The King's Head, Holt, Norfolk

The King's Head offers a good base for the Norfolk Coast Path and the North Norfolk coast and is near Sheringham, Cley and Blakeney and its seal trips. It's in the centre of Holt amongst numerous restaurants and shops; you'll find Holt Country Park and North Norfolk Railway's steam train service nearby.

The hotel is a 40-minute drive from Norwich.

By car: around 1 hour 50 minutes from Cambridge, 3 hours from London and 3 hours 30 minutes from York. Parking is £8 per day.

By train: there are direct trains to Sheringham from Norwich. The hotel is a 15-minute drive from the station. Book trains to Sheringham.

The ground floor pub has aged bare wooden floors, green wood panelling, tables and a pool table - giving the appearance of a typical high street pub. Upstairs, the guest accommodation has a completely different feel, with bright, modern ensuite bathrooms and attractive bedrooms, where care has been put into the styling.

With tailor-made luxury beds with pocket-sprung mattresses, Egyptian cotton sheets, duck-down duvets and pillows, the bedrooms have high-quality features. Whilst bathrooms offer drench showers, under-floor heating and nice bathroom products.

• Restaurant
• Bar
• Garden
• Free Wi-Fi

Room one is the biggest and all three of the rooms are comfortably appointed, with king-sized beds, stripped wooden floors, well-chosen artwork, exposed beams and antique furniture, and two guest-rooms have kitchenettes and dining areas. Bathrooms offer drench showers, under-floor heating and nice bathroom products.

Room types: Room 1, Room 2, Room 3

Key amenities: ensuite bathroom, TV, tea and coffee facilities, free Wi-Fi

With exposed brick and stone walls and both wooden and zinc-topped tables, the attractive restaurant boasts bundles of character, offering pub classics and more unusual chef specials. We love the wide use of fresh ingredients: for example, the daily catch used for the fish and chips. The pub breakfast is at sister business Byford B&B across the road.

Restaurant: hearty gastropub food. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Mains from £13.50.

Bar: locally sourced beers from the Norfolk Brewhouse.