Park Restaurant Lucknam Park

Down a sweeping, tree-lined drive lies this 17th-century country-house hotel set in 500 acres of well-kempt gardens and parkland. Opulence reigns here with an interior bedecked with oil paintings and luxurious furnishings. The drawing room, ideal for a pre-prandial drink, boasts chandeliers and comfy sofas, while service in the impressive dining room, with its sky mural in the mansion's former ballroom, is highly polished. Plenty of local supplier name-checking goes on in the delightfully crafted gourmet and à la carte menus (including a veggie version). Hywel Jones showcases his talents with accomplished cooking, which draws on his classical background and displays plenty of contemporary ideas. Luxurious starters might include slow-cooked Burford Brown egg with truffled baby artichokes and leeks, parmesan and Richard Vine's shoots, or roast Scottish diver scallops with brandade fritters, tomato and cumin vinaigrette and éscabeche of carrots. For main course fillet of wild turbot with braised oxtail, broccoli and Lyonnaise potatoes shows the style, and passionfruit cream with lemongrass and palm sugar sorbet, delivered with a mango shot, is a classy finish.

M4 junct 17, A350 to Chippenham, then A420 towards Bristol for 3m. At Ford left towards Colerne. In 4m right into Doncombe Ln, then 300yds on right
Nearest station: Chippenham

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