A special little house, renovated with huge style, filled with beautiful objects and with a delightfully quiet and secluded private garden

Great taste – in decor and food – and a delicious heated pool. Views swoop over field and valley; trails, villages, wineries tempt

Charmingly rambling, inside and out: blazing fires, riotous patterns, oak panelling, a prolific garden and comfortable antique beds

A very thoughtful and peaceful house with a garden for happy holidays with family or friends, surrounded by glorious countryside for walks

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

Bring boots, maps, your dog and an appetite for high places and deep comfort in this restored farm conversion

A large cottage by the walled garden on a peaceful estate with oodles of space for big gatherings and views over a lake and mature trees

Beautiful, and with a delightfully rambling garden, this early 16th-century manor has bags of room for happy days with family or friends

Between mountains and coast: come for peace and serenity at this small hotel framed by fragrant gardens and the mighty Sierra Nevada peaks

Manicured exteriors surround this 18th-century hamlet, a cluster of restored buildings with nine apartments, restaurant, pool and small spa

Comfortable, traditional, accessible and in the grounds of an old rectory with meadows and the river Frome nearby for summer dips

Charming trulli apartments promise rustic comfort and panoramic views (horses too). Perfectly placed for exploring the area

Views stretch to the Brecon Beacons from this home on a green and sustainable estate. Once home to King Charles, now it's yours to savour

For families who love a Great British beach holiday, this beach-side cottage on Hayling Island near Portsmouth is just the ticket

All you'd hope for, and more! Enormous rooms, marvellous beams, majestic views and wines from their vineyard

White-painted beams, wonky white walls and your own parking spot fairly nearby. You're near the harbour and subtropical gardens

A smartly renovated 250-year-old brick and flint built inn, tucked away in a sleepy village beneath the glorious South Downs