David Bowie’s Berlin bolthole and the world’s most stolen artwork in Ghent are among the cultural icons that our writers have long wished to visit

With its restaurants with rooms, gastro pubs and farmers’ markets, the whole area is foodie heaven, writes Annabelle Thorpe

Fancy staying in a mansion or lakeside pad for absolutely nothing? Sign up as a housesitter and the place is yours in return for pet care and plant-watering duties

The honey-stoned heart of England is famed for its quintessential English villages – and tourists. But you can still find some off-the-radar hideaways

Walkers are Welcome is a network of towns and villages that make excellent holiday hubs. Winchcombe, with ‘an appealing amount of Cotswoldiness’ is a perfect example

Inspired by Canada, made in Finland and close to the source of the Thames, these cabins offer an escape into nature

Twenty five years ago, the Cider With Rosie author talked to David Parker about his beloved Slad valley. This walk takes in his favourite views, his local pub and final resting place

21 June 1976 How the Cotswolds, having been urbanised, are now being suburbanised

Perfect produce, great flavours … so why the glum face?

This bid to revive UK roadside stays – by the Soho House chain – offers a smart take on the classic US motel but with swish rooms and quality food

The singer-songwriter, 24, on touring, drinking and the importance of sleep

A pair of 15th-century coaching inns has been knocked together and renovated to offer romantic dining, traditional boozing and serenely cosy bedrooms

This new Cotswolds bolthole hits all the right notes, in terms of both food and accommodation. Just don’t shout about it when you’re in the village

From the amazing food to the well-kitted out rooms and great service, this refreshingly modern take on a Cotswolds classic gets just about everything right

Where nuns once lived a simple life, music lovers can now eat, catch an intimate gig and stay the night. But has the new multi-tasking hotel fully found its groove?

Sister pubs with rooms in two idyllic Cotswolds villages offer a warm welcome (even to non-Tories) and excellent food

From the bedroom with wood-burning stove to helpful staff and a Segway tour, everything was going swimmingly at this revamped hotel. Until the ‘gastro-buffet’ at dinnertime …

This members’ club-style ‘resort’ in Oxfordshire expertly combines a wilderness cabin vibe with the comforts of boho London … and just a hint of the Truman Show