The 50 Best B&Bs in the UK

A room at Lower Buckton House, recommended by both Richard Hammond and Alastair Sawday in The Independent newspaper's Guide to the 50 Best B&Bs in the UKThe Independent newspaper asked me to recommend 10 bed and breakfasts for its guide to the 50 Best B&Bs in the UK, which was published in the paper & online today.

Here are the 10 green B&Bs I recommended:

Twitham Court Farmhouse, Staple Road, Wingham, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 1LP. Doubles from £80, B&B.

Bedknobs, Polgwyn, Castle Street, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2DX. Doubles from £85, B&B.

Aspen House, Hoarwithy, Herefordshire, HR2 6QP. Doubles from £78, B&B.

Lower Buckton Country House, Buckton, Leintwardine, Shropshire, SY7 0JU. Doubles from £90, B&B.

Milden Hall, Milden, Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9NY. Doubles from £60, B&B.

St Cuthbert’s House, 192 Main Street, North Sunderland, Seahouses, Northumberland, NE68 7UB. Doubles from £90, B&B.

Grindon Farm, Haydon Bridge, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 6NQ. Doubles from £75, B&B.

Anna’s House, Tullynagee, 35 Lisbarnett Road, Comber, County Down, BT23 6AW. Doubles from £90, B&B.

Trericket Mill, Erwood, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3TQ. Doubles from £64, B&B.

Mandinam, Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, SA19 9LA. Doubles from £70, B&B.

Huntingtower Lodge, Druimarbin, Fort William, PH33 6RP. Doubles from £80, B&B.

The lochside view from Huntingtower Lodge in the Scottish Highlands