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

Delicious food, stylish bedrooms and very helpful staff come hand in hand at this buzzing little inn that stands on the river Avon

Beautifully designed timber cabins in the Black Mountains, right next to a lovely old inn serving good, honest food from their own farm

This friendly, Scottish island B&B has the Atlantic at the end of the garden and air so clean the lichen grows like beards from the trees

Experience the pleasures of traditional Tuscan living with fabulous food and fine wines from the family vineyard

A lovely modern Provençal house, light and welcoming, in a valley of vineyards and forest, tucked peacefully away from the coast

Come for big skies, grand walking and hilly cycling. Style and comfort abound in this cottage set on the hillside with views to North Uist

A soothing, deeply romantic bolthole with simple interiors and its own little private garden, next to a winery and surrounded by vineyards

Birders will love escaping up here, golfers too - visit Hatfield House, Knebworth, Cambridge - come back to a good local pub and a comfy bed

Restored stone barn on a farm in the Lake District National Park, with views of fields and woods and an excellent pub nearby

A neat, recently restored townhouse inside Panicale's medieval walls with plenty of space and everything within walking distance

A charming renovated stone gîte only 15km from Bergerac with a large outdoor pool, pretty gardens and walks and cycle rides from the door

A charming gite tucked into acres of ancient parkland, with an outdoor kitchen and deer wandering by at dusk

Bags of character within and without at this four-storey village house with rooftop views over the mountains, next to a 12th-century church

Quirky, rustic cabin nuzzled by vines and greenery – perfect for lovers, writers and peace-seekers. Take long walks, stroll to the pub

Come for the gloriously peaceful countryside and this 1700s house and garden, scrupulously renovated and with plenty of space

A dog-friendly hotel with traditional bedrooms, excellent breakfasts & a cool bar set on a peaceful side street, minutes from the centre

Atmospheric English pub with rooms by the green with its duck ponds in a pretty village, with walking and cycling routes to join