Amazing beaches, a pub you can hike to, a train to get you to Snowdonia… and your own remote cottage with stunning views

This is Somerset at its most quintessential: a thatched roofed, honey-coloured Hamstone cottage with a pretty courtyard garden; sleeps four

A joyful, inviting house on a 15 acre smallholding in Devon. Super food, gracious hosts, delightful bedrooms - leave feeling nourished

An adorable little 1800s cottage with a garden – simple, unpretentious and filled with the owner's colourful art on walls and lampshades

Glamour, warmth and style in a renovated wine warehouse in a cool quarter of Bordeaux - France’s most popular city after Paris

Starry skies, wild beauty and total peace are yours in these sustainable, solar-powered eco-lodges

A gentle, calm, immaculate place for an all-season family stay, near wine tastings, castles, caves and canoeing. Everyone loves the Dordogne

This stately-looking former manor house set back from the road in acres of gardens serves very good food and has rustic-chic bedrooms

Throw open French windows to this sleek self-catering space, with off-street parking. Walk to the beach & the pub, visit historic Chichester

Secluded stone farmhouse, fragrant gardens, a natural pool, and winding forest paths – the perfect off-grid Tuscan escape

You're overlooking the main square in medieval Umbertide from this cosy, second-floor apartment, so you'll feel very much like a local

On top of sand dunes, this bright and airy cottage has glorious views, walks are lovely and you can bring your dog

Two cottages for couples: one more traditional, the other fresh and modern, both comfortable and romantic and there's a good pub next door

A 200-year-old cortijo in a totally tranquil spot with gated pool, two acres of grounds, an orchard and olive terraces with mountain views

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

The oldest of three secluded cottages that share a gravel courtyard and a beautiful garden with cathedral views

Good looking barn conversion for sociable gatherings on an organic farm – meet the animals, take a day trip, go walking

Delightful almshouse, steeped in history, in a peaceful churchyard setting with far-reaching countryside views