English countryside hotels
I have been researching a weekend break for late October/early November. Priorities are pretty countryside, good food, roaring fires and within 2.5 hours of London. FS Hampshire is an obvious choice, but the photos I have seen just don't appeal to me - it seems to lack warmth and the restaurant looks like an 80's nightclub. Otherwise Whatley Manor looks lovely, although the rooms perhaps a little chintzy. Babington House - trendy, but probably not great service and, according to Tripadvisor, swarming with out of control children. Anywhere else I should consider?