Little Wing at Ritson Barton Farm

Views swoop across fields towards Dartmouth and Dartmoor from the little lane up to the farm. Your neat first-floor annexe, tucked on the side of the owner’s Victorian farmhouse, is deeply tranquil with nothing but birdsong to disturb you.

Walks and cycles from the door will be sublime, but if it’s raining you can pop open the bottle of Prosecco left for you and read, play board games or tackle a jigsaw – the little window seat catches the evening sun. Owls will hoot you to sleep in the super-king bed under pretty wooden beams – there are blackout blinds so you shan’t be woken early.

Spruce yourselves up in the sparkling shower room with underfloor heating then head downstairs for a restorative breakfast in the dining room: breads and pastries from the local artisan bakery, fresh fruit, homemade muesli and good coffee during the week along with cooked options at the weekends. Explore lovely Totnes, boaty Dartmouth or pretty Kingsbridge.