16 Ridiculously Cosy British Inns You'll Want To Live In Forever

I want to stay in all of these so badly.

1. The Cat Inn, Sussex

catinn.co.uk

A 16th-century pub with rooms in small Sussex village. Turn off your phone and settle down by the fire with a book, an ale, and the prospect of a long country walk before you go home. Rooms from £125.

2. The Alma, Harwich

almaharwich.co.uk

This is a proper sailor's tavern. The bar has a porthole, and muscians drop by to sing sea shanties. Upstairs, the five rooms are imaginative and homely. For dinner, how about lobster? Rooms from £75.

3. The East End Arms, Hampshire

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A perfect little English country pub nestled in the New Forest National Park. There are soft leather sofas by the fire, five pretty rooms upstairs, and breakfast's included. Oh, and it's owned by the bassist from Dire Straits. Rooms from £85.

4. The Red Lion, Kent

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It's right in the middle of the Stodmarsh Nature Reserve, and it's the perfect place to warm up after a big walk in the bracing spring weather. Rooms from £65.

5. The Star Inn, Yorkshire

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It's basically your perfect pub – thatched roof, beams, brass, fires. But it's also got a michelin star. And a roll top bath in the bedroom. Rooms from £150.

6. The Gurnard's Head, Cornwall

gurnardshead.co.uk

The pub has Cornish ales, soft sofas, and stone floors. The rooms have Roberts radios, Welsh blankets, and fresh flowers. It's the sort of inn you could happily move into permanently. Rooms from £120.

7. The Felin Fach Griffin, Wales

felinfachgriffin.co.uk

This is the sister pub to The Gurnard's Head and it's just as lovely, with cosy, comfortable beds upstairs and a proper bar below. This one's on the edge of the Brecon Beacons, near the book town Hay-on-Wye. Rooms from £135.

8. The Mash Inn, Buckinghamshire

themashinn.com

Food here is cooked on an open fire, and grown in their kitchen garden. The idea is you eat and drink to your heart's content, then crawl upstairs to bed. Rooms from £100.

9. The Inn At Whitwell, Lancashire

innatwhitewell.com

This is a grand inn, with elegant living and dining rooms, open fires, and hunting prints on the wall. The landscape round here is breathtaking, so come for a weekend and schedule in lots of walks. Rooms from £152.

10. Scarista House, Isle of Harris

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Please imagine having dinner there, looking out onto that scene, then flopping down onto one of those sofas by the fire. Please imagine that. Rooms from £211.

11. The Drunken Duck Inn, The Lake District

drunkenduckinn.co.uk

You can see for yourself that this pub is exactly the sort of pub that you want to spend the night in. It's got hops on the ceiling! And look at that fire. Honestly, if a pub doesn't have a fire I don't want to know. Rooms from £105.

12. The Cott Inn, Devon

cottinn.co.uk

This pub's been going since the 1300s, so if you like somewhere full of atmosphere and history you're in luck. The countryside round here is beautiful, and Totnes is a cool, creative town. Rooms from £95.

13. The Joiner's Arms, Northumberland

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The two prerequisites for a perfect inn are a roaring fire and a roll top bath. This place has both + outstanding Northumberland scenery on its doorstep. Rooms from £140.

14. The Beckford Arms, Wiltshire

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A traditional pub, set amidst rolling Wiltshire parkland, with cosy beds to slink off to when you've had enough beer. Rooms from £95.

15. The Drover's Inn, Loch Lomond

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It's as proper as a pub should be, with weird taxidermy, wooden everything, dripping candles, and fires to warm you. Food is basic pub grub, and rooms are simple, but you're here for the step-back-in-time atmosphere of the inn itself, and the amazing landscape around Loch Lomond. Rooms from £35.

16. The King's Head Inn, The Cotswolds

thekingsheadinn.net

A sweet Cotswolds pub situated beside a stream, with a reputation for delicious food, plus snugly cottage bedrooms to retire to. They also hire out bicycles, as if they weren't perfect enough already. Rooms from £75.