Into the wild
6 clockwise from top left The cosy bar area; The Wild Rabbit’s handsome exterior; a standard double room; whole roast chicken in a salt crust
PHOTOGRAPHS: BERND UHLIG; MARTIN MORRELL; FRANK FELL/AGEFOTOSTOCK
Once labelled the poshest pub in England and raking in every award going (the latest: Michelin Pub of the Year 2015), The Wild Rabbit wears its formidable reputation with easy confidence. Refurbished in 2013, the interior is a design lesson in understated, grown-up luxury, all exposed stonework, weathered oak and natural fabrics. There are more playful quirks here too, with topiary rabbits at the door, saucy postcards in the loos, and an open kitchen in the modern dining room extension.