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

Big families will love this place and its games room, jolly kitchen and sun-splashed pool. Head out for canoeing, vineyards, food and coast

Patchwork fields, copses and the Cévennes mountains: you can't escape the views. Handsome in honey stone and blue shutters, this 19th-century farmhouse revels in its sunny situation. Large, light-filled rooms, comfortably but not fussily furnished, make it ideal for families. There's a welcoming living room, bright with modern sofas and prints, and a fire for chillier months. Teenagers can repair to the games room for table tennis, music, doors to the garden; big families will love it. A rustic-style dining room, with a jolly blue-and-white kitchen tucked to one side, also opens to the outdoors. Bedrooms are restful spaces with their original patterned tiles or old terracotta, and simple mix of antique and country furniture. Linen curtains and cotton bedcovers add a splash; the main bedroom has stunning views and a luxurious bathroom. Follow the sun around the garden and the terraces; drop into the pool, with its backdrop of olive trees. The owners have collated a superb info pack on walks (from the garden), canoeing, vineyards, markets, and restaurants to visit or avoid! History abounds, the coast is close.