Designs to Inspire

Just the spot for a stylish French break - come by ferry, forget the car, eat fab meals and relax in easy, inspirational surroundings

Authenticity and originality combine at this family chateau with its panelled rooms, theatrical flourishes and charming candlelit dinners

Staggering views fill this design-driven Donegal escape (for adults only). Walk wild Atlantic routes, taste the terroir & seaweed-steam your cares away

A beautiful little collection of trulli near the Valle d’Itria – restored with flair by generous Enzo for whom nothing is too much trouble

Beautiful, supremely comfortable airy space with courtyard garden just a ten-minute walk from pretty Bibury in the Cotswolds

A luxurious springboard for the wineries, villages and treasures of south Tuscany in the magical Orcia valley - if you can bear to leave it!

Near Montmartre and the Opera, a B&B with artistic owner Laurent who serves you an elegant breakfast and knows Paris inside out

This cottage is stylish and serene, beautifully transformed from an old farm building – come for golf, beaches, walks and bird-watching

An imaginatively restored old stable building next to the owners' Devon long house, with a private terrace and two acres of gardens to roam

A light, bright and warm converted barn tucked into a green valley just on the edge of the Dartmoor National Park

An eclectic bolthole for walkers, history addicts, wildlife lovers and peace seekers, far from crowds in the beautiful Scottish borders

Family-friendly B&B above the medieval hill village of Bargemon, with soothing minimalist interiors, a large garden and a swimming pool

In a hidden valley in the Lot, 15 minutes from Lauzerte, a small special château built in 1776 - perfect haven for a party of friends

A spacious, luxurious family retreat, remote but close to Audierne. Watch surfers shoot the waves as seagulls wheel above

An excitingly creative family home high above Symonds Yat, and a marvellous spot from which to explore the Wye Valley (plus dogs!)

2 cottages – from log-burner to LED mood lights, treat of a country retreat in the North York Moors National Park. Huge fun for all

Serious art, lovely lighting, great sound system and a fat wood-burner belting out the heat at this super place for families or friends

Understated luxury in a tranquil valley, with a lake and a swimming pool in the grounds and good restaurants a short drive away