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Fresh ingredients, deftly prepared, at this charming inn by a country river, just minutes from Dieppe’s lively fish market.

A tall factory chimney proclaims the utilitarian past of this converted mill. Locals dine here on special occasions; travellers will find five neat bedrooms, with floral bedcovers, modern wall lights and the odd beam.

Proprietor Yannick Baron keeps his standards of food and decoration comfortably above his prices in this former industrial mill.

There is a working windmill next door, but it’s the rustic calm of this thatched cottage, the modest prices, and the honest approach to traditional Norman cuisine that really appeal.

Like most houses in Servon, the front of this former presbytery looks onto the village, the back over open countryside. Three bedrooms share the main building with the excellent restaurant; the rest are in the former schoolhouse next door. Mont-St-Michel is a scant half-hour away.

The 15th-century auberge is one of a handful of hotels at the foot of Mont St-Michel and close to the causeway (useful, since all cars have to be left outside its walls). There is a large, busy restaurant at street level, while on the first floor, a pleasantly rustic calm takes over.

This fine château makes a marvellous venue for recitals by famous soloists and chamber ensembles.

A quintessential Norman village set in the middle of gently rolling countryside, Autretot is beautifully kept by its inhabitants. In May of each year, they join forces to adorn the houses and streets with flowering plants. Half-timbered farmhouses and the 18th-century brick-and-stone church add to the appeal.

Alexandre Audel is a potter from Martinique specializing in Vieux-Forges faïence. He also takes commissions.