There's Another Big Bull in the Cotswolds

"This 15th-century inn is a balancing act of old bones and contemporary attitude. Sloping floors, exposed beams and stone fireplaces meet clean modern lines, warm lighting and an outrageous art collection. You turn a corner and find a Basquiat staring across at a Warhol; a quick detour and there's Dali, Bacon, Hirst and many, many more. It's curated yet still feels comfortable and homely."

"I was lodged up in room 2, an apartment-style room split over two floors: a living space below, cocooned in soft tones, comfy chairs and the kind of quiet that city people pay good money to experience. Joe's Tea, Hermanos coffee pods, and snacks within reach all make it feel like someone's actually considered what makes a room welcoming rather than just well-designed."

"There's something deeply satisfying about hopping on a train just after lunch and, before your brain even realises you've left London, finding yourself rolling through wide Cotswolds fields and proper patchwork-quilt countryside. Burford sits right in the middle of it; small, charming and full of character, all crooked buildings, sweet shops and vintage sporting antiques shops that haven't changed since the 70s."

Burford sits in the middle of the Cotswolds amid wide fields and patchwork countryside, with crooked buildings, sweet shops and vintage sporting antiques. Guests receive a branded Land Rover transfer for short journeys into town. The inn dates from the 15th and 16th centuries and pairs sloping floors, exposed beams and stone fireplaces with clean modern lines, warm lighting and a bold, curated art collection that includes Basquiat, Warhol, Dali, Bacon and Hirst. Room 2 spans two floors with a cocooned living area, tea and coffee provisions, a large bed, Penguin books, a hidden wine fridge, garden views and a marble bathroom with twin sinks, underfloor heating and a substantial walk-in shower. Dining options include a pizza terrace called Sl'ice run by Michele Pascarella.

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