Situated close to Swindon in the Wiltshire village of Hook, The School House is a Victorian hotel and restaurant dating from 1859. Formerly the local school, the hotel retains many period features, including the restaurant's magnificent high beamed ceiling and original timber floors. The unstuffy brasserie-style menu offers assorted dishes from hearty Irish stew to turbot with prawns and asparagus, plus buffet options for breakfast, high tea, dinner and vegetarians.