The original and still the benchmark, THE PIG is the one that started it all. Tucked a couple of miles outside Brockenhurst, deep in the New Forest, this country house hotel is the blueprint for laid-back luxe – and still one of the most talked-about foodie stays in the UK.

There are 30+ bedrooms (32 at last count), ranging from Snug and Comfy to Comfy Luxe, many with walk-in monsoon showers and freestanding tubs for long, soaky resets. Travelling en famille? The Family Rooms come with bunk beds and log burners (yes please). For something a little more whimsical, book Bert’s Box or the Forest Hut – quirky hideaways that dial up the countryside charm without scrimping on comfort.

Spa-wise, treatments take place in a converted Potting Shed and Shepherd’s Hut, which feels very on brand – botanical, low-key and blissfully removed from real life. It’s the kind of place where you wander between garden, greenhouse and treatment room in a robe and no one bats an eyelid.

Food, though, is the headline act. THE PIG famously calls itself a “restaurant with rooms”, and the 25-mile menu is still the beating heart of the experience. With produce plucked from the kitchen garden and hyper-local suppliers championed throughout, the dishes created by Group Chef Director James Golding and his team are seasonal, generous and quietly brilliant. Simple food, done exceptionally well – which, frankly, never goes out of style.