Hilltop Hideaways

Hilltop Hideaways is remote enough for sitting peaceably watching the sunsets and stars or gazing at the local scenery, but it's a quick drive to many top UK visitor spots for attractions and activities too: Warwick is about 10 minutes' drive away, Stratford-upon-Avon 25 and the Cotswolds within about 30. By foot, wander down from the site to the River Leam or down the farmland to the village of Hunningham – 17th-century pub the Red Lion is a rightly popular place for visitors and locals – and from here there's an easy four and a half mile circular walk along part of the Millennium Way. Loads more walks are in the region a mile or two further away, like the three miles from Leamington Spa to Cubbington or the walk around Leamington from the Old Saints Parish Church. Splendid Warwick is a must for a day trip, not only for its splendid castle but for Warwick Racecourse, concerts at St Mary's and the Bridge House Theatre, and shopping each Saturday at Market Square. Stratford-upon-Avon also has a racecourse – and, unsurprisingly, many Shakespearean attractions like Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Shakespeare's Birthplace and, also not surprisingly, bardly plays at the RSC and Globe. In the Cotswolds – at least a couple of days here, please – adventurers have the option of outdoorsy pursuits like hiking part of the 102-mile Cotswold Way and exploring towns like Bourton-on-the-Water, Chipping Norton and Stroud, or staying under cover at one of the many stately homes and museums: have a look at William Morris's house at Kelmscott Manor, eleventh century Berkeley Castle and looking for the attic ghost at Dr Jenner's House.