Pub with rooms in Mitchell, Cornwall
Curator's notes:
Rooms from
20 doubles: £90
Good to know
All major credit cards accepted
Disabled access
Alfresco dining
Parking & electric car charging
Dog-friendly
Dogs are charged £15 per room, per night, and staff will happily provide a dog bed and bowl to use during your stay
Family favourite
Children are very welcome - under 3s sharing their parents room stay free and extra beds are available for an additional fee of £20.
A touch of culture
One of Britain's leading abstract and modern art complexes, Tate St Ives celebrates the St Ives School and worldwide contemporary art, with a huge range of exhibitions and events. Just 40 minutes away.
Twenty stylish bedrooms are found in what were once stables and barns at the back - names such as Boot Room, Hay Loft, Hen House and Tack Room hint at former use.
A winding path through lush gardens (note the palm trees) leads to the beautifully refurbished stone barns, where you will be wowed by the luxury, contemporary feel to the rooms. They range from standard, deluxe and luxury doubles to spacious suites.
Expect soothing Farrow & Ball hues, modern country-style furnishings and a hosts of cossetting extras. There are super-comfortable Emperor or king-size beds topped with the best linen and down, Smart TVs, Robert's Radios, a Bluetooth speaker for your own music, local magazines and coffee table books relating to Cornwall, modern artwork, leather armchiars, and a welcome tea-tray with fresh coffee, decent teas, Orla Kiely mugs and fresh milk.
Book one of the suites for oddles of space, Chesterfield sofas and vast bathrooms with double sinks, deep tubs, walk-in showers and posh Bramley toiletries.
At heart the Plume remains the village local, reserving a space at the bar for drinkers, but the food is a major draw with head chef Andrew Dudley working his magic in the kitchen.
Andrew makes sound use of fresh ingredients from artisan Cornish suppliers yet the menu looks beyond the back yard for inspiration, giving the food a modern, cosmopolitan flavour and reflecting sunnier climes.
The kitchen moves deftly through a seasonally changing repertoire of British pub classics like beer battered cod and chips and homemade shortcrust pastry pies, and contemporary dishes such as seared scallops with Cornish crab, celeriac remoulade and truffle oil, and pork belly with champ mash and a cider and sage jus.
Dedicated snackers with find homemade scotch egg on the nibbles list, or choose a braised brisket, caramelised onion and horseradish sandwich (with posh parmesan and tuffle fries) for lunch. Wash down wth ales from St Austell and Sharps, a seasonal cocktail, local Tarquin gin, and decent wines from Berkmann (17 by the glass).
