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Congham Hall - Summer Adventure Special Offer

King's Lynn

In summer, visitors buzz like contented bees around a garden of almost 400 herb varieties at Nicholas Dickinson’s Georgian merchant’s house-turned-hotel.

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Titchwell Manor - Complimentary Pre-Dinner Cocktail Special Offer

Brancaster

Twitchers are in their element at Titchwell, with an RSPB nature reserve just up the road – but so too are foodie couples, beach-seeking families and dogs, who can eat with their owners in the casual Eating Rooms.

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The White Horse - 'Complimentary Fizz' Special Offer

Brancaster Staithe

You can dine in the conservatory or alfresco on the terrace at the Nye family’s hotel, and gaze across tidal salt marshes to the sea that supplied what is on your plate.

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Magazine Wood - Super Sundays and Mondays

Sedgeford

The wild Norfolk coast is minutes away from the rustic luxury of Pip and Jonathan Barber’s chic countryside B&B.

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The Fox at Willian - Complimentary Gin & Tonic Special Offer

Willian

By the parish church in a quiet village mentioned in the Domesday Book, this white-painted pub has been spruced up to become a contemporary country inn with well-cooked food and fresh-as-a-daisy accommodation.

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The Farmhouse at Redcoats - Farmhouse Foodie Staycation Special Offer

Hitchin

Undulating countryside spreads around this well-restored old farmhouse and its outbuildings, whose many characterful original features date back to the 15th century.

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The Blakeney Hotel, Holt

On the quayside overlooking the estuary and salt marshes, in the luminous landscape of north Norfolk, Emma Stannard’s ‘lovely, comfortable’, child-friendly hotel gets another thumbs-up from a trusted reader.

Dedham Hall, Colchester

There is ‘nothing chichi’ about Wendy and Jim Sarton’s 15th-century manor house, which stands in ‘pleasantly rural, overgrown tranquillity’ in gardens where rabbits skitter.

Maison Talbooth, Dedham

In 1952, Gerald Milsom stopped at some Tudor tea rooms beside the River Stour and liked them so much he bought them.

Morston Hall, Holt

‘Amazingly gorgeous.

Strattons – Swaffham, Swaffham

Walk up a narrow lane between a kebab shop and a barber’s in this market town, on a sunny afternoon, and you may be surprised to find people enjoying tea on the lawn in front of a Palladian villa.

Cley Windmill, Cley-next-the-Sea

Rising above the reed beds and River Glaven in a pretty village no longer ‘next the sea’, Julian and Carolyn Godlee’s 19th-century windmill offers characterful accommodation.

The Wentworth, Aldeburgh

Nothing much alters from year to year at Michael Pritt’s Victorian hotel, just across from a shingle beach washed by the North Sea.

Beechwood Hotel, North Walsham

‘A bright spot’ in a north Norfolk market town, Emma and Hugh Asher’s hotel is also something of a night spot, with a rolling programme of events: taster nights, comedy nights, murder mystery nights (a nod to Agatha Christie, who stayed often when this was a private house), and South African Nights (to celebrate Hugh’s native land).

The Rose & Crown, Snettisham

Jeannette and Anthony Goodrich’s 14th-century pub-with-rooms, with ‘friendly staff’ and ‘fantastic food’, continues to earn high praise from readers.

The Sun Inn, Colchester

In the heart of Constable country, Piers Baker’s 14th-century inn is ‘what pubs were meant to look like’, from the eye-catching sign outside to the beamed ceilings and wooden floors within.

The Gunton Arms, Thorpe Market

Ivor Braka has indulged his passion for art at his pub-with-rooms set in a deer park near the north Norfolk coast.

No. 33, Hunstanton

A stroll from the seafront, a bay-fronted house has been transformed into a B&B by Jeanne Whittome, with a strong emphasis on customer care.

Sopwell House Hotel, St Albans

In extensive grounds, the former home of Lord Louis Mountbatten is today a ‘well-run’ hotel with contemporary bedrooms, cosseting suites, a choice of eating and drinking spaces, and a sleek spa.

The Saracen’s Head, Wolterton

The north Norfolk countryside stretches away in all directions from Tim and Janie Elwes’s ‘enjoyable’ Georgian inn, which stands in ‘a beautifully rural setting’ not far from the coast.

The Victoria Inn, Holkham

Close to ‘one of the most beautiful, isolated beaches’, this genteelly refurbished pub on the Earl of Leicester’s Holkham estate is ‘perfect for exploring the North Norfolk coast’.

The Pheasant, Kelling

On a 2,000-acre estate of woods and parkland, this traditional hotel is a tranquil country retreat.

The Brisley Bell, nr Dereham

From lively quiz nights and Friday-evening cricket matches, to relaxing in the garden and board games by the inglenook fireplace, this 17th-century inn facing on the edge of the village common has all the traits of a buzzy local landmark.

Five Acre Barn, Aldringham

‘A model of hospitality’, this ‘pleasingly modern, minimalist’ B&B close to the Suffolk coast has won awards for its contemporary design.

The Harper, Holt

Bubbled up in a former glassblowing workshop, Sam Cutmore-Scott’s contemporary country hotel is a fusion of informality and understated luxury.

The Bildeston Crown, Bildeston

In a thriving village of gaily painted and ancient black-and-white houses, this hotel is set in a 15th-century merchant’s house-turned-coaching inn.

The Neptune, Old Hunstanton

There are just four ‘immaculate’ rooms at this ‘wonderful’ Michelin-starred restaurant in a former 18th-century coaching inn on the north Norfolk coast.

Tuddenham Mill, Newmarket

Swans glide, willows weep, and the great brick chimney no longer belches smoke at this 18th-century watermill, now a smart, modern hotel.

Norfolk Mead, Norwich

‘Perfect peace and quiet’ drifts across ‘lush grounds’ to James Holliday and Anna Duttson’s ‘splendid’, wisteria-hung Georgian house by the River Bure.

The Ship at Dunwich, Dunwich

‘Unpretentious and friendly’, this creeper-covered inn is close to the unspoiled salt marshes of Dunwich Heath and the RSPB reserves at Dingle Marshes and Minsmere.

The Lifeboat Inn, Thornham

A silent observer, this 16th-century beer house, in a ‘spectacular’ location on the north Norfolk coast, has taken in the changing landscape across salt marsh and sea for hundreds of years.

The Crown, Woodbridge

Coolly contemporary yet ‘warm and welcoming’, this updated 16th-century coaching inn is in the centre of an animated riverside town, within easy reach of the Suffolk coast.

The Crown, Stoke by Nayland

With white-painted walls and a peg-tiled roof, this ‘smartly renovated’ inn, one of Suffolk’s oldest pubs, stands in landscaped gardens that melt into Constable country.

Heacham House, Heacham

Rebecca and Robert Bradley’s red brick Victorian house overlooks the village duck pond, a 15-minute stroll from the wide sands and salt marshes of north Norfolk’s ‘sunset coast’.

The Westleton Crown, Westleton

Within a ten-minute drive – perhaps less as the crow flies – of the RSPB nature reserve at Minsmere, this updated 12th-century coaching inn makes a good base for birders, walkers, cyclists and seaside-seekers.

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Hintlesham Hall

Ipswich

One hundred and seventy-five acres of rolling countryside surround this Grade I listed country house, with opportunities for golf, clay pigeon shooting and boundless walks; treatments and a Jacuzzi in the restful spa. Characterful bedrooms, some timbered, some panelled, have four-poster of canopy beds. Fine dining menus in Carrier’s restaurant make use of fresh herbs and vegetables from the garden.

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Featured hotels with Special Offers

Best hotels for walking in East Anglia

Congham Hall - Summer Adventure Special Offer

King's Lynn

Titchwell Manor - Complimentary Pre-Dinner Cocktail Special Offer

Brancaster

The White Horse - 'Complimentary Fizz' Special Offer

Brancaster Staithe

Magazine Wood - Super Sundays and Mondays

Sedgeford

The Fox at Willian - Complimentary Gin & Tonic Special Offer

Willian

The Farmhouse at Redcoats - Farmhouse Foodie Staycation Special Offer

Hitchin

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