Some of the best boutique finds champion the brilliant local ingredients on offer in the Cotswolds too, from The Painswick’s six-course Taste of the Painswick menu to Le Manoir’s Michelin ...

It’s also great to see Michelin cast its net wider than Cornwall and the Cotswolds ... of upmarket contemporary Dublin hotels, while the staid five-star Merrion, still a default for many ...

These days, there are more modern spas dotted across the Cotswolds, from smart city hotels to country piles ... which has 23 cosy bedrooms upstairs, a Michelin-starred dining room downstairs ...