A cosy cottage on a farm down a long winding track, wonderfully rural with footpaths across fields or along the canal

Remote wartime research station turned stylish retreat with knockout views, wild walks and a front-row seat to the weather

Rooms are good value, breakfast is taken overlooking the garden and there's superb veggie food next door - a Sawday's Community Champion

This cottage is stylish and serene, beautifully transformed from an old farm building – come for golf, beaches, walks and bird-watching

A classic period property right on the river, perfectly placed to explore the delights of nearby Marlborough

A stunning château with huge rooms, pretty balconies with views, peaceful garden. Super owners, excellent dinners - and child-friendly too

Traditional and modern, verging on the opulent. Find a stone-flagged tap room for walkers, top modern food and Chatsworth-perfect bedrooms

A family-run 1700s thatched Inn in a rural hamlet with super food, a grand team to look after you and picnic benches in a pretty garden

Garden lovers will flock to this lovely B&B with two spacious suites and delicious breakfasts – a good spot by a quiet hamlet

Part of the original Wensleydale creamery overlooking the river, with bustling Hawes and great walking country right on your doorstep

A truly special barn conversion, flooded with light and with its own decked outdoor space surrounded by bucolic countryside

You will fall in love with this very special Tuscan agriturismo between the mountains and sea: peace and simplicity prevail

An exquisitely restored 1850s townhouse, steeped in history, with a sweet garden and within walking distance of the historic centre of Porto

A remote, rustic place for a digital detox - wildly romantic and perfect in summer with the doors open. Children can play in safety

On its own wooded estate, a special manor house of character. Art on the walls, maps and wellies to borrow, gardens to romp in, super views

Location, location, location - you can't beat it, so look past the dated kitchen and bathrooms and enjoy this light, bright, coastal home

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