"The Talbot, as voted in ’Sawdays’ Top 6 for Design"

"Yorkshire: where to be seen - The Talbot in Malton is the Wolseley of the North, thanks to its buzzy atmosphere and old-school menu."

"The experienced hoteliers Sam and Georgie Pearman, who previously set up the much-loved Lucky Onion group, have turned their attention to the Talbot, a 18th- century riverside coaching inn in the North Yorkshire market town of Malton... following a rejuvenation of the interiors, the Talbot is back to it's best."

"Sam and Georgie Pearman, another estimable husband and wife team, are in the process of revamping the hotel. Expect quirky style and lavish comfort."

"The Talbot is back to its best, with the four-poster beds and roaring fires of a quintessential countryside retreat."

"Named Yorkshire's food capital by the chef Antonio Carluccio, the market town of Malton abounds with independent butchers, brewers, bakers and restaurants."

"Food and drink are exquisite: locally sourced, lovingly cooked, properly served... five gold stars for the Talbot..."

"A 16th-century inn, at pretty Ascott-under-Wychwood, recently taken over by hotel gurus Sam and Georgie Pearman (the couple behind the spruced-up Talbot in Malton.) It bears all their hip-yet-homely hallmarks, including playful, eclectic furnishings, sink-into beds and seasonal food."

"Food and drink are exquisite: locally sourced, lovingly cooked, properly served... the Talbot the parliament of this food capital of Yorkshire..."

"A recent makeover at the Talbot has given its grand public rooms and 26 bedrooms an injection of glamour, with midcentury furniture and four-posters - it's one of our Best Places to Stay in the North of England."

"It's a great big, newly updated, spanking bloody excellent Cotswolds pub, I mean that as about the biggest compliment I can muster."

"The garden at The Swan, in the picture-perfect, chocolate box Cotswold village of Ascott-under-Wychwood, certainly makes for a fine substitute for Provence despite its quintessential Englishness... Dating from the 16th century, the honey-stoned village inn itself ticks all the right boxes when it comes to bona fide Cotswold bolthole, with seven bedrooms and a family-size cottage in the garden as well as a bar/restaurant and separate oak-beamed feasting room with space for 18 diners."

"A honey-hued Cotswolds darling near Chipping Norton, this 16th-century coaching inn steals the show for its modern take on pub grub... It only opened in May, but we predict big things for this eight-room bolthole."

"This 16th-century half-timbered inn, at the heart of pretty Ascott-under-Wychwood, has been revamped by hotel gurus Sam and Georgie Pearman (the couple are also behind the spruced-up Talbot in Malton). It bears all their hip-yet-homely hallmarks, including playful, eclectic furnishings and art, sink-into beds and spot-on seasonal food."