If it’s nature you’re after, look no further than this Georgian house in Hampshire, which is surrounded by some 440 acres of woodland and meadows. Stroll around the upper and lower lakes to the east of the 18th-century house, then sit among the sweet-smelling roses in the walled gardens, sheltered from the breeze and with the sun on your face. Make sure you visit Home Farm, where you’ll meet saddleback pigs and Guernsey cows and discover an abundance of fresh vegetables, fruit and flowers. And when you’re done for the day, hunker down in your room. Our favourite? The Long Room, an apartment with vaulted ceilings,  an oak kitchen and a plant-filled terrace.

Reopening on 4 July 2020 (date for non-resident use of restaurant not confirmed yet)

The Gunton Arms in north Norfolk may describe itself as “a traditional pub with bedrooms”, but that’s not to say it’s lacking in contemporary touches. The building is decked with works by big-name artists like Tracey Emin and Lucian Freud, while the surrounding deer park is home to sculptures by Sol Le Witt and others. Art collector Ivor Braka bought the former country house hotel in 2009 and, together with interior designer Robert Kime, transformed it into the snappy 12-bedroom bolthole it is today. The food is also top-notch: meat-eaters will enjoy the estate’s own venison, while for pescatarians there’s plenty of seafood and shellfish caught by fishermen off the Norfolk coast.

Planning to reopen in August 2020

Another Georgian country house, this one on a working estate in rural Somerset. The Newt offers elegant guestrooms across the 17th-century Hadspen House and its former granary, hayloft and honey-hued stable yard; in the latter, stone-floored rooms feature original hay mangers alongside king-size beds. Choose between a game of croquet or badminton on the lawn, a tour of the garden or a dip in the indoor-outdoor pool. If you’re in need of relaxation the spa here is hard to beat, complete with a hammam, a rasul mud chamber and a Himalayan salt room, plus a range of soothing treatments that use products inspired by English gardens.

Hotel reopening on 15 July 2020, and Garden Café on 7 July 2020, with new safety measures

Simon Rogan opened his first restaurant, L’Enclume, in the Lake District in 2002. Today it has two Michelin stars and its own farm, which supplies all of the British chef’s outposts with fresh produce, from baby gem and spinach to turnips and rhubarb. The riverside restaurant is accompanied by 16 simple but well-appointed bedrooms that are dotted around the pretty village of Cartmel in historic cottages. The food is obviously the main draw and it doesn’t disappoint: expect beautifully presented dishes made up of zingy seasonal ingredients.

Reopened from 4 July 2020

A 30-minute drive from Bath, Babington House is open to members of Nick Jones’s world-famous hospitality group. Thirty-three bedrooms are spread across the main house and surrounding buildings: take your pick between a split-level room with an outdoor tub overlooking the walled garden, a big and bright family room in the stable block and the more secluded cosy wood cabin for two by the lake. With a first-rate restaurant and cocktail bar, a tennis court, a well-stocked library and the original Cowshed Spa, there’s plenty to keep you entertained. Oh, and don’t miss the daily spread of afternoon tea – a perfect pick-me-up after a few lengths in the outdoor pool.

Reopened from 4 July 2020

If you want to self-isolate outside your own home, why not book a private getaway via The Landmark Trust? From a tiny tower tucked away at the end of an avenue lined with walnut trees to a simple granite house perched on a Cornish clifftop, each of the historic buildings on offer has been sensitively restored and would make for an atmospheric self-catering stay. Plus, you can have a good night’s sleep knowing that your money is going towards the ongoing maintenance of new Landmarks across the UK.

Taking bookings from 17 July 2020, with new safety measures