The Woodbridge Inn

Woodbridge is well placed for Stonehenge, Avebury, Swindon, Salisbury and the south coast, making it a nifty stopover point on longer trips or an excellent (and foodie) base for Wiltshire and south-west sightseeing. As well as Stonehenge and Avebury, a must-see on a Wiltshire trip of the historic variety is the Westbury White Horse (35 minutes' drive), the huge 80-feet high chalk horse carved into the slope of Salisbury Plain on the edge of Bratton Downs; clamber up to it for views of Bratton Castle and two more Wiltshire chalk horses at Devizes and Alton Barnes. A tad more modernly, the fab medieval town of Salisbury, with 13th-century cathedral and original copy of the Magna Carta, is 35 minutes away. Fishing is available within a minute or two's stroll from the site, a golf course is two miles away, an indoor pool is within four miles, and horse riding as well as tennis courts are within five.