This Somerset cottage sets the tone for romance with its vibrant cherry-red walls. On sunny days, step out onto the terrace for a farm-to-table breakfast whipped up in your sleek kitchen. Spend long afternoons lounging on the decking or exploring the layers of rolling Mendip Hills that surround your cosy cabin. Take the forty-minute ramble to Cheddar and pick up a substantial wedge of its famous cheese, to be enjoyed later on with some crackers and a glass or two of wine. If you’d like to travel a little further afield, hop in the car and take the forty-five-minute drive to Bath for some retail therapy and Roman history. Head home with a bottle of the finest fizz just in time for sunset. Share it in the hot tub as the stars begin to emerge through a violet sky.

Home truths:
*If you’ll be staying with an infant, your host can provide a cot upon request
*There is parking for one car, with further parking available on site
*While the home is in a rural location, there are other lodges on the grounds