Fonthill Gifford

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The GuardianJul 7, 2026

Not just for weekenders: the new Wiltshire country hotel that’s a hit with the locals

The owners of Teffont House are aiming for modern rural hospitality that puts guests at the heart of village life Walking into the Orangery at Teffont House during the golden hour, the restaurant is glowing. Sunlight falls across cocktails the colour of spun sugar, spills on to a terrace trailing constellations of fleabane, and bounces off spoons sinking into raspberry trifles. What really give…

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  • Beckford ArmsPubSister inn to Teffont House
  • Elsewhere
  • Teffont HouseHotelTeffont Evias, United KingdomModern rural hospitality, embedded in village life
  • The OrangeryRestaurantTeffont Evias, United KingdomRestaurant at Teffont House, glowing at golden hour
  • Talbot InnPubMells, United KingdomWest Country inn run by Beckford Group
  • Beckford CanteenRestaurantBath, United KingdomRestaurant run by Beckford Group
  • Teffont House barRestaurantTeffont Evias, United KingdomHotel bar where founders discuss hospitality
  • Teffont House walled gardenSightTeffont Evias, United KingdomGuests encouraged to use garden and croquet court
  • Teffont House summer housesSightTeffont Evias, United KingdomOne stocked with watercolours, other with telescopes
  • Teffont House treatment cabinSightTeffont Evias, United KingdomIn the orchard, offers facials
  • Philipps HouseSightDinton, United KingdomNeoclassical house with views
  • Messums WestMuseumTisbury, United KingdomGallery and cultural centre in a 13th-century tithe barn
  • Old Wardour CastleSightDinton, United KingdomHulk of a hexagonal 14th-century fortress, picturesque ruin
  • Dinton ParkSightDinton, United Kingdom
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