The cookery course was in an old farmhouse draped in wistaria and surrounded by almond trees.

The hotel consists of a series of stone buildings, with the main structure at the front being the old farmhouse.

I grew up in the frozen north, in a creaky old farmhouse with no central heating.

Better still, find an old farmhouse that's been lovingly restored by its artist owner and only put up for rent this summer.

His home, an old farmhouse, is very remote.