WHERE TO STAY

1. YNYS LLANDDWYN

Château Rhianfa (from £195; telegraph.co.uk/ tt-chateaurhianfa) – bold colours, rich fabrics and plenty of interesting artefacts adorn every room, cloister and nook inside this Grade II listed fairytale chateau. It was a dower gift for Lady Sarah Hay Williams from her husband, John.

2. DARTMOOR

Forget manicured gardens at a country manor. Dartmoor is the place to go for a properly romantic wander in the great British outdoors. Rugged, barren, boggy and untamed, Dartmoor is a landscape to get the heart racing. The north is defined by its rolling hills with granite tors, while the south levels out as sparse moorland stomped by wild ponies. Wherever you are, you can easily walk hand in hand for hours without seeing another soul – making it a place for meandering conversation, rosy cheeks and toe-dips in streams. With its roaring fires and low-beamed ceilings, The Dartmoor Inn is among the loveliest boozers in the region. there with the most romantic you’ll find anywhere in the UK. The Scandi-inspired design features a wood-burning stove, a roll-top bath and a chichi kitchen. The trump card is the hot tub, sunken into the wide terrace.

3. YORK

Gazing at the magnificent Minster – where legend has it that if couples kiss under the “Heart of Yorkshire Window” they will stay together forever – and walking, arm in arm along the famous medieval walls top