Fairyhill

Surrounded by 24 acres of parkland, lakes & waterfalls, Fairyhill is a smart & traditional country house hotel with a popular restaurant attached. A visit begins with canapés & drinks in the lounge, before guests are ushered into the classically decorated dining rooms, where the tables are linen-clad & service is suitably formal without being stuffy. There’s an air of tasteful simplicity to the whole operation that extends to the unfussy cooking of native Welsh ingredients. You could start with local chicken & duck liver parfait with tomato chutney ahead of loin & faggot of Gower lamb with greens, mash & cawl jus, or look to the coast for roast loin of cod with pak choy, brandade & laverbread sauce. To finish, maybe red berry & rosé wine jelly with vanilla ice cream. Be sure to peruse the excellent international wine list.