This was originally a 19th-century granary, now converted into accommodation that sleeps 14, although by combining with other barns close by you could host a group of up to 48. The interior is open plan, contemporary and chintz-free … Photograph: PR
Close to the north Norfolk coast, it has an enclosed garden with outdoor seating and a barbecue, and if the weather doesn't buck up, there's a hot tub, table football, ping pong and darts inside.
• no phone, thebigdomain.com. From £2,510 a week (£179pp based on full occupancy) Photograph: PR
Hoste Barn is a grade II-listed threshing barn that sits in the grounds of a 16th-century wool merchant's house. It still has its original vaulted timber roof and a new oak and granite kitchen, which delves deeply into designer glossy mag territory, as does the 50" TV with surround-sound home cinema and music system … Photograph: PR
It sleeps four, with the master bedroom upstairs under the eaves of the roof complete with en suite double-ended bath.
• 01692 538224, premiercottages.co.uk. From £710 a week (£177pp) Photograph: PR
For a traditional beach holiday, you couldn't be much closer to the sand than this restored three-storey Victorian townhouse sleeping six … Photograph: PR
The living room has bay windows with sea views as well as a DVD player, Wi-Fi and iPod dock for those who'd prefer to be entertained by Hollywood rather than by a walk to the pier or the lifeboat museum, or a trip to the posher Norfolk towns. In the kitchen there's an Aga and a microwave.
• 01603 871872, norfolkcottages.co.uk. From £629 a week (£105pp) Photograph: PR
A charming 1890s cottage, with walls of traditional Norfolk flint, has been converted with a great deal of taste. It sleeps six in three bedrooms and comes with crab-fishing lines for you to catch your own lunch from the quayside, just 300m away … Photograph: PR
Blakeney is a popular spot for sailing, with a safe estuary for those with wobbly sea legs.
• no phone, oneoffplaces.co.uk. From £595 a week (£99pp) Photograph: PR
This 180-year-old cottage has a cosy, Mrs Tiggywinkle air. Just three miles from the coast, it sleeps four and welcomes well-behaved dogs, who can enjoy lovely walks nearby … Photograph: PR
Mind your head on the low beams as you head up the narrow staircase. Southrepps Common nature reserve is on the other side of the garden gate – 12 hectares of reed beds and woodland.
• 01608 686351, sawdays.co.uk. From £395 a week (£99pp) Photograph: PR
