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

Up and away to a truly wild Welsh experience from this ancient stone house sitting on a ridge, with stunning valley and mountain views

Get the full-English bucolic countryside experience at this boutique inn right in the heart of a quintessentially pretty Cotswold village

One of the loveliest houses in a very lovely village. Pretty rooms have parquet floors and white walls, the food is a delight

A beautiful rural escape for couples or families with the delights of the Cotswolds all around. Dogs very welcome too

The oldest of three secluded cottages that share a gravel courtyard and a beautiful garden with cathedral views

An architect-designed bolthole with two art galleries, a restaurant, studios and a paper mill by the seaside - a Sawday’s Community Champion

A Grade II listed pub in pretty Amberley - tuck into innovative menus, explore West Sussex, retire to gorgeous bedrooms

Generous apartments in a 300-year-old farmhouse with beautiful grounds and a swimming pool

Luxurious living combines with bleating sheep and bells from the church next door - 4 fabulous retreats on the Cotentin Peninsula

Set loose your inner castaway on your very own island with enthralling views and much wildlife a short boat ride from Skye

A 16th-century timbered riverside inn with a relaxed, rustic feel, garden cabin rooms with views and fresh seasonal and homegrown food

A very pretty old coach house in a south London garden – perfect for a couple or a family. Friendly owners live across the courtyard

Restored stone barn on a farm in the Lake District National Park, with views of fields and woods and an excellent pub nearby

A spacious and bright old sandstone farm building with private garden, all one one level and with lovely views over fields and countryside

Three very special places to stay on one glorious estate. Gather those whose company you enjoy and immerse yourselves in beauty and history

The views are sensational, the bedrooms full of charm and higgledy-piggledy beams. Sip Perigord Noir on the terrace and amble to the market