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The Fox at Oddington, Gloucestershire

Everything Carole Bamford touches turns to gold, including The Fox at Oddington, a pub with rooms, a couple of miles away from the original Daylesford Farmshop. ‘Oh my, this is an upgrade,’ exclaimed someone excitedly as they walked past my table.

There are few surprises here, it’s all very recognisably Daylesford, including the pub menu (look out for local Jeremy Clarkson’s Hawkstone Lager behind the bar), but that’s surely why people are going to come. Colour has been used sparingly and the rooms are all undyed linens, hefty wooden beams and exposed brick walls. One has Crittal doors that lead out

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