A bright comfortable retreat in an enviable spot - riverside walks, Botanic Gardens and all the hip eateries of Stockbridge on your doorstep

Be inspired by hilltop views, unwind in beamed rooms by huge fireplaces or scramble down to the beach for family adventures

A beautifully renovated traditional manor house with extensive gardens and orchard, a pool with a deck in a meadow and a terrace for dining

An 18th-century listed cottage in a pretty terrace with a private courtyard garden and pond, just a short walk from the high street

An absolute peach of an apartment on the first floor of this iconic building with stunning views over the harbour and St Michael's Mount

Pluck grapes, splash in the child-shallow pool and explore the ‘Yorkshire of Italy’ with rolling green hills and conical trulli

A bright and beautiful six-bedroom house with lovely mature gardens in the glorious Lake District: bring your entire tribe plus the dog

Your own cottage on a wine estate in a very beautiful part of the South Downs, famed for world-class sparkling wines

Special back-to-nature, stargazing loft for couples and families, on a nature-filled estate in Piedmont

A truly delightful place to eat and stay with gorgeous bedrooms and good food, in a village with Tudor houses and ancient church towers

A converted barn for two, serenely comfortable and effortlessly stylish, near to North Devon's beaches and the wild beauty of Exmoor

On the outskirts of Marazion, this timber clad house perched above the sea is a super pad for romantic couples

A medieval monastery, stunningly revived, in untouristy, car-free Pisciotta. Sip greco on the terrace; scramble through olives to the sea

A cottage for two on a wonderfully eco wine school and vineyard. Gaze at magnificent views from your terrace

A tranquil agriturismo within easy reach of Padua. Superb views of the Euganean Hills, chic bedrooms and fine wine to sample

Come for the gorgeous, wild North York Moors and this very pretty 1911 stone cottage in the grounds of an elegant manor house

Off the beaten track and into the hills – this remote, unknown bird-filled region is faultless for outdoorsy people