Try this top trio for your post-lockdown getaway

We’ve rounded up some inspiring places to stay, when we can, right here at home. The Eastbury in Sherborne is a 26-room 17th century hotel with stone walls and oak beams.

There’s a mini spa, walled garden, outdoor dining pods and a 2AA Rosette restaurant. As well as rooms in the main house there are five new

Garden Potting Shed rooms and a separate cottage sleeping six. Doubles from £195 per room, per night, B&B. Date TBC. theeastburyhotel.co.uk New for this year are three wooden cabins on Garway Hill, Hertfordshire. They have kitchenettes, huge beds and outdoor decks with great views. There’s fishing, walking and cycling routes on the doorstep. Three nights from £315, self catering. Opens summer. thedragonsgate.co.uk Tour Sussex’s vineyards and enjoy wine tastings on a self-guided e-bike tour. Stay at Ockenden Manor, Bailiffscourt Spa and the 15th century coaching inn, The Spread Eagle. Five nights from £1,315pp, half board. cyclingforsofties.com

Enjoy sweet seclusion with your soulmate on the island of Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s secret beach paradise.

Also known as The Pearl Island of Asia, its beauty lies in its natural surroundings with 70% of the land dedicated to lush greenery and exotic plants.

The boutique Salinda Resort is an intimate family-run property with plenty of romantic settings, from the restaurant garden with its rich tropical foliage, to the lantern-lit mango garden, which is often used for weddings.

Make fabulous memories with a ride on the world’s longest sea cable car to Hon Thom, also called Pineapple Island. Or simply drink from coconuts while swinging in a hammock on the beach as you witness the island’s famous purple sunsets.

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Impossibly azure blue waters lap up against powdery white sand beaches fringed by swaying palms, against a backdrop of lush greenery – it’s no surprise couples fall head over heels for the Seychelles. And lying just south of the equator, its 115 islands are blessed with a warm, tropical climate all year round.

The idyllic Indian Ocean archipelago was given the royal seal of approval by Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge when they honeymooned there.

Snuggle up with your loved one in a luxurious private villa at Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa on the main island of Mahe, soaking up breathtaking views of the ocean.

Overlooking Beau Vallon Bay and set in a exotic garden paradise, some of the treehouse-style villas come with their own infinity pool. hilton.com/en/hotels/sezhihi-hiltonseychelles-northolme-resort-and-spa MY

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SAM ARTISTS

So we now know why Samantha won’t be in the new series of SATC – “They lost touch.” Fans are angered at what they’ve described as a cop out and I agree. The whole point of the series is friendship, it seems the writers have “lost touch” with that fact.

TEARS FOR SPEARS

The Freeing Britney Spears documentary makes for disturbing but essential viewing for us all. The way she was treated by the media and her own family was shocking. It seems one of her songs wasn’t the only

Toxic thing going on back then.

SLAY DOWN LAW

And hearing about the allegations of abuse against Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon was like a stake through the heart. It was one of my favourite TV series growing up so sad to hear of any real-life horrors going on behind the scenes.