The Pheasant started serving top quality food in 1964, before the term gastro-pub had been invented. It's a beautiful, thatched, traditional inn, 12 miles west of Huntingdon, set in a sleepy farming village. The large bar is a traditional and unspoilt mixture of oak beams, large open fires and simple wooden furniture. At the rear there’s a more airy Garden Room with a sunny and stylish patio garden beyond.

Simon Cadge and his partner Gerda Koedijk have been running The Pheasant since January 2012, with John Hoskins (whose family have been involved for 50 years) providing support. Great food, a genuinely warm welcome, real ales, award-winning wine list, log fires and a herb garden. Everything you would hope for in a country inn.