Simple country cottage living on a working organic farm. Bring your hiking boots or bikes, stride out from the door

From the delicious scented garden with its limestone pool to the cool rooms with perfect linen, this is a place for a special occasion

Two riverside properties with incredible views, for walkers, sailors, dogs... and self-caterers who aim to be spoiled rotten

Gather the clans and just come. It's lovely here among acres of wildlife-filled grounds – a Sawday's Community Champion

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

Linger over a fine breakfast and olive grove valley view, borrow a bike, take to the Francigena pilgrim trail, explore medieval Anagni

Italian style marries Californian comfort, with views over hilltop towns, vineyards and the majestic Sibillini mountains beyond

Charming hosts, ample bedrooms and memorable dinners... deeply authentic and super special. You'll adore Hotel Coutettaz and long to return

A beautiful old building with generous windows, arched doorways and opulent interiors in the glorious countryside by a fairy tale château

Your very own love nest: frolic in the outdoor rolltop, hunker by the wood-burner, bask in the gardens... near Lakes and Dales

Artists, poets, nature lovers, walkers and dreamers will be happy in this simple, airy suite surrounded by a fecund garden and much peace

An ancient inn, spruce and restorative, in a picture-perfect village with open fires, tasty food and stylish, comfortable bedrooms

Charming cottage in the Peak District National Park for hill walking, cycling and bird watching, or simply unwinding amid much beauty

Retreat to a classically styled, elegant apartment for four - private and peaceful - in a characterful, super-central area of Rome

An alpine hotel connected to nature with spa, sauna and swimming pool fed from a natural spring; mountains & lakes to explore, yoga classes, & more

A hilltop setting for this ancient fortress with an illustrious past. You stay in apartments or farmhouses inside or outside the walls

A restful space with a pretty garden in a quiet Derbyshire village - the pub a short stroll away and Chatsworth near

An ancient coaching inn opposite the church in the prettiest village – just the ticket for weary travellers who deserve nurturing