A small top terrace can be booked for romantic evenings and you can lunch or dinner at the delightful floating restaurant

Find beauty and tranquillity on this historic Dordogne estate for up to fourteen - plus a feast of designer colour and a fine pool to share

Elegant Italian style in a sensitively-restored villa with sweeping views over rolling hills and forests

A grand, pale stone townhouse in the centre of lively Épernay with plenty of good restaurants nearby

Comfortable apartment steeped in Breton history, in a beautifully renovated gabarier’s house overlooking the marine estuary

A lovely, long barn-style conversion with much space, stunning views across the spectacular bay and a secret beach to stroll to

Live out all your bohemian dreams at this arty villa, with garden and plunge pool, perched above the glittering Riviera.

Plenty of uncluttered easy space both in and out by the private pool - children love the freedom - great wine, food, and cycling country

A magical Scottish Baronial-style house with stunning valley views; stroll to good restaurants, explore the spectacular Borders

Come down to the Meon Valley and be (very gently) nudged towards a better way of living - a Sawday's Community Champion

Come for the glorious Peak District and this rural independent pub, with roots in the 12th century, serene bedrooms and toothsome food

Take your pick from guided horse-trekking to grand banqueting at this traditional château; drive to explore WWI history and the lovely coast

A light larch-clad space for lovers, or a retreat for walkers and writers in pretty Orford, once a medieval sea port but now on the river

Spacious rooms and a cosy apartment a stone’s throw from Avignon’s historic sights. Retire to the heated pool after a busy day sightseeing

A gorgeous barn conversion in the heart of the High Weald with superb walking, only five miles from Tunbridge Wells

Refurbished police HQ in the centre of Bristol, minutes from the bus station, shops and pretty harbourside - a Sawday’s Community Champion

An L-shaped former farmhouse is now a gorgeous place to stay, just half an hour from the sea or the mountains and near interesting villages

A heated pool, charming B&B rooms and acres of beautiful grounds beside the Adour River - Bayonne and Biarritz are close