This is a gorgeous B&B in a renovated 17th Century house, with loads of oak beams and huge amounts of character. There are only three rooms, but each is kitted out extremely well, with views over the beautiful garden and its own private bathroom.

What's even better is that the guy who runs it (together with his wife) is a food fanatic: he bakes his own bread, makes his own jams from fruit he grows himself, and cooks a delicious porridge for breakfast on the Aga¹. As a result the whole house smells wonderfully of great food and scented wood.

You might be able to persuade him to cook an evening meal as well². This will probably consist of fish or fowl that he's caught himself and will be quite expensive (about £20 per person including wine) but definitely worth it.

Kedington is a sleepy village just half an hour's drive from Cambridge: for directions and more details on the White House, see the AA's review.