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

Elegant house deep in the countryside with wild garden, dreamy pool, and bags of vintage charm. A promise of peace and perfect solitude

Cakes from the host & eggs from the hens. Bring a party, bring the dogs, and soak up the history from a very fine house in the Cotswolds

Two homely gîtes sleeping 4 and 2 in rural farm country. Walk to the bakery; drive 15 minutes to Saint-Malo and riverside restaurants

Learn about local lore, taste the wines, bliss out in the garden and enjoy the company of Éric and Cathy, warm, humorous and talented hosts

Charming, simple and elegant B&B with a lovely garden and kind owners in an area renowned for its good wine and food

A sustainably-designed small, family-run eco hotel within a nature park by the sea in stunning Basque country. Great food too

A hideaway for two on an old farm, gifted to The National Trust for Jersey, with a pretty walled garden and circled by verdant countryside

Once a coach house, now a split-level place to stay – you can walk to the river and it's just a short hop to central London

A red-brick cottage and Shepherd’s hut in a magical garden with a cookery school and views over the South Downs

Good bolthole with two terraces offering spectacular views over the historic town, and restaurants and bars a short stroll

A heavenly setting for this very well-hidden cottage with its own small pool, amazing views and delightful pebble beach below

Romantics will love this small converted hut-on-a-hillside surrounded by pines and olives with stunning views over the old town and the sea

Come for peace, space and much comfort in this nifty house with gorgeous views over acres of vines from the terrace and pool

Come for much grace, space and inspiration in this huge-windowed, view-filled spot surrounded by gloriously untrammelled countryside

Choose the atmospheric early Georgian house or the garden bedrooms, all have views, Paul's welcome is genuine and his dinners delicious

Completely refurbished 18th-century roadside inn with special views, good food, restful bedrooms and all the benefits of Another Place

A bright and spacious cottage set against a backdrop of woodland for days spent happily reading by the wood-burner or lunch on the sun deck