Record numbers of us are expected to holiday at home this summer, but that doesn't mean sticking to the same old routine. Here are 10 new ideas for starters:

Victorian farm: Shropshire
As seen on BBC2's Victorian Farm series, Henley Cottage on the Acton Scott Estate promises an escape into a time when to talk of wireless mobile telephony would have earned you a place in Bedlam. Part of a larger estate of small farmsteads, stone- and timber-framed cottages and ancient woodland, it offers a taste of rural life circa 1880. Cook on a coal-fired range, bathe in a fireside hip bath, and use an outside earth closet (though you can wimp out and use the modern bathroom if you must). The estate also runs a historic working farm for the full-on Victorian country life effect.
' actonscott.com. From '443 per week (based on 4/5 sharing) with english-country-cottages.co.uk (ref Roo4). Child-friendly and available in school summer holidays.

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