The Trout at Tadpole Bridge

The Trout at Tadpole Bridge is a 17th-century inn at Buckland Marsh near Faringdon, right beside the River Thames. It sits in the countryside between Oxford and the Cotswold hills, less than three miles from Bampton.

Individually designed rooms have a flat-screen TV, tea and coffee facilities and a private bathroom with either a bath or a shower. Breakfast includes cereals, fruit, pastries and hot dishes such as a full English. The restaurant offers relaxed dining with real ales and wines.

There is a garden, a picnic area, room service and parking, with fishing, canoeing and walking nearby. Oxford is around 17 miles away, with Bourton-on-the-Water and Burford 20-30 minutes’ drive.