If you could be ready in an hour to go on weekend break, where would you go.

Lacock in Wiltshire and stay in an ancient inn, where we would sleep in a bed which once belonged to Isambard Kingdom Brunel, have a lovely lunch, explore the National Trust Abbey there, do some walking and have afternoon tea somewhere. (We did these things a couple of years ago for my birthday, and also attended a Carol service in the church which ended with a mince pie and a glass of wine.)

North Cornwall coast, wonderful when it's wild, wet and windy. Definitely need to take the right clothes and, like rose, would want to stay in a cosy inn.

Devon or Cornwall. A cosy Inn.

Bournemouth or the New Forest.

Dublin

I would say the Isles of Scilly, but I bet it's raining there too, so the south of France instead... the Carmargue nature reserve west of Marseilles.

Greek islands

Why do so many want to go to cold places?!

I loved Lake Garda absent

Iona or Mull or the Trough of Bowland or Guyzance Hall near Morpeth or the Star or the Pheasant at Harome or the Angel at Hetton. Dream on

I think Scotland , the most pretty place I have ever been to. Fort William. Chuck warm stuff in a bag, get to railway station and off I'd go.

It was Grannyknot.We could have just done with a bit better weather but you can't have it all.

No. Just a 4 star in the old bit. (going in a few weeks)

Staying at the Miramar Jingl?

If it was raining I'd say Barcelona.

Nowhere but my garden today. The sun and the longer shadows......

greenfinch that sounds like heaven.

Bugle in Cornwall. There is a wonderful B&B there.

Lake Garda, starting by train from Toulouse, Milan, then Simeone and certain little hotel. I could do with some outrageous Italian flattery , and a half -decent pizza right now. But then I'd miss the rugby, so I'll just put it on the back boiler.

The Isle of Mull where we were this time last month. Even DGS asked if we could go again next year. I need not have worried about things for children to do. There were beaches to play on,a castle to visit,boat rides to take,a park to explore with play equipment along the way,ruins along the roadside to climb,an old shipwreck to explore,crabs to find and nighttime walks with torches to explore the shingle beach with SiL looking for shells and listening to the owls. How lovely it must be to bring up children in an area like this. Never mind a week_end. I would go there permanently if I could.

Oh Venice! Would need private jet and water taxis etc. Cipriani of course. Oh. Sigh. Wish I hadn't started thinking about it.....

The isle of Bute. I have only visited once. I thought the whole island was beautiful and Rothesay had an olde worlde charm all of it's own. Then, if I had time I'd go on to the Isle of Jura. Been there only once also, a wild and beautiful place.

As the journey is virtual and takes no time at all, I'd like to visit one of the Croatian islands, Hvar perhaps or Korcula.

Otherwise a chauffeur driven car down to the South Hams or Cornwall would be lovely and not too far to travel.

The Leathes Head Hotel in Borrowdale.

My dream destination is the Beach Hut here just 10mins walk away from home, once we take it over again for the Winter Let it will be all kitted out with everything we need while there. Plus chairs, wraps/blankets if needed on chilly days/ evenings,books, mags, tea making facilities, snacks and fun and buckets and spades for when the Grandchildren turn up, toilets nearby and Icecreams on tap nearby too! We just need weather like today, hers hoping with fingers crossed!