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

Country house in five acres of beautiful gardens, orchard and woodland – a relaxed, friendly place with super walks all around you

Wonderful hosts at this traditional, upbeat B&B, where imaginative breakfasts set you up for glorious hikes in Eyri (Snowdonia)

A warm and inviting home with a host to match. Come for plump comfy beds, gorgeous gardens and countryside and walks on the Greensand Way

Within sound of gondoliers, all you would want from a luxury hotel in an intimate palazzo of real Venetian pedigree…hard to believe it’s B&B

Three airy gîtes set in 300 acres of vineyard and gardens. A welcoming base for exploring the marvellous Minervois – 15km from Carcassonne

A quintessential Grade II listed thatched cottage with glorious gardens near a 13th-century church and surrounded by rolling hills

A clutch of airy properties, most with their own jasmine-scented terraces arranged around a funky pool

An 18th-century beamed inn with tasty food, pretty bedrooms and a large garden just a ten-minute drive from Chichester

Rural peace just an hour from London in your own gorgeous converted hay barn, ten minutes from Alton

Hilltop château on the edge of a small village half an hour from Saint-Émilion, with a lovely garden, a swimming pool and two lakes

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

Sofas in front of the fire, English wines and local ales, ambrosial food and smart rooms, all a short stroll from Sissinghurst Castle

Character and quirk in this fine old cooperage overlooking the vegetable garden with its own terrace and a shared pool. Walk, cycle, explore

30 acres to explore, a heated pool and tennis court... historic château B&B, perfect for those seeking comfort and space in the Vendée

At these small hilltop apartments and studios near Cádiz, find history to delight you, massages to soothe you

Attractive country barn - great for two families sharing, for river trips, for playing in the pool, for running free

Pretty Parisian pied-à-terre tucked down a private lane, with a lively local scene and the metro just a minute away