Tor View Shepherds Huts

Set on Marsh Farm in the folds of the Mendip Hills, Tor View makes good on its name — a place where mornings arrive with birdsong and the day slows to the pace of the fields. These are proper shepherd's huts, snug and thoughtfully kept, the kind of retreat where you light the stove, pour a glass and let the countryside do the rest. Wells, England's smallest city with its glorious cathedral, sits within easy reach, but the real pull is the stillness right here. A five-star bolthole that guests clearly return to and rave about.

With a flawless five-star record across more than fifty reviews and a genuinely rural Mendip setting, Tor View is exactly the kind of quiet, memorable countryside escape our readers happily travel for.

• Romantic Escape
• Peace & Quiet
• Weekend Escape
• Nature Lovers