Domaine des Monges B&B

Come and be royally cossetted in the luscious Dordogne countryside. Three big bedrooms in the main house, all with dreamy views, are stylish but not stuffy, filled with interesting furniture and artwork and are an absolute pleasure to spend time in. Bathrooms, two en suite and a private one across the hallway, are of the pink marble variety and have local handmade soaps and soft robes.

Breakfast is a mini feast of home-produced honey, local bread and pastries, homemade jam, eggs from their hens, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes and freshly squeezed orange juice. There are five different outdoor areas to enjoy all this (and a winter dining room) and you also have the use of an indoor or outdoor kitchen. You can even hire a chef to cook for you. Take a book to the beautiful guest drawing room if the weather isn’t fine.

Mostly you’ll be out in that fabulous garden with mature trees and year-round interest. The planting is clever.