All good pubs are dog-friendly, but how many provide stalls to tether your horse? The renovated Launching Place Home Hotel, sitting just off the stunning Warburton Rail Trail, is the dream find for weary walkers and riders on both hoof and wheel.

A huge sunny courtyard looks out the hills and the menu has exceptional breadth – there are good parmas (vegetarian or chicken), but also Cambodian-style grilled prawns, confit duck leg and steamed Portarlington mussels. Likewise, you can get around local gin cocktails, wild craft brews and Medhurst’s excellent rosé or stick to the big-name brews on tap.

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