Set in leafy grounds, just a mile from Birmingham city centre, this historic hotel offers home-cooked food and elegant rooms with free internet. Plough and Harrow is a 5-minute drive from the Bullring Shopping Centre.

The spacious rooms are traditionally decorated, and each has a flat-screen TV, tea/coffee facilities and a work desk. Some rooms have garden views, and the bathrooms have free toiletries and a hairdryer.

Terrace Restaurant serves hearty homemade meals,…