated with honey & thyme), the modern British cooking is based on top ingredients.