The Limeworks: Hemmel

With squashy seating, a cheering wood-burner, binoculars, books and a film on the smart TV you couldn’t fail to feel buoyant indoors. A nifty mix of mid-century furniture, modern lighting and eclectic art will inspire – nothing is uniform, all is pleasing to the eye.

Bedrooms (both king size, one up, one down) are serene with linen throws, more artwork, crisp reading lights and books – both have sparkling en suite bathrooms with toasty underfloor heating, one with a walk-in shower, the other a swanky bath with shower over.

The kitchen will please the fussiest of cooks (sharp knives!) and in summer you can eat al fresco on the decking or picnic on the lawn, rustle up a sizzling pizza in the wood shed, or cook the perfect steak on the Big Green Egg. Stride the Cheviot Hills, head to castles or coast, return to big star-filled skies and the telescope, or simply chill by the fire pit feeling lucky to be here.