For the second installment of our new Getaway Guide series, T asked readers who hadn’t settled on their summer travel plans yet to describe their dream trip (but set a realistic budget, not including airfare). After consulting with a few travel experts, we came up with some suggestions. Below are answers to several of the most intriguing queries we received, and for more travel ideas, you can read our first batch of responses here.

“My husband and I are in our early 30s. I work in tech and he works in finance. We don’t have kids. We love adventure and, since we live in Manhattan, we always seek out nature when we go on vacation. He runs hot and I run cold, so we look for mild climates. I love the beach, but he can’t sit on the beach for days and days, so we like a change of scenery with our trips. We don’t like excursions. We’re also hotel snobs — we love a good hotel. We have about 10 days at the end of August.” — Susanna, New York City; budget: $10,000

For temperate summer weather, beautiful hotels and the kind of landscape that makes most Manhattanites seethe with envy (speaking from experience), I’d go to southwest England. I asked the writer Kate Maxwell, who lives in London, where she’d recommend for travelers with a generous budget and she sketched out what seems to me the ideal itinerary. You’d start in Somerset, a largely rural county about a two-hour drive from Heathrow Airport, and book a night or two at the Newt, a 17th-century country estate turned decadent 42-room hotel with acres of gardens (from about $1,100 a night in summer). Then drive about 40 miles farther southwest to Dorset’s Jurassic Coast, a particularly dramatic stretch of the English Channel, and stay at the new Louma Farm and Retreat, which has just 17 guest rooms, two pools and a so-called Wellness Barn. The hotel is set in one of the prettiest spots in Britain, says Maxwell (“rippling hills and sea views”), and the room rate includes breakfast, lunch and an “outstanding” three-course dinner (from about $860 a night in summer).

Another 60 miles or so southwest is Dartmoor National Park, where you can spend the day biking, canoeing or horseback riding. And finally, make your way to Cornwall, the wild and lovely peninsula on England’s southwestern tip. Lined with sandy beaches, surf breaks and cute seaside villages, it gets crowded in summer, but that also means a livelier scene at the many charming pubs and restaurants. Take a look at Maxwell’s insider’s guide to Cornwall for places to eat and stay (as well outdoor activities), though there’s one more hotel worth considering: the Pig at Harlyn Bay on the north coast, another centuries-old pile remade into a fantasy version of an English country inn (from about $500 a night in summer).