Best country house hotels in East Anglia

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Best country house hotels in East Anglia

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Congham Hall

Congham Hall

King's Lynn

Thirty acres of parkland surround this Georgian merchant's manor house in the Norfolk countryside, renowned for its fragrant garden of 400 herb varieties.
  • weddings
  • child_friendly
  • golf
  • walking
  • bird_watching
  • garden
  • value
  • spa
  • dog_friendly
  • disabled_facilities
  • wifi
  • parking
  • tennis
  • indoor_pool
  • conference_meeting
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • romantic
  • honeymoon
  • electric_charging_point
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • hot_tub_jacuzzi
  • boutique
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  • foodie
  • great_breakfast
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • veganfriendly
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The Dial House

The Dial House

Norwich

Highly idiosyncratic and seriously fun, Hannah Springham and Andrew Jones’s hotel features bedrooms themed on the Georgian Grand Tour and Victorian global gallivanting.
  • child_friendly
  • wifi
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • romantic
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • weddings
  • dog_friendly
  • boutique
  • historic
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  • outdoor_dining
  • outdoor_pursuits_hunting
  • bird_watching
  • cycling
  • golf
  • restaurant_with_rooms
  • parking
  • walking
  • foodie
  • great_breakfast
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The Farmhouse at Redcoats

The Farmhouse at Redcoats

Hitchin

In serene countryside, this well-restored old farmhouse, its many features dating from the 15th Century, stands in large, landscaped gardens.
  • babyfriendly
  • child_friendly
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • dog_friendly
  • for_winelovers
  • garden
  • gourmet
  • parking
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • walking
  • weddings
  • wifi
  • honeymoon
  • country_house
  • historic
  • outdoor_dining
  • restaurant_with_rooms
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • wheelchair_accessible
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Dedham Hall

Dedham Hall

Colchester

Readers paint an appealing picture of a stay at this characterful timber-frame manor house in deepest Constable country, where residential art courses are a big draw.
  • wifi
  • disabled
  • good_value
  • wildlife_watching
  • great_breakfast
  • child_friendly
  • dog_friendly
  • garden
  • parking
  • disabled_facilities
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • bird_watching
  • country_house
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • walking
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Talbooth House & Spa

Talbooth House & Spa

DEDHAM

The Milsom family’s Victorian country house hotel in Dedham Vale, in the heart of Constable country, has been subtly rebranded with the addition of a spa by the pool house.
  • swimming
  • spa
  • child_friendly
  • wifi
  • gourmet
  • walking
  • outdoor_pool
  • tennis
  • garden
  • foodie
  • parking
  • boutique
  • for_winelovers
  • dog_friendly
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • weddings
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • country_house
  • outdoor_dining
  • veganfriendly
  • cycling
  • fishing
  • bird_watching
  • hot_tub_jacuzzi
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The Gunton Arms

The Gunton Arms

Thorpe Market

‘A fun take on a gallery crossed with an old boozer and a good-value one at that’, a former steward’s house in a 1,000-acre deer park is now an ‘anything-but-traditional’ pub-with-rooms, say inspectors.
  • child_friendly
  • walking
  • dog_friendly
  • wifi
  • pub_with_rooms
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • historic
  • view
  • disabled_facilities
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • romantic
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • babyfriendly
  • country_house
  • wildlife_watching
  • bird_watching
  • foodie
  • parking
  • restaurant_with_rooms
  • veganfriendly
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The Dabbling Duck

The Dabbling Duck

GREAT MASSINGHAM

They have all their ducks in a row at this wisteria-decked gastropub-with-rooms overlooking the green in a village where mallards glide on old abbey fishponds.
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • babyfriendly
  • child_friendly
  • dog_friendly
  • outdoor_dining
  • pub_with_rooms
  • foodie
  • golf
  • walking
  • wifi
  • parking
  • bird_watching
  • country_house
  • cycling
  • garden
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • wildlife_watching
8
Sopwell House Hotel

Sopwell House Hotel

St Albans

A favourite hangout of the England football team, the former home of Lord Louis Mountbatten is ‘well-run’, with contemporary bedrooms, cosseting suites, a good choice of eating and drinking spaces, and a magnificent spa.
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • country_house
  • garden
  • gym
  • historic
  • indoor_pool
  • parking
  • spa
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • walking
  • weddings
  • wifi
  • electric_charging_point
  • hot_tub_jacuzzi
  • outdoor_pool
  • outdoor_dining
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • veganfriendly
9
The Pheasant

The Pheasant

Kelling

In the heart of a sprawling estate of woods and parkland, this country house hotel is a relaxed, unstuffy retreat.
  • babyfriendly
  • child_friendly
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • disabled_facilities
  • dog_friendly
  • garden
  • parking
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • walking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • wifi
  • seaside
  • golf
  • weddings
  • country_house
  • outdoor_pursuits_hunting
10
Magazine Wood

Magazine Wood

Hunstanton

In a swath of green countryside, Pip and Jonathan Barber’s chic B&B looks over the village towards the Norfolk coast.
  • bird_watching
  • dog_friendly
  • garden
  • parking
  • romantic
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • walking
  • wifi
  • cycling
  • boutique
  • spa
  • wildlife_watching
  • country_house
  • guest_house
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The Old Hall

The Old Hall

Ely

Entering the long drive up to the Old Hall, it’s hard to know where to look first; either to the striking tall-chimneyed manor house or the romantic views of Ely Cathedral over the Morbey family’s farm and woodland estate.
  • adultsonly
  • country_house
  • cycling
  • disabled_facilities
  • garden
  • historic
  • outdoor_dining
  • parking
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • weddings
  • walking
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • veganfriendly
  • honeymoon
  • wildlife_watching

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Best country house hotels in East Anglia

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Hintlesham Hall

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 canopy beds. Fine dining menus in Carrier’s restaurant make use of fresh herbs and vegetables from the garden.
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  • country_house
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • wifi
  • golf
  • garden
  • historic
  • walking
  • outdoor_pursuits_hunting
  • parking

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Last updated: March 08, 2023