On the quayside overlooking the estuary and salt marshes, in the luminous landscape of north Norfolk, Emma Stannard’s ‘lovely, comfortable’, child-friendly hotel gets another thumbs-up from a trusted reader.

‘Amazingly gorgeous.

Walk up a narrow lane between a kebab shop and a barber’s in this market town, on a sunny afternoon, and you may be surprised to find people enjoying tea on the lawn in front of a Palladian villa.

‘A bright spot’ in a north Norfolk market town, Emma and Hugh Asher’s hotel is also something of a night spot, with a rolling programme of events: taster nights, comedy nights, murder mystery nights (a nod to Agatha Christie, who stayed often when this was a private house), and South African Nights (to celebrate Hugh’s native land).

Jeannette and Anthony Goodrich’s 14th-century pub-with-rooms, with ‘friendly staff’ and ‘fantastic food’, continues to earn high praise from readers.

Ivor Braka has indulged his passion for art at his pub-with-rooms set in a deer park near the north Norfolk coast.

A stroll from the seafront, a bay-fronted house has been transformed into a B&B by Jeanne Whittome, with a strong emphasis on customer care.

The north Norfolk countryside stretches away in all directions from Tim and Janie Elwes’s ‘enjoyable’ Georgian inn, which stands in ‘a beautifully rural setting’ not far from the coast.

Close to ‘one of the most beautiful, isolated beaches’, this genteelly refurbished pub on the Earl of Leicester’s Holkham estate is ‘perfect for exploring the North Norfolk coast’.

On a 2,000-acre estate of woods and parkland, this traditional hotel is a tranquil country retreat.

Bubbled up in a former glassblowing workshop, Sam Cutmore-Scott’s contemporary country hotel is a fusion of informality and understated luxury.

There are just four ‘immaculate’ rooms at this ‘wonderful’ Michelin-starred restaurant in a former 18th-century coaching inn on the north Norfolk coast.

‘Perfect peace and quiet’ drifts across ‘lush grounds’ to James Holliday and Anna Duttson’s ‘splendid’, wisteria-hung Georgian house by the River Bure.

A silent observer, this 16th-century beer house, in a ‘spectacular’ location on the north Norfolk coast, has taken in the changing landscape across salt marsh and sea for hundreds of years.

Rebecca and Robert Bradley’s red brick Victorian house overlooks the village duck pond, a 15-minute stroll from the wide sands and salt marshes of north Norfolk’s ‘sunset coast’.