Find your OFF button at a boutique B&B with pool and jacuzzi

It’s human nature to crave tranquillity and that’s precisely what you have here on tap, bang in the middle of the rolling hills of the Course valley, just slightly inland from Hardelot and Boulogne sur Mer on the Northern France coast. It’s clear that an architect’s had a hand in the overhaul of this place from former farm to rural retreat B&B, and Anne-Marie and Michel have clearly made their mark too in each of the B&B’s spacious and contemporary rooms emanating a cool, crisp and minimalistic style with modern hotel-style bathrooms completing the luxurious feel.

And what’s better than an indoor pool with jacuzzi on a romantic weekend break? One with huge floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the greenest of orchards, that’s what! It’s also a view you can savour at breakfast (weather-permitting on the terrace, otherwise indoors) - your a.m. celebration of all the things you cherish most about France (I’m looking at you, Coffee, Croissant, Still Warm Brioche, amidst a complete feast of locally-sourced and homemade goodies!).

And let breakfast be the first of many memorable culinary moments in Northern France where there’s a rich reputation for quality food. From the humble crêperie to Memère Harlé’s (the restaurant built on the reputation of its legendary custard flan, its recipe passed down from gen-to-gen), to ultra-refined eating addresses like ‘L’Aloze’ brasserie on Wimereux’s seafront.

Quiz the owners on places to visit too. To experience the penetrative gaze of a shark or take a selfie with a sealion, explore Europe’s biggest aquarium Nausicaa, or swing by Hardelot golf club and the designer shops and market in too-chic Le Touquet. Most importantly, find that reset button in Northern France nature: the Desvres forest, the dunes at Mont Saint Frieux, and Hardelot beach sunsets are all close-by. How’s that for a change of scenery?