Solo Travel

Your own cottage sitting room downstairs and a swish bedroom up - breakfast in the courtyard before venturing forth to discover Canterbury

A secluded countryside retreat for couples (+ 2 kids) - country-rustic, comfy & cosy. Faversham is close & you can walk to a good pub

A warm and convivial place steeped in French history with an interesting, kind host who really looks after you. Under an hour from Paris too

Ascot is a trot down the road and there's a really cosy, cottagey feel to this quaint 18th-century inn with great food and comfy bedrooms

Historic inn offering classic pub food with a modern twist, immaculate rooms and glorious countryside for miles around

An artist's house imbued with an understated elegance. Stay for dinner; be charmed by the garden where fruit trees throng, hens loiter

Landscaped gardens, orchard and potager blend into Normandy countryside. Return from rural walks to a log fire and comfortable armchairs

Such lovely views from this light-filled flat, built in the 19th century – curl up with a book and gaze out to sea

A lovely old roadside inn near Bath with a huge and warming bar, lots of bustle, wholesome food, pretty bedrooms and very friendly staff

You're right on the water in this 1820 granary-turned-hotel, with calming bedrooms, bustling bar and restaurant serving excellent local fare

The views take your breath away, the breakfasts are beautiful, and you feel like you're staying in the home of dear friends

Secluded place with home-grown food, much peace and walks by the river for a couple (or small family). Courses and solo retreats too

Charming and cosy independent B&B room on the ground floor of a three-storey townhouse for explorers and those who like to travel light

In pure Herefordshire countryside, a medieval timbered house in a peaceful hamlet with kind, gentle Anita who bakes cakes for your arrival

Friendly hosts, good food and clever design in this house looking over Kilmartin Glen. Slow down, watch the sunrise and marvel at the peace

A characterful coaching inn in a lively market town surrounded by manicured countryside - Chester's mighty Roman walls are close

Canoeing on the Tamar, valley walks galore, with the woodland garden a sea of daffodils in the spring. A magical self-catering hideaway

This is Somerset at its most quintessential: a thatched roofed, honey-coloured Hamstone cottage with a pretty courtyard garden; sleeps four