Restaurants in Gloucestershire

The rich landscape of the Forest of Dean and the Cotswolds makes Gloucestershire primarily a rural county, dotted with a handful of prosperous towns like Cheltenham. The River Severn is famous for its salmon and elvers (young eels as thin as spaghetti). These are an exceedingly rare treat, but worth looking out for.

The county's cheesemakers are an inventive bunch, and we mustn't forget the now-famous Gloucester Old Spot pig - a breeding success story and a delicacy eagerly snapped up by chefs across the land.

Corse Lawn House Hotel - Corse Lawn This delightful Queen Anne residence has been lovingly nurtured by the Hine family since 1978. It's a place that lives and breathes gentrified, old-fashioned Englishness

Cowley Manor - Cheltenham The grandiose Italianate Georgian pile has been transformed

Wesley House - Winchcombe At first glance the frontage might suggest a tearoom, but the striking interior and the upbeat menus quickly announce that something more serious is going on