Behind the ornate stucco façade of a Victorian industrialist's summer villa, Gaenor Loftus and Sam Nayar have created a very un-Victorian B&B with nine highly individual bedrooms.

It might not be as grand as its Isle of Wight namesake, but this Victorian house is now an extraordinarily opulent B&B, and guests have use of the spa and other facilities at big sister venture The Empire.

Abounding in old-fashioned charm, this 16th-century coaching inn with woodland behind and the river across the road has an interesting selection of quirky bedrooms, an atmospheric bar and good cooking in the restaurant.

On an open plain a short drive from Snowdonia National Park, the Murphy family's country house, well liked by trusted readers, offers comfortable, well-equipped bedrooms, two with patio doors to the garden, and set-price menus of locally sourced dishes.

A Victorian black-and-white building refurbished for the 21st century above a disused slate quarry and the old Llechwedd mine, this easygoing Snowdonia hotel offers a choice of smart in-house bedrooms for comfort lovers, glamping tents for hardier souls, and off-grid moorland shepherds' huts for a stay on the wild side.