The view is one of marshes and moored boats, of creeks and children crabbing, from Emma Stannard’s well-established, family-friendly hotel on the quayside of a coastal village.

‘The Michelin star is well earned’ at Tracy and Galton Blackiston’s friendly restaurant-with-rooms close to the north Norfolk coast.

Down ‘a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it lane’ in the middle of town, Les and Vanessa Scott’s bohemian, family-friendly hotel is ‘an enjoyable spot’ for guests in search of ‘a comfortable bedroom and excellent food’.

Wide, tranquil views of salt marshes add to the relaxing atmosphere at the Nye family’s ‘first-rate’ Norfolk inn. ‘Cheerful, pleasingly confident’ staff, ‘modern, well-equipped’ rooms and ‘tasty, varied’ menus seal the deal.

Part of the new wave of ‘boutique B&Bs’, this handsomely refurbished Victorian villa stands on a ‘quiet, attractive street’, with a ‘friendly welcome’ and a platter of cream scones within.

Artful surprises await around every corner at art dealer Ivor Braka’s sophisticated yet ‘relaxed’ pub-with-rooms: find Stubbs engravings above cracking fires, a Damien Hirst painting in the ladies’ loo.

Wide Norfolk countryside stretches out on either side of this ‘very special’ place.

‘Lush grounds’ lead from James Holliday and Anna Duttson’s ‘stylish’, wisteria-hung Georgian house down to the River Bure.