A new home for Sawday's Special Self-Catering Places in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Eire, France, Italy, Spain and Portugal

Log fire, piano, library and heaps of personality at this listed Regency house out in the wilds, between the north coast and Snowdonia

Close to Portmerion an old Welsh farmhouse: the owners live in one part, the rest is for you. Arrive to home-baked cakes, jigsaws and books

Step out of the garden onto beautiful Welsh sands or gaze to sea through a picture window in the lounge. Inside find antiques and 60s pieces

Luxurious Edwardian villa with polished floors, cosy fire and a child-friendly garden just a short walk from the lovely Italianate village

A super-comfortable house (once the gardener's) on a magnificent estate with views - a treat for aspiring landowners and garden lovers

On its own wooded estate, a special manor house of character. Art on the walls, maps and wellies to borrow, gardens to romp in, super views

One of 2 family farm cottages on the Wern estate, serene and stylish with a wood-burning stove, beautiful colours and distant sea views

One of 2 cottages on the Wern Estate, all comfort and charm, with a garden for kids, rockpools at Black Rock Sands and a mountain railway

Curl up in a bay window, gaze over Cardigan Bay, let the children decamp to the log cabin. Conquer the mountains, discover ancient castles

Contemporary and charming with a fat sofa, books, cosy wood-burner and upstairs a fabulous big bed. So close to the sea!