Solo Travel

The views take your breath away, the breakfasts are beautiful, and you feel like you're staying in the home of dear friends

Convivial B&B in Lyme with books, magazines, games, walking maps and the daily papers. Honesty bar and delicious, healthy home cooking too

A beautifully designed B&B for foodies, cyclists and walkers in a village surrounded by trees just 15 minutes from the coast

A delightful mix of old and new in a conservation village with a 4-acre garden that attracts all the local birds. Guests love it here

Secluded place with home-grown food, much peace and walks by the river for a couple (or small family). Courses and solo retreats too

Kate makes you feel at home the moment you enter her great big beloved house - full of books, guitars and a piano, antiques and huge spaces

In pure Herefordshire countryside, a medieval timbered house in a peaceful hamlet with kind, gentle Anita who bakes cakes for your arrival

Dark skies and extensive views from this romantic hideaway cottage. Walk down to the loch, snuggle up by the wood-burner… a cosy retreat

Airy bedrooms with doors opening to the leafy garden, a pool to lounge by - and a welcoming glass of rosé on the terrace

A comfortable ‘clos’ in shades of the palest rose, with a kind host, mountain views and a short walk into a charming Auvergne market town

Country-house comfort with delicious breakfasts. Great walks from the door and beaches are a short drive. Scotland at its traditional best

Ringed by rivers, woods and pastures is this fascinating domaine - an ancient, atmospheric, hidden place, shared by artist Diane

A lovely fresh décor for this pretty flat; curl up with a book and gaze out to sea. Seafood restaurants and the Jurassic coast await...

Close to Carcassonne is a beautiful, convivial, historic house. Its contemporary apartments are charming and its gardens and pool a joy

Quaint barns dotted among truffle oaks and rosemary, each one constructed the old-fashioned way and close to the Dordogne and Vézère

Meredith treats you with as much caring attention as she puts into climbing those Pyrenean peaks. Walk, bike, climb and return to fine food

A townhouse with a walled garden by the church in a very sleepy village where friendly Scottish owners feed and look after you well

Live like a local. Art lovers, book lovers and walkers will be happy here above an art gallery in the centre of town