I’m awake. Very awake. It’s early on a wind-whipped Sunday morning and I’m neck-deep in the sea off the Isle of Man’s north-east coast. The rain is steady, the swell is heavy and the water is gaspindu

If it’s romance and passion you’re seeking, Italy is often regarded as the most romantic country in the world. But if you can’t make it to the continent, you can still enjoy a little taste of Italy –

Lettie and Stephen Corbett returned to a favourite holiday spot to renovate a seaside cottage on the Isle of Mull, creating a colourful, blissful family retreat

Will and Sarah Leslie inherited a baronial-style castle in poor repair, and are slowly turning it into a fantasy family home

Clare Pearne’s love of vintage treasures began when she was a little girl, but now she and partner Steve have found the perfect setting for them: a cottage with its very own secret garden

The garden of Penns in the Rocks, near Tunbridge Wells, East Sussex The home of Hugh and Frances Gibson