The Queen’s Arms

The Queen’s Arms is an inn near Hungerford in the Lambourn Valley, horse-racing country, about 20 to 25 minutes by car from Newbury and Swindon.

All 12 bedrooms have a flat-screen TV, a DVD player, a seating area, tea and coffee facilities and an en suite shower; many look over the paddocks, and suites and superior rooms have a roll-top bath. A hot breakfast is served daily, and the restaurant offers traditional British food with a broad wine list.

Free parking and WiFi, wedding and party spaces and meeting rooms are available. Marlborough is 25 minutes away and Oxford 40 minutes by car, suiting country breaks and celebrations.