Luxury Valentine’s breaks in the UK

There’s a thrill in disappearing with your loved one for a weekend of quality time, skinny dipping and spritzer-fuelled evenings. With couples’ retreats from the Isle of Skye to Cornwall’s salt-sprayed coast, the only hurdle you will face is choosing one. However you prefer to spend time together – whether it is hiking mountains with a picnic of plump strawberries and fresh bread baked that morning, or sitting by the chimenea while a private chef plates up steak – our Valentine’s escapes in the UK offer something for every couple.

Some homes are made for romance: those where wild ponies wander past rose-framed windows, wood-fired hot tubs bubble, and open fires invite evenings with glasses of plummy red. For the wild at heart, there are off-the-beaten-track cabins filled with well-thumbed books, where cheese fondue and a thousand-piece puzzle are the unplugged pastimes after a day in the great outdoors. This Valentine’s day, trade the restaurant booking for a rugged shoreline, the city lights for candlelit stillness, and discover what it really means to get away together.