TOP SEVEN ROMANTIC ON-SCREEN STAYS

Spend a dreamy night where love famously blossomed in some of our most amorous films and TV shows, suggests Abigail Whyte

-  Abigail Whyte

01 DUNS CASTLE, BERWICKSHIRE

While not strictly a romance, Mrs Brown (1997) tells the story of a deeply affectionate friendship between a grieving Queen Victoria and the unconventional Highlander, John Brown. The exterior scenes at Balmoral were actually filmed at Duns Castle on the Scottish Borders. You can stay in one of the castle's 12 bedrooms or in one of the characterful cottages on the 1,200-acre estate. dunscastle.co.uk

02 LEITH HILL, SURREY

"Badly done, Emma!” Mr Knightly's scolding words to his friend on Box Hill's summit form the most dramatic scene in Jane Austen's Emma (1815). The 2009 TV adaptation and 2020 film, starring Anya Taylor-Joy (below), use Leith Hill as the location for the disastrous picnic. Find locally sourced food and ensuite rooms at the nearby Plough Inn in Coldharbour. ploughinn.com