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

Fragrant gardens full of fruit trees, a lovingly renovated house just a few minutes’ walk from the village, and excellent breakfasts

Traditional and modern mix beautifully and bedrooms are quietly elegant. Relax and drink in the views over orchards and the Sierra Nevada

The views are green, both cottages are homely and comfortable and the gardens have direct access to the riverbank footpath for walks

Friendly owners settle you in to this cool, creatively styled barn. Perfect for groups & families with big pool & garden

Take your time here. Lucy will take you round her wonderful garden, introduce you to her donkeys, and share her laid-back approach

Canoeing on the Tamar, valley walks galore, with the woodland garden a sea of daffodils in the spring. A magical self-catering hideaway

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

The Test valley is a place of pilgrimage for fly fishermen, but this lovely country inn welcomes all with great food and lovely bedrooms

A traditional Breton stone cottage, two minutes from the sea, with a large, leafy garden and glamping with activities in the summer months

A small, rural cottage high in the wooded hills with long views, your own private pool, utter peace and quiet and a superb restaurant nearby

A really well thought-out escape for a small family with children. A big garden, pool, petanque court and play barn for indoor fun

Between Penzance & Helston, close to Praa Sands, is a beautiful bolthole for 6. Good for garden lovers & peace-seekers – dog-friendly too

With incredible views across to distant hilltop towns, olive groves and buzzing bees, this elegant farmhouse has bags of charm

Welcoming and friendly place in a non-touristy area of the city within walking distance of the centre and with a fabulous roof terrace

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

An old pub with a new lease of life: smart buzzy eatery downstairs and two bright, spacious apartments upstairs - just minutes from the Heath

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