BRITISH Travel Week begins on March 15. Here are some of the ways to enjoy it.

Best website

britainsfinest.co.uk is an easy-to-use online guide to the finest places to stay, eat and enjoy in Britain. Choose from 350 luxury hotels, 500 inns and restaurants-with-rooms or 600 B&Bs, as well as restaurants, historic houses and gardens, attractions for great days out, spas and golf courses.

Best holiday cottage in England

Chapel House is superbly located at Kirkby Lonsdale, between the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District and the Trough of Bowland. Luxurious features include leather sofas, a range cooker and American-style fridge/freezer in the kitchen. It costs £990 for a week at Easter, rising to £1,190 in August.

01228-406701, yorkshire-cottages.info

Best holiday afloat

The 57-mile stretch of the Kennet and Avon Canal – between Newbury and Bath – is described as one of the most beautiful in England and Waterways Holidays has a wide choice of boats for hire. A week’s hire of Pulteney, a 48ft, fully-equipped narrowboat (sleeps four) from Bath during May is £785, rising to £1,185 in August. waterwaysholidays.com or 0845-127-1020

Best walking holiday

HF Holidays suggests walking on the rolling South Downs – England’s newest National Park – and through the picturesque Sussex countryside, taking in Beachy Head and the dramatic white cliffs of the Seven Sisters. A three-night guided walking break costs £225 per person, twin-share between May and September.

Prices include full-board at the company’s Abingworth Hall Country House, guided walks, transport to/from the walks and the services of an HF Holidays’ walks leader. 0845-470-7558, or hfholidays.co.uk

Best holiday park

Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parks, in North Devon, prides itself on providing action-packed self-catering holidays – there are more than 40 free on-site facilities, including ten pools and a ninehole golf course – at an affordable price. Current deals include savings of 20 per cent on all holidays taken between June 5 and July 31 which means a family of four can enjoy a week’s break in a two-bedroom caravan from £176. 01271-870343 or woolacombe.com/bp

Best holiday cottage in Scotland

Bunallt Eachain Cottage enjoys a spectacular location on the shores of Loch Sunart, in Argyll.

At high tide, water surrounds its gardens on three sides – giving the impression of being on a private island. The interior of the property, which sleeps eight, is as magnificent as its location, with highlights including a huge openplan living space with open fire and a garden room overlooking the loch. A week’s break in May costs £990, rising to £1,295 in peak season. Contact 01835-822277, or unique-cottages.co.uk

Best touring holiday

Great Rail Journeys offers a choice of 20 escorted tours in Britain, including Stratford and the Severn Valley, a six-day holiday including trips on the Severn Valley Railway and Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway. Guided tours of Stratford, Warwick Castle and Cotswold villages are included in the cost of £475 per person, twinshare, hotel accommodation, most meals and the services of a tour manager. Departures in June and September. 01904-521980, or GreatRail.com/UK

Best country house hotel

Set between lake and mountains on the fringe of Snowdonia, fourstar Lake Vyrnwy Hotel is a great location for lovers of spectacular scenery, country walks and excellent food. A two-night, midweek break inclusive of dinner, bed and breakfast is from £350 per couple. 01691-870692, or lakevyrnwy.com