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Warm and welcoming places to stay, stuffed with sofas and lit by the glow of a fire, where you can gather whoever’s special in your life for some quality time. Stride the hills or wander into town, then head home to reconnect over food, board games and a bottle of wine or two.

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    Hay Loft, Southlands Farm Gallery

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    Hay Loft, Southlands Farm

    Hexham, Northumberland
    • £45 p/n
    • Self-catering
    • 1 place for 2

    An airy, well-designed hideaway for two in an ancient barn on a quiet farm. This is prime walking country with Hadrian’s Wall nearby.

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    East Quay Pod 5 - Participatory Art Gallery

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    East Quay Pod 5 - Participatory Art

    Watchet, Somerset
    • From £110 p/n
    • Self-catering
    • 1 place for 2

    An ever-changing interior for this stunning pod, commissioned by a different artist each year. Creative, fun - a Sawday's Community Champion

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  • Cornish Cottage Gallery

    Cottage living room with traditional fireplace and log burner
    Cottage living room with traditional fireplace and log burner
    The cosy living room at Cornish Cottage in Cornwall
    The cosy living room at Cornish Cottage in Cornwall
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    Cosy open plan living room and kitchen at Cornish Cottage in Cornwall
    Log burner in the lounge
    Log burner in the lounge
    Kitchen with a bowl of strawberries on the worktop
    Kitchen with a bowl of strawberries on the worktop
    Modern bathroom with walk in shower and window seat
    Modern bathroom with walk in shower and window seat
    Double bedroom with ensuite
    Double bedroom with ensuite
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    Cosy double bedroom with window seat
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    Cosy double bedroom with fresh flowers on the side table
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    Lit candle on the bedside table
    Exterior of traditional Cornish Cottage in Cornwall
    Exterior of traditional Cornish Cottage in Cornwall
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    Looking through the front door of Cornish Cottage

    Cornish Cottage

    St Ives, Cornwall
    • From £180 p/n
    • Self-catering
    • 1 place for 2

    White-painted beams, wonky white walls and your own parking spot fairly nearby. You're near the harbour and subtropical gardens

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    Philham Water Cottage Gallery

    View of thatched-roofed Philham Water Cottage in Bideford, Devon from front garden - a secluded spot with a babbling brook alongside the cottage
    View of thatched-roofed Philham Water Cottage in Bideford, Devon from front garden - a secluded spot with a babbling brook alongside the cottage
    Peaceful spot in the garden at the back of Philham Water Cottage with picnic bench laid for supper, a quiet bench to read a book, and the brook running past
    Peaceful spot in the garden at the back of Philham Water Cottage with picnic bench laid for supper, a quiet bench to read a book, and the brook running past
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    Philham Water Cottage

    Bideford, Devon
    • From £99 p/n
    • Self-catering
    • 1 place for 2

    Straight out of a fairy tale, a rustic cottage by a babbling brook: a magical escape for couples, the craggy coast in easy reach

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    The Count House at Okel Tor Mine Gallery

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    The Count House at Okel Tor Mine

    Calstock, Cornwall
    • From £73 p/n
    • Self-catering
    • 1 place for 2

    A pretty stone single-storey house, now renovated beautifully into a comfortable hideaway with wonderful views to woodland and river

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    Round House East Gallery

    Exterior of Round House East in Cornwall
    Exterior of Round House East in Cornwall
    Sitting room with wooden flooring
    Sitting room with wooden flooring
    Stylish kitchen with glass dining table
    Stylish kitchen with glass dining table
    Dining room with glass top table
    Dining room with glass top table
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    Round House East 5 - Gallery
    Cosy double bedroom
    Cosy double bedroom
    Cosy double bedroom
    Cosy double bedroom
    Modern colourful bathroom
    Modern colourful bathroom
    Fresh flowers in Round House East
    Fresh flowers in Round House East
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    Dog sitting on the couch
    The Round House East garden
    The Round House East garden
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    A bottle of wine and glasses on the garden table
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    Deckchairs in the sunny garden
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    Deckchairs in the garden
    Exterior of Round House East in Cornwall
    Exterior of Round House East in Cornwall
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    Round House East 16 - Gallery
    Church near to the property
    Church near to the property
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    Local Cornish beach
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    View out to sea
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    Dog playing on the beach

    Round House East

    Truro, Cornwall
    • From £130 p/n
    • Self-catering
    • 1 place for 2

    Pretty, thatched, perfectly round: a romantic village bolthole with retro touches. Grab flip-flops, leads and run the dogs on Pendower beach

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    Coquet Cottage

    Longframlington, Northumberland
    • From £110 p/n
    • Self-catering
    • 1 place for 2

    Cosy bolthole for two in a tiny hamlet next to a river and pub; walk the hills or spend the day at the unspoiled coast

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