Two Norfolk hotels have been named as some of the best places in Britain for a winter getaway.
As the cold snap goes on, dreams of cosiness and creature comfort begin to take hold.
The Telegraph has named two Norfolk hotels full of log fires, oak beams and leather armchairs as the best in spots in Britain for a winter break.
The Blakeney Hotel
The family-run 60-room hotel is located on the Quay in Blakeney, looking out over the estuary and salt marshes of the National Trust nature reserve.
The telegraph gave the hotel full marks all round with a score of five out of five for roaring fires, hearty food, bracing walks and nooks and snugs.
The restaurant was also commended for its panoramic views of one of the region's prettiest seaside villages.
The judges were also impressed by the "bracing walks along the coastal path to the flint-built villages of Cley-next-the-Sea or Morston."
The Gunton Arms
The county pub in Thorpe Market in north Norfolk has also been named on the list as being one of the top in the UK.
The Gunton Arms, owned by art dealer Ivor Braka, offers a stylish retreat full of "intriguing antiques and stand-out contemporary artworks" with artwork from the likes of Damien Hirst and Lucien Freud.
Chef Stuart Tattersall also wowed with his ribs of beef and crunchy roast potatoes and was impressed by the tasty tapas at the nearby sister restaurant the Suffield Arms.
It is not the first special mention The Gunton Arms has received being named in the Good Food Guide, named as the best place for a foodie escape by Waitrose, and mentioned as the "nations best" by BBC Good Food.
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