WHERE TO STAY

month) vary in size but share a quiet elegance. It certainly ticks the boxes for atmosphere and privacy.

4. BATH

Bath is one of Britain’s most winsome cities, all alluring, honey-coloured stone and grand Georgian terraces. Romantics wanting to be swept, Darcy-style, off their feet, should enjoy a quick waltz in the historic Assembly

The Gainsborough Bath Spa (from £285; telegraph.co.uk/tt-thegainsborough) – in a city oozing romance at almost every turn, the Gainsborough’s substantial Romanesque spa – the only hotel with access to Bath’s geothermal water – sets it apart. In three of the bedrooms you can even fill the baths with the city’s naturally heated waters.

5. ISLE OF WIGHT

If you want to court like royalty, aristocrats and celebrities, then head to the Isle of Wight. Queen Victoria spent many years here with her beloved Albert at palatial Osborne House (where you can now get married) while Winston Churchill’s mother and father had their first date on the Cowes esplanade and Egypt Point is a great place to watch the sunset over the Solent. Alternatively you could follow in the footsteps of

6. CHIPPING CAMPDEN, COTSWOLDS

With its honey-stone High Street, ancient market hall and fabulous 15th-century church, Chipping Campden is the ideal Cotswold town for a loved-up British break. It offers romantic ruins in the form of Old Campden House and an arty heritage. For picturesque seclusion couples should head to Ernest Wilson Garden, or enjoy scones and cream at cosy Badgers Tea Rooms. Perhaps commission a piece of jewellery at Hart Silversmiths with its time warp of a workshop in an old silk mill, or for amazing views with a lower price tag, walk a mile up to Dover’s Hill; take the car at sunset and curl up to the red-orange glow.