A welcoming retreat with lofty rooms, a sunny garden and the perfect plunge pool. Come for slow days and wine country adventures

Glorious Elizabethan manor house lovingly furnished with exceptional art and antiques by its welcoming owners

This famous old country house might not come cheap, but where else can you splash out in such decadent style for life’s big celebrations?

A Cotswolds hideaway in a cottage on a farm, with space to roam for children, and glorious valley views

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

Premier cru vineyards at the door, an original wine cellar for tastings, and a heated pool with vineyard views

Three restful B&B apartments, unique and stylish with communal spaces, wellbeing and healing, delicious home-cooked food

A small and stylish townhouse retreat in leafy Folkestone with excellent bedrooms and a terrace for breakfast in summer

Warm interiors, pretty bedrooms and excellent breakfasts – good value in a very handy central spot

Fall asleep to the sound of the sea in your dreamy thatched cottage, one of 6, right on the beach for those head-clearing walks...

A bright, light newly built annexe flat adjoining a farmhouse and sitting on a hill looking out over a lake and fields beyond to the village

A birdwatchers’ paradise in heavenly valley setting with friendly hosts and delicious seasonal cooking. Explore national park from the door

A 16th-century timbered riverside inn with a relaxed, rustic feel, garden cabin rooms with views and fresh seasonal and homegrown food

You have complete independence in your own wing beside the owner's house, with much space, a sparkling pool and balconies with views

Step through a door in an old wooden gate to discover a courtyard garden on the edge of town close to golden sands

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

Peaceful Basque farmhouse turned smart country B&B, only 20 minutes from restaurants and museums in Bilbao and unspoiled sandy beaches

Magical sunshine-filled grounds with olive trees, palms, cacti and carob surround the charmingly-coloured stone of these 1750 farm buildings