Superbly comfortable house with beamed rooms, lovely views, club-like morning room, antiques, terrace, pool, fitness centre and lily pond

A renovated, comfy Victorian cottage behind a small village pub, a hub for the local community and with good food, ales and wine

Gardeners will be very happy staying in this generous, comfortable B&B surrounded by stunning gardens with year-round interest

A wonderful place to stay whether you enjoy golf or not, with big skies, sea views, sumptuous bedrooms, delicious food and attentive staff

A small, trendy hotel, very much of its time, with oodles of style, stunning bedrooms and fantastic staff

Crackling fires in winter, croquet in the summer. Life ticks by peacefully - rooms are engagingly old-fashioned, the garden is much-loved

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

A traditional stone bergerie high on a hill and surrounded by woods with east-facing views over the valley for stunning sunrises

Bring the family for a traditional Tuscan apartment holiday with a restaurant and pool on site, all surrounded by rippling green countryside

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

Come for amazing food at breakfast, really comfortable bedrooms with garden views and lovely Sasha (and her dogs) who will spoil you

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

Inspiring scenery for this lavender farm near a Provençal village. Rustic eco-friendly cottages, a hump-backed bridge, a hammock by the pool

Three luxurious apartments sleeping up to 10 people altogether, set within an elegant Georgian manor house in the Wye Valley AONB

Deep in Calvados near vibrant Caen, a cider barn with stylish bedrooms, quirky objets, a bar in the salon. Charming hosts welcome families

A warm and convivial place steeped in French history with an interesting, kind host who really looks after you. Under an hour from Paris too

Stylish bedrooms, scrumptious fish menu. Fill your boots (and pack your wellies) at this village gem in Derbyshire's lovely crown

Step into the valley region from this beautifully restored 17th-century house surrounded by saltwater and freshwater canals and lakes