Unlike so many so-called orchard cottages, this one (which sleeps two) does sit in its own orchard, with hens wandering among the windfalls. The interior has a mezzanine bedroom at one end and a powder-blue Rayburn range oven at the other … Photograph: PR
There's space for a generous kitchen with woodburner, and a lack of mobile signal can only add to the romantic seclusion.
• 0845 268 0760, cottages4you.co.uk, from £348 a week Photograph: PR
Part of the Duke of Devonshire's estate, this bungalow, sleeping four, was modelled on a Russian farmhouse. It has been done up by the current Duke's wife, who promises "the very best views" from its theatrical windows … Photograph: Diane Naylor
If, like Elizabeth Bennett, you're keen to have a snoop at Pemberley, you'll be pleased to learn it's just a 25-minute walk away.
• 01246 565 379, chatsworth.org, £1,064 a week Photograph: PR
This National Trust-owned property (sleeping five) has views across the moors in all directions. They are best enjoyed from the low windows in its excellent bathroom … Photograph: PR
There's barely another settlement in eyeshot, but Grindleford station (with trains to Manchester and Sheffield) is only a mile away, and The Grouse Inn is even closer, allowing for a proper, car-free ramblers' escape.
• 0844 800 2070, nationaltrustcottages.co.uk, from £679 a week Photograph: PR
Wirksworth provides a broader appreciation of the region than mere peak-plodding. Once a Roman mining town, it has a seventh-century church, lots of pubs, and appeared in various guises in the works of George Eliot and DH Lawrence. With its ample windows and little garden, the Old Currier Shop sleeps six and is not only endearing but cheap ... Photograph: PR
The High Peak Trail (pictured) begins only a mile away.
• 07503 502458, northendcottages.co.uk, from £360 a week Photograph: Alamy
Jack's is inside the Peak District national park, and ticks off many of the prerequisites of a cosy country cottage for two … Photograph: PR
… including original stone flagged floors and fireplace, exposed beams, a working range and pretty village on the doorstep.
• 01335 342188, jacks-cottage.co.uk, from £350 a week Photograph: PR
