This pretty, flint and brick cottage ticks all the right boxes if you're looking for a quintessential English country escape … Photograph: PR
Decorated in shades of stone and sage, it has an Aga in the kitchen, a summerhouse with wood-burning stove and great views of the Vale of Pewsey (you can even see Alton Barnes' white horse from the swing in the garden) • 01672 852265, sawdays.co.uk. From £600 a week. Sleeps four Photograph: PR
Looking out over Cranbourne Chase AONB, this quirky octagonal cottage for two has a topsy-turvy layout. The views are best from the first floor sitting room and its balcony while the downstairs bedroom opens on to a rose and lavender-flecked garden... Photograph: PR
There's great walking and cycling on the doorstep, including the Ox Drove, an ancient track that runs through the Wiltshire Downs.
• 01747 828170, hideaways.co.uk. From £359 a week Photograph: PR
This 17th-century stone cottage has been kitted out with real flair and attention to detail, from the underfloor heating to the White Company bed linen and Miele appliances ... Photograph: PR
The house sleeps six with room for a further two in a secluded wooden garden house, perfect for couples who want some privacy, or as a den for children.
• rosecottagewiltshire.co.uk. From £1,650 a week, sleeps eight Photograph: PR
One for a party, this glam medieval manor house has been restored to provide some very 21st-century levels of luxury. It comes with a lofty hall-turned-living room (complete with minstrels' gallery and open fireplace), huge modern kitchen and six bedrooms decorated with antique furniture, rich fabrics and smart bed linen. Photograph: PR
There's also a lovely garden and the foodie Angel Inn five minutes' walk away and Longleat Safari Park is just down the road if you've got children in tow.
• 01637 881183, uniquehomestays.com. From £2,805 a week, sleeps 12 Photograph: PR
This 17th-century barn has been imaginatively converted into a holiday home by the ceramic artist Fenella Elms. From its double-height core - home to a kitchen, dining table and sitting area, with a shower room to one side – two sets of stairs lead up to separate mezzanine bedrooms (one twin, one double)... Photograph: PR
Colourful fabrics, fresh flowers and unusual steam-bent wooden lampshades show Fenella's creative influence.
• 01672 541076, almabarn.co.uk. From £520 a week. Sleeps four Photograph: PR
