Escape to your own barn. Brimming with beams and natural colours - surrounded by peaceful lavender-filled gardens and corn fields

Rare as a bird, a proper old fashioned French inn on the side of the road in a sleepy village, a restoration project for the new owners

Near the sandy beaches of the Cabo de Gata, close to the village of Níjar, is a much-loved family estate with eco pool and exotic gardens

Lovely slice of the Mediterranean with splendid rooms in deepest Cheshire. Sip an aperitif on the sunny terrace

A stylish base for those who want to explore the beautiful north – expect good food, stylish interiors and a pretty market town

Gorgeous rooms and splendid breakfasts – for sybarites, history-lovers, cyclists and canoeists - bang in the middle of ancient Long Melford

A beautifully converted dairy with a magical garden in a quiet village surrounded by lovely countryside

For retreats, groups of friends, and big families: come to recharge the senses at this special and ancient house enveloped by wild gardens

Pippa tells you where to find wild flowers, babbling brooks and butterflies... and hike, bike and swim. Magic for families

Your hosts couldn’t be nicer and look after you beautifully – this is a lovely, homely place with a rambling garden

Glorious views across Northumberland countryside from this peaceful and comfortable cottage with almost an acre of garden

A really well thought-out escape for a small family with children. A big garden, pool, petanque court and play barn for indoor fun

Sun-soaked stillness, saltwater dips and garden scents of fig and rosemary - slow days unfold between olive trees and a sky full of stars

Designed with style and comfort, peaceful, sophisticated and serene with countryside views. And you have your own lovely pool

A traditional coaching inn dating from the 18th century with good food served in private and public dining rooms on the Wellington Estate

A glamourous escape in central Nice. Creative art-filled interiors, a fabulous tropical garden, sumptuous buffet breakfasts, pool and spa

Perfect luxury in deepest Normandy: gorgeous gardens, a heavenly pool, and interiors worthy of an art gallery

An idyllic hotel-restaurant in a postcard-pretty medieval village. Warm interiors, a varied menu of local produce, masses to see and do...