Taste the wine, plunge into the granite pool, play billiards in the library, linger outdoors as swallows swoop – eat delicious local dishes

Immerse yourself in over ten thousand olive trees, wander through lemon and orange groves, eat wonderful food cooked by a Pugliese chef

The largest of three secluded cottages that share a gravel courtyard and a beautiful garden with cathedral views

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

You'll find comfortable rooms, great food and a lovely bar at this friendly inn – Heartbeat country, Castle Howard and Whitby all wait

In peaceful Burgundy countryside, a beautifully-restored farmhouse with B&B rooms, delicious regional food and an inviting pool

A pool, pines, and hosts that give you figs from their garden! Stroll to a pizzeria through the olive groves, return to 2 lovely apartments

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

An attractive converted stable with covered veranda, private garden and views over rolling countryside, minutes from the coast

Wild Northumberland awaits beyond your garden at this eco-friendly cottage on a beautiful organic farm where you’re encouraged to explore

Delightful little antique-filled cottage with large walled garden and an allotment near Versailles. Gardeners will be happy

An old bakehouse, part of a farm gifted to The National Trust for Jersey with a beautiful walled garden filled with wildflowers in spring

Thoughtful red brick barn conversion on a working farm. Peaceful, practical and within easy reach of outdoor activities

A flamboyant place! You're in the heart of this charming market town, just a hop from the river and a stroll from pretty squares and bistros

Three family friendly cottages on this gorgeous eco farm with private gardens and organised outdoor activities if you like joining in

A really friendly French family home, steeped in history and tradition with delicious home-grown food, a lovely garden and peaceful pool

In pure countryside, a medieval timbered house in a peaceful hamlet with kind, gentle Anita - step into another, quieter world

Elegant historic house set in acres of grounds transports you to a bygone belle époque (with all mod cons)