Spring comes early to southern Cornwall. At the Nare Hotel in Veryan, its arrival is gauged with ritual precision: six magnolia trees in the county's great gardens must each bear 50 blooms.

"Perched prettily" above the pale sands of Carne Beach on Cornwall's south coast, The Nare is one of England's most "charmingly old-fashioned" seaside hotels, said Tom Mulvihill in The Independent.

To help you choose the right place, here’s our selection of the best hotels Cornwall has to offer. This century-old country house hotel, perched prettily on the stunning Roseland coast ...