Bring boots, maps, your dog and an appetite for high places and deep comfort in this restored farm conversion

Set off on blissful walks, trek home to crumpets and tea. There’s no better place to escape the 21st century than rural Devon

Lodge and gardens – superbly designed, immaculate, fresh, eco friendly – rest in unspoilt Picardy. Anglo-French hosts take turns to cook

A 200-year-old cortijo in a totally tranquil spot with gated pool, two acres of grounds, an orchard and olive terraces with mountain views

Glorious views of Derwentwater and Skiddaw from this comfortable house. Art dotted about, a big table for chatty meals and a pretty garden

In the National Park with all its glories (Ashbourne for antiques, Chatsworth for history, Bakewell for its market), a sweet village cottage

Delightful B&B on a working farm, generous hosts welcome you with tea and homemade cake. Bring a piece of furniture and give it a facelift!

You're overlooking the main square in medieval Umbertide from this cosy, second-floor apartment, so you'll feel very much like a local

Something to astound at every turn where the traditional and downright quirky collide to stunning effect. Friendly, flexible hosts too

Elegant, calm, charming B&B in a 12th-century house surrounded by fields, quiet country roads and vibrant little villages

A light, bright, art-filled space with private garden on a quiet residential street just a short walk from shops, markets and good food

A friendly, generous, big old house with not an ounce of pretension. Big families will adore gathering here to have fun and unwind

An incredible living museum, dedicated to the history of Sicily and the arts. Stay in the main house or in a cottage in the fecund garden

Four family-friendly self-catering casitas and an original cortijo in wildlife-rich acres near the sandy Costa de la Luz

A lovingly restored ancient farmhouse surrounded by wildlife-rich countryside just two miles from stunning beaches – a place to mend

Stay in the grounds of a 19th-century château turned family home, where 500-year-old oak trees shade a glorious garden

Gloriously green rural self-catering apartments with pool and lovely, friendly owners

Starry skies, wild beauty and total peace are yours in these sustainable, solar-powered eco-lodges