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Ten places from the editors' shelves — farm shops, country pubs, walks, unique stays and garden centres — yours to explore.
Editor’s ChoiceGwynedd · Places to Stay
★★★★★Gem 10/10
Descend into a Victorian slate cavern to spend the night deep beneath a Welsh mountain — a stay quite unlike anywhere else.
Adventure · Learn Something New · Hidden Gem · History Lovers
Northumberland · Garden centres
★★★★★Gem 10/10
A romantic cottage garden and specialist nursery carved around an old quarry — a secret worth the drive for any plant lover.
Garden Lovers · Peace & Quiet · Photographers · Hidden Gem · Nature Lovers · Bluebell Walks
Cheshire East · Places to Stay
★★★★★Gem 9/10
Beautifully converted barns tucked into the Cheshire farmland, where luxury meets deep rural calm.
Romantic Escape · Peace & Quiet · Weekend Escape · Hidden Gem
Cheshire East · Garden centres
★★★★★Gem 9/10
A pocket-sized High Peak nursery where every plant feels hand-chosen and the welcome is pure hill-country warmth.
Garden Lovers · Hidden Gem · Peace & Quiet · Nature Lovers
Stirling · Walks & nature
★★★★★Gem 9/10
A little island in Loch Lomond, reached by ferry, where ancient oak woods carpet blue each spring.
Nature Lovers · Adventure · Photographers · Peace & Quiet · Bluebell Walks
Highland Council · Walks & nature
★★★★★Gem 9/10
A hushed Highland glen where some of Britain's tallest trees soar over a winding woodland path.
Nature Lovers · Peace & Quiet · Photographers · Hidden Gem
Dorset · Country pubs
★★★★★Gem 9/10
A thatched inn hidden deep in a fold of the Dorset hills, worth every twist of the lane to find it.
Weekend Escape · Food Lovers · Peace & Quiet · Nature Lovers
Somerset · Country pubs
★★★★★Gem 9/10
A tucked-away country inn near Wambrook where the drive down the lanes is half the pleasure.
Peace & Quiet · Food Lovers · Dog Friendly · Hidden Gem
Aberdeenshire · Farm shops
★★★★★Gem 8/10
An estate farm shop and tearoom tucked into the woods and water of Royal Deeside, made for slow country days.
Food Lovers · Weekend Escape · Nature Lovers · Coffee & Cake
Dumfries and Galloway · Farm shops
★★★★★Gem 8/10
An organic farm shop with soul, where cheese, bread and vegetables are grown and made by a remarkable rural community.
Food Lovers · Learn Something New · Peace & Quiet · Hidden Gem