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Take a dip in the pool, visit the spa or just sit out on the terrace and look at the views before you head in for dinner. These are places with beauty, peace and everything you need close at hand. So relaxing and romantic that you never want to leave.

 

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  • Ashley Barn - Gallery
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    Ashley Barn

    Tetbury, Gloucestershire
    • From £110 p/n
    • Bed & Breakfast
    • 1 room for 2

    A friendly home with a generous host. Soaring beams in the comfy suite, pretty gardens with horses, dogs, ducks, hens - walks from the door

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  • Old Whyly - Gallery
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    East Hoathly, Sussex
    • From £120 p/n
    • Bed & Breakfast
    • 4 rooms for 2

    All the luxuries that make a B&B very special - wonderful food, smart rooms and a garden replete with pool, orchard, tennis and lake

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  • Masseria Montenapoleone - Gallery
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    Masseria Montenapoleone

    Pezze di Greco, Brindisi
    • From €120 p/n
    • Hotel
    • 15 rooms for 2 - 4

    At every turn something curious, recycled, hand-crafted, memorable - great for relaxing in hidden corners or by the pool, and for parties

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    Breac.House - Gallery
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    Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal
    • From €325 p/n
    • Bed & Breakfast
    • 3 rooms for 2

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

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  • La Folie Saint Julien - Gallery
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    La Folie Saint Julien

    Saint-Julien de Chédon, Loir-et-Cher
    • From €115 p/n
    • Bed & Breakfast
    • 5 rooms for 2 - 4

    Elegance and ease mark this gentle group of Loire-Valley buildings, with soft-textured interiors and the owners’ fine hospitality and food

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  • Borgo di Carpiano - Gallery
    Borgo di Carpiano - Gallery
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    Borgo di Carpiano

    Gubbio, Perugia
    • From €150 p/n
    • Hotel
    • 8 rooms for 2

    A secluded, luxurious 8-bedroom haven in the Umbrian hills, with a heart-warming welcome, gorgeous views, and simple, exceptional food

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    Une Campagne en Provence - Gallery
    Une Campagne en Provence - Gallery
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    Bras, Var
    • From €110 p/n
    • Bed & Breakfast
    • 5 rooms for 2

    Explore ‘Green Provence’ on e-bikes, enjoy the pool and calm of a Mediterranean garden surrounded by vineyards. Return to a delicious dinner

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  • La Baronnie Hotel & Spa - Gallery
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    La Baronnie Hotel & Spa

    Saint Martin de Ré (Ile de Ré), Charente-Maritime
    • From €189 p/n
    • Hotel
    • 23 rooms for 2 - 6

    Big elegant wrought-iron gates lead to the scent of honeysuckle and jasmine, and wonderful bedrooms filled with beauty and light

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  • Talbooth House & Spa - Gallery
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    Talbooth House & Spa

    Colchester, Essex
    • From £210 p/n
    • Hotel
    • 12 rooms for 4

    This small hotel delivers the lap of luxury - chic suites, dreamy views, breakfast in bed and a swimming pool for all seasons

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    Callie Bothy - Gallery
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    Callie Bothy

    Elgin, Moray
    • From £190 p/n
    • Self-catering
    • 1 place for 2

    A handcrafted cabin with a hot tub and a pond surrounded by trees and fields, perfect to reconnect with nature and as a romantic escape

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  • Cavens - Gallery
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    Cavens

    Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway
    • From £200 p/n
    • Hotel
    • 5 rooms for 2

    A splendid supper à la carte (three courses) is included here, together with beautiful rooms and sweeping gardens. The Solway Firth is close

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  • Locanda Palazzone - Gallery
    Locanda Palazzone - Gallery
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    Locanda Palazzone

    Orvieto, Terni
    • From €190 p/n
    • Hotel
    • 7 rooms for 2 - 4

    Sophisticated design in a rustic setting - restored to understated luxury. Generous hosts, estate wines, inventive menus, elegant pool

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  • Gregans Castle Hotel - Gallery
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    Gregans Castle Hotel

    Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
    • From €240 p/n
    • Hotel
    • 20 rooms for 2

    Your energetic young hosts are still updating here, giving a friendly mix of antique and modern, creative organic food and a lovely garden

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  • Castello di Postignano - Gallery
    Castello di Postignano - Gallery
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    Castello di Postignano - Gallery

    Castello di Postignano

    Sellano, Perugia
    • From €160 p/n
    • Hotel
    • 20 rooms for 2 - 5

    The medieval village of your dreams is here on an Umbrian hillside: rich hotel suites, trattoria, library, pool…in finely renovated houses

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  • House at Gwinear - Gallery
    House at Gwinear - Gallery
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    House at Gwinear

    St Ives, Cornwall
    • From £95 p/n
    • Bed & Breakfast
    • 1 room for 2

    Birdwatchers and artists delight: acres of peaceful land, close to some of Cornwall’s finest galleries – and the sea

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  • Quinta da Conceicao - Gallery
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    Quinta da Conceicao

    Azeitão - Setùbal, Estremadura
    • From €120 p/n
    • Bed & Breakfast
    • 9 rooms for 2 - 4

    Perfect for a special celebration – revel in the beauty, history and off-the-beaten-trackness of this wonderfully restored mansion

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  • The Cartford Inn - Gallery
    The Cartford Inn - Gallery
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    The Cartford Inn

    Preston, Lancashire
    • From £130 p/n
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    • 15 rooms for 2 - 3

    A great little inn, hugely popular, with chic rooms, lovely food, happy staff and a winning position on the river Wyre

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  • Hotel Mas de la Costa - Gallery
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    Hotel Mas de la Costa

    Valderrobres, Teruel
    • From €195 p/n
    • Hotel
    • 15 rooms for 2

    Stay awhile at this exceptional place in Spain's little Tuscany. Sleep in elegant comfort, eat well and local, swim, hike the Matarraña

    Enquire now
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