A Grade II listed former coaching inn in Whitway, on the Hampshire-Berkshire border, five minutes from Highclere Castle and the North Wessex Downs. Eighteen rooms, comfortable and well finished with Nespresso machines and Bramley toiletries, some dog-friendly. The dining room retains its original stone walls, which were used as a filming location for Downton Abbey when the production came to the castle nearby. Free parking on site. Newbury racecourse and the Kennet and Avon Canal are within easy reach.