Blackawton

Blackawton is a village in the South Devon countryside between Totnes and Dartmouth, and the holiday homes around it run from studios for two to a house for twelve. Oakleigh sleeps 12 in five bedrooms over three floors, with a driveway for four cars and a terrace with a gas barbecue. Duke’s Barn is a stone barn conversion for six with three en-suite bedrooms, about 7 miles from Dartmouth.

Couples have the widest choice. Sheplegh Court Garden Apartment is a ground-floor apartment for two in a former monastery, Meadow Lodge is a single-storey lodge with one king-size bedroom, and Toad Hall Cottage is an all-ground-floor stone studio in Hutcherleigh, 1.8 miles from the village. For four, Kestrel has two en-suite bedrooms and Semira Tent Lodge is a safari tent with a king-size and a double room.