The legend of Arthur Pendragon is kept alive at Sharon and Nigel Reed’s B&B, which has once again worked its magic on readers delighted by this ‘wonderful find’ with a ‘great location, beautiful decor, wonderful hosts’.

In a ‘wonderful clifftop position’ on the Lizard peninsula, this relaxed hotel exults in stunning coastal views over Mount’s Bay.

‘The location is stunning, the views as the sun sets truly magical’ from this family-run, cliff-top hotel and spa, with acres of Scandi-style relaxation space, squashy sofas, and plenty of things to do, from relaxing in a spa pool to surfing at the beach.

A seaside hotel with serious style, Olga Polizzi’s glowing white collection of cottages and former yacht clubhouse cascading down the hillside is a cross between New England and Mediterranean Riviera.

Serenity and space are the two words that crop up most in the wealth of praise we receive for this ‘utterly relaxing’ adults-only spa hotel with sublime views over beach and sea.

With ancestral portraits gazing down from panelled walls, a Queen Anne facade overlooking a parterre, and extensive wooded grounds, the delightful Le Grice family's mansion 'feels more like a stately home than a B&B’.

‘A superb new addition to Robin Hutson’s Pig litter’ comes in the form of an atmospheric mansion that is part Georgian, part Jacobean, part medieval, just minutes from the beach and the South West Coast Path.

In gardens and wooded acres on the banks of the Helford river, this tastefully refurbished hotel makes a refined setting for a Cornish wedding. There’s a choice of wedding plans, with an option of champagne cream teas; most romantically, a commemorative tree may be planted in the grounds. To calm the nerves, bride and groom may book in to the spa for pre-wedding day pampering.

With boats bobbing on the water and ‘magnificent’ vistas across the harbour, life on the water’s edge doesn’t come much closer than at this large hotel, the oldest in the maritime town.

In a pretty village that slopes down to the bay, this ‘friendly’ place with a view over the water has ‘the feel of a boutique hotel’.

A 25-seat cinema is a novelty at Karen and David Richards’ hotel in a village of white-painted houses on the Roseland peninsula, but no film can rival the wide-screen views over the Fal estuary from the waterside terrace.

A new ‘cool contemporary look’ combines with ‘a huge sense of fun’ at this Victorian mansion on a hilltop with ‘beautiful views’ over the Fowey estuary, fondly believed to have been Kenneth Grahame’s model for Toad Hall.

Even Daphne du Maurier in her quaint house, Ferryside, did not enjoy better views of the Fowey estuary than guests have from this whitewashed former Victorian seamen’s refuge.

The sybarite is like a kid in a sweetshop at Paul Ainsworth’s Georgian town house B&B on a quiet back street, where each of the six suites is a lavish confection, with foodie references at every turn.

‘This really is a brilliant B&B establishment,’ writes a reader this year, joining a chorus of approval for Paul and Lesley Stapleton’s Grade II listed manor house amid gardens and pastureland.

From sunrise to sunset, bask in ‘spectacular views’ of the Atlantic ocean from the Armstrong family’s child- and dog-friendly hotel above Fistral Beach.

In meadows and woodland between Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor, this rustic-chic guest house and restaurant make an ideal base for countryside exploration – or simply for eating ‘stupendously’ well.