THE RETREAT WHERE CHURCHILL PLANNED D-DAY
Knockinaam Lodge: On the remote road to Knockinaam Lodge in Dumfries and Galloway, you wonder who would open a hotel in such a place. But where the mainland stops abruptly at the Irish Sea, a wonderfully time-warped country house suddenly appears. It looks on to a private shingle beach and secluded cove for steel-yourself dips and sunset strolls.
Inside, the period lodge feels like Downton Abbey-on-Sea, while the loveliest of the ten rooms come with sleigh beds and roll-top baths. Alternatively, opt for the Churchill Suite, where the former PM fine-tuned the D-Day plans. Dinner, B&B from £330 a night. knockinaamlodge.com