They have all their ducks in a row at this wisteria-decked gastropub with rooms overlooking the green in a village where mallards glide on old abbey fishponds.

On a square beside the Great Ouse in the ancient port town, this fine Georgian Grade II* listed former merchant’s house, once home to what would become Barclays, was debanked in 1869 and is today a buzzy hotel and brasserie.

Agatha Christie memorabilia, murder-mystery weekends and Art Deco touches set the tone at Hugh and Emma Asher's creeper-clad hotel, former home of the author's doctor friends, in a bustling market town.

You don't have to blow a fortune to stay at this relaxed yet refined hotel in some converted barns, the former home of Langham Glass, and featuring many charming nods to its heritage.

The neon sign outside this former steward's house in a 1,000-acre deer park sets the tone for what to expect in this unique and interesting pub owned by art dealer Ivor Braka, with provocative works by artists such as Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst on display within.

A Victorian inn looking onto a leafy square, this is now a smart, family friendly, dog-friendly pub with a wide choice of bedrooms and relaxed ambience, serving bar snacks, small plates and pub classics.

Built in 1806 for Horatio Walpole in the style of a Tuscan farmhouse, in the middle of nowhere yet close to the coast, this inn has individually styled bedrooms, a welcoming bar, restaurant and beer garden for alfresco dining, with a seasonal menu of locally sourced dishes.

A historic brick and flint malt house with bedrooms spread over the main building, stables and cottages, this new, family friendly, dog-friendly hotel close to a pebble beach garners praise for its ambience and for locally soured food served in the Grain Store restaurant.

On the north Norfolk coast, Thornham's saltmarshes and unspoiled beaches are a paradise for birdwatchers and walkers. Every bit as blissful, this chic bolthole with a garden hot tub is near the town's artisan shops, restaurants and pubs.

Claire Nugent and Nigel Morter have spent a bomb on transforming the control tower at 1940s RAF North Creake into a one-off vegetarian B&B in Art Deco style with meticulous attention to detail.

Wildly exuberant, carefully created bedrooms are themed on the Georgian Grand Tour and Victorian globe trotting at this 18th-century redbrick building, home to an artisan bakery/café as well as a wine bar, pizzeria and hair salon.

In this west-facing Victorian resort, Jeanne Whittome's unstaffed B&B appeals to independent spirits who don't need to be cosseted, with stylish bedrooms, a lounge and DVD library, a dining room with log burner, and breakfasts from sister property Thornham Deli.

With views over meadows and marshes to the sea, this boutique hotel within a former Victorian farmhouse offers contemporary-style bedrooms in colours inspired by the landscape, some with private terrace and hot tub, and serves modern cooking in the bistro and conservatory.

At this Grade I listed Georgian House of Assemblies, where glamorous event spaces drip with chandeliers, you'll find a restaurant, cookery school, and 15 spacious bedrooms, styled with pizzazz and a sense of fun, several with their own garden or lounge.

On a Georgian square overlooking a green, this former coaching inn and popular local drop-in offers an interesting choice of bedrooms, dog-friendly dining and a mix of pub classics and modern dishes.

One of the UK's most unusual B&Bs, this windmill on the old quay in reed beds beside the River Glaven has bedrooms of great character in the mill itself, with more contemporary accommodation in outbuildings, and a restaurant serving a three-course dinner form Thursday to Saturday.

On the Holkham Estate, close to unspoilt beaches, this Victorian inn is now a hotel and restaurant with individually styled bedrooms set across two buildings, cosy spaces to relax in, and a menu of seasonal produce from the estate and walled garden, with locally shot game, and fish from Norfolk waters.

Run by a hospitable mother and daughter, this elegant Georgian red-brick B&B stands on a picturesque street in the beating heart of the city.

Amid a sprawling estate of woods and parkland, this country-house hotel is a relaxed, unstuffy retreat with classically styled bedrooms, two shepherds' huts with wood burners, and a daily changing menu of estate-grown produce served in the light-filled orangery.

A superb base for exploring the surrounding Norfolk Broads, this country-house hotel in a red-brick Georgian building has a private lake and gardens on the River Bure as well as a spa and fine-dining restaurant.

There is 'an air of a chic curiosity shop' about this singular hotel with café/deli, centred on a Palladian-style villa, up a narrow lane, where resident cats sun themselves on the front lawn.

A white-painted 16th-century beer house with views over salt marshes, this family and dog-friendly inn has an oak-beamed bar, rustic-chic bedrooms and relaxed restaurant serving seasonal dishes and daily specials.