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Duncombe Arms

Whether you're out for a walk or to have a very good meal, there's a warm welcome for all in this stylishly refurbished village pub. Amid beams and bare-brick, exposed-stone and painted walls covered with prints and photos of horses and big bold paintings of pigs, sheep, cows and chickens, there's somewhere interesting to sit, whatever the occasion. Also, open fires and woodburners, large clocks, fresh flowers and stubby candles on mantelpieces, in big glass jars and on the tables. Flooring ranges from carpet to flagstones, bare floorboards and brick. Furnishings are just as eclectic: long leather button-back and cushioned wall seats, armchairs, all manner of wooden or upholstered dining chairs and tables made from mahogany, pine and even driftwood. There's a beer named for the pub plus Marstons Pedigree and at least one guest on handpump, 36 wines by the glass from a fine list, 28 gins and 25 malt whiskies; background music. An appealing terrace has wooden or rush seats around tables under parasols, braziers for cooler evenings and a view down over the garden to Worthy Island Wood. The ten individually designed and well equipped bedrooms are in Walnut House just a few paces from the pub; they also have a self-catering cottage to rent.