Is it just me or does it feel like work increasingly bleeds into your weekends? With smartphone in hand, it takes a lot of discipline not to check emails at supposedly work-free times. In fact, in this 24/7 era, it often takes leaving home to really switch off.

Which is where, in the words of Bridget Jones, the "mini-break" comes in (cue image of self in top-down car wearing Audrey Hepburn-style glasses and scarf, sitting next to your very own Hugh Grant - or vice versa).

In this, the 28th edition of 52 Weekends Away, we've collated the best mini-breaks nationwide to whet your appetite, skewing towards the newly opened or refurbished, and places that offer something special. Enjoy!

Katrina Strickland, Good Weekend editor

Victoria