Here are 15 places in the UK and worldwide where spectacular views are the star of the show. Feast your eyes on mountains, skyscrapers, oceans, lochs and castles, all from the comfort of your own (holiday) home.
Stormhouse South
Appin - Argyll
Sleeps 2
Architect designed, contemporary holiday home for two in Argyll with ultra-modern design, a luxury sunken hot tub and incredible views of famous Castle Stalker (used as a filming location for Monty Python and Highlander), Loch Laich and the misty mountains beyond.
Three Lochs View
Kyle of Lochalsh - Highland
Sleeps 2
Luxurious and modern one bed cottage with stunning views, hot tub, gas stove and walk in rain shower in the heart of Lochalsh & Skye. It overlooks the epic meeting point of lochs Alsh, Duich and Long, with the iconic Eilean Donan Castle rising from the mists.
The Tower
Latchingdon - Essex
Sleeps 6
Unique property built in 1934, this tower has a marvellous interior and a fantastic Essex location. The top floor is the piece de resistance, with a glass wall opening onto a terrace, where you can see across the River Crouch to Southend and the North Downs beyond.
Belle Tout Lighthouse
Eastbourne - East Sussex
Sleeps 2
Lighthouse converted in to a charming and unique B&B, slap bang on the South Downs Way at Beachy Head. The views are spectacular - splendours of the English landscape no matter which way you look. On one side the Channel and on the other the Seven Sisters and the South Downs.
Wood h
Isle of Skye - Scotland
Sleeps 6
A delightfully remote escape on the Isle of Skye with breath-taking coastal views. Keep your eyes peeled a glimpse of a stag on the moor, or the sight of a whale, seal or dolphin playing in the bay. And if conditions are right you might even see the Northern Lights.
Lowfield House
Little Langdale - Cumbria
Sleeps 10
This hot tub with a totally epic view belongs to Lowfield House, a 5 star gold rated luxury home in the Lake District. Look out of any door or window to see the beautiful valleys and fells of this UNESCO World Heritage Site stretching in every direction.