Gorgeous, elegant and full of fancy touches, the supremely stylish makeover of this old inn sees vast rooms sporting brass bedsteads, sweet armchairs and wind-up alarm clocks. The menu (mains £10 to £18, kitchen open 7am to 10am, noon to 3pm and 5pm to 9pm) spans piled-high beef or halloumi burgers, to salmon en papillote.
Red Lion
Dorset
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