Just the ticket if you want to escape from the hurly-burly and wind down with fresh air, good food, walks in nature and sublime views

Enjoy views over the lake, eat good food in the restaurant, sleep in antique-filled bedrooms, have a proper rest

A Renaissance farmhouse in a secret Welsh valley with a stunning garden. Sleep under soaring beams, enjoy peace and warm hospitality

A honey-hued stone farmhouse or a stylish cottage – both are deep in delicious countryside with lovely walks by the rambling river

Rural bliss at the end of the lane: a cottage for 2 with wine and local biscuits in the hamper and farmers’ markets within a 5-mile drive

An impressive limestone house on three levels created within the ruins of an ancient village with uninterrupted views of the Vézère valley

The views are breathtaking over forest and field from this lovely barn conversion on a working farm, for special gatherings

An extraordinary, inspiring place: eat 100% vegan food, drink organic wine, sleep in natural materials, swim in the salt-water pool

Big house with bags of character and easy access to beaches, cafés and cobbled streets, coastal paths and hidden coves

Delightful hamlet of beautifully restored cottages with a pool, surrounded by fields, forest and deer. The perfect spot for a digital detox

A beautifully restored listed barn of Westmorland stone sitting in a conservation area village in spectacular walking country, near Appleby

If you need a great place in which to relax and don’t want to pay too much for it, try these excellent suites, which spoil you all the way

A very romantic and peaceful Umbrian hideaway just for two with delicious breakfasts and wonderful views from house and pool

A lovely listed cottage, just stumbling distance from a good pub in a quiet village surrounded by spectacular walking and cycling country

Choose one of six uncluttered, beautiful spaces within this elegant Georgian coach house on the Denton estate, for restorative country stays

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

An eco renovation of an 1800s gamekeepers cottage, now a charming place for couples or families to immerse themselves in nature