A delightful coastal house with lush courtyard gardens, masses of space, home office and terraces galore

A truly special barn conversion, flooded with light and with its own decked outdoor space surrounded by bucolic countryside

Your friendly hosts offer you stylish bedrooms, swims in the heated pool, and wonderful dinners and wines. Cahors is only a 10-minute drive

A mid 1800s converted farmhouse and a cottage in a quiet hamlet with private gardens and lovely grounds, just 15 minutes from the coast

Between Paris and Rouen, a handsome country house in Monet scenery. Cows graze, bedrooms soothe, friendships bud over bountiful breakfasts

Countryside and seaside all in one go – what could be more inspiring? Lovely Louisa lives down the road, on hand if you need her

A fascinating place steeped in history and abuzz with prize-winning winery activity. Plus rustic cottages, golf, a restaurant and 2 pools

Come to be wrapped by wind and waves from this unique nest with an outdoor bath facing west - nature lovers and adventurers will be seduced

A surprisingly roomy interior for this pretty chocolate-box cottage in the middle of the village, just a ten-minute walk from Lulworth Cove

Sweep along the gravel drive through lawns and specimen trees to this elegant manor house with 17th-century roots

A modern, architect-designed renovation of a 19th-century building, sitting in harmony with nature yet only a short drive from Bordeaux

Everything you need is here: a wood-burner for winter, a pool and spacious terraces for summer, and peace and beauty all year round

At the foot of the Cambrian Mountains, an ancient whitewashed cottage with cosy, light-flooded interiors – a perfect rural bolthole for two

Victorian country house for 8-15 with gardens overlooking the Howgill Fells for happy reunions with family and friends

Peaceful Georgian house with beautifully proportioned rooms, sumptuous meals, swimming and tennis. Dartmoor is on the doorstep

An exquisite, serene B&B with sweeping views, tucked between hills, vineyards and meadows and the ancient remains of a Benedictine abbey

This is a superb base to explore the island's glittering bays, vibrant coastal cities, mountains, valleys and forests

Created around a Georgian house, with lake, woodland and fields, this hotel and members' club offers great food, fresh air and much comfort