‘In a quaint village with a renowned smokehouse’, in marshes beside the River Glaven, bang on the coastal trail, this 19th-century tower windmill has found a new life as one of the UK’s most unusual B&Bs. Each room is in every sense unique. You can stay in the mill itself, where intrepid guests climb a ladder through a hatch to the Wheel Room with small four-poster, another ladder, to a shower room. Less challenging, the oak-beamed Stone Room has access to a private stretch of the wraparound balcony, the Wheat Chamber has a comfy seating area, electric fireplace, river views. The style is fittingly more rustic than boutique, though some rooms in outbuildings, such as the dog-friendly Boat House, with its own front door, are more contemporary. From Thursday to Saturday, you can now opt in for supper – maybe Cromer crab Mornay, steak and kidney pudding, halloumi steak – in a curved dining room (dietary requirements catered for), with lunch on Wednesdays. ‘The night before, we were asked if we wanted to pre-order smoked kippers or haddock,’ said our inspector. ‘The friendly man on reception was a fount of local knowledge.’