Whether your lodging taste runs toward elegant country house hotel, rustic farm, family-run B&B or a self-catering cottage fitted with a chef’s kitchen, the stunning countryside in Wiltshire can provide. Check in to the new Calf Shed holiday studio at Manor Farm Cottages in the village of Sutton Mandeville, with state-of-the-art kitchen and glassed-in terrace; or the new rooms at The Green Dragon in Market Lavington or Timbrell’s Yard in Bradford on Avon. Red Lion Freehouse in East Chisenbury offers both a 5-star boutique guesthouse and a Michelin-starred restaurant.

Book a cooking class at one of Wiltshire’s cooking schools, including Larmer Tree in Tollard Royal, Vaughan’s Cookery School in Devizes and Lucknam Park Hotel and Cookery School in Colerne (offering master classes this year). At Whatley Manor, Michelin-starred chef Martin Burge conducts one-day master classes. Time your visit for one of many food events including Malmesbury Beer Festival (April 10), Artisan Food Festival at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens (May 28), Swindon & Cricklade Railway’s Real Ale & Cider Festival (May 28–30) or Swindon Food & Drink Festival at Lydiard Park (June 25–26).