Fodor's Expert Review The Merchant's House

Originally a Victorian merchant's family home built to Georgian proportions, No. 16 Queen Street was then a rectory and bank, before Joan Pyne turned it into one of the city's grandest B&Bs—garnet-color walls, elaborate plasterwork, and a fireplace make the parlor warm and cheerful. Bruno, a handsome bulldog filled with energy and enthusiasm, welcomes visitors. The cellars have been renovated to include three en suite modern bedrooms. Don't miss out on the homemade Seville-orange marmalade. Joan also owns a similar but smaller building three minutes' walk away called the Saddler's House. Enchanting and cozy, this Victorian jewel of a home—who can resist its picture-gallery red living room?—is packed with antiques and family portraits. Self-catering is also available at delightfully modernized Georgian town houses on Pump Street and London Street.