Bank House

Top choice in Norfolk


There's so much to love here: a quayside setting, gently funky decor and luxury bathrooms all make this stylish Georgian town house pretty hard to turn down. The best bedroom (the expansive Captain's Room) is gorgeous; but even cheaper, river-view 'Cosy' is still charming.

Downstairs, the hip brasserie (dishes £7 to £18; open noon to 8.30pm) serves seriously good modern British food.


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