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Best gastro pubs with rooms in East Anglia
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The Three Hills
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
'25% off all Rooms' Special Offer
There is a buzzy ambience to this refurbished, child-friendly, dog-friendly 17th-century village pub, named after local tumuli, with restaurant, smart bedrooms and alfresco dining.
The Brisley Bell
Norfolk
'Spring Stay 20% Discount Plus Free Bottle of Gusbourne bubbly' Special Offer
Amelia Nicholson and Marcus Seaman have revived the fortunes of this friendly village local gastropub, with its beautiful garden, characterful bedrooms and exceptional food.
The White Hart Inn
Colchester, Essex
Two Night Spring Special Offer
Cross the causeway to an island renowned for its seafood and tuck into some of its best at this 'lovely dog friendly foodie retreat', left empty and derelict from 2013 until Piers Baker (see The Sun Inn, Dedham), stepped in to revamp it in 2021.
The Sun Inn
Colchester, Essex
Two Night Spring Special Offer
The Sun has been on the rise since Piers Baker took on what was then a grotty local boozer in 2003. A 15th-century coaching inn, it perfectly fulfils the roles of friendly local, smart hotel and modern restaurant with Italian-inspired cooking.
More Best gastro pubs with rooms in East Anglia
The Gunton Arms
Thorpe Market, Norfolk
Venison from the surrounding deer park appears on the daily-changing menus at this extraordinary converted country house near Cromer, crammed with Victorian paintings, vintage novelties and Brit Art. One room has a marble bathroom from Egypt.
The Rose & Crown
Snettisham, Norfolk
Top marks to Jeannette and Anthony Goodrich for the enthusiasm they bring to their pretty 14th-century pub, which serves pub classics and more ambitious fare. Traditional charm is matched by friendly staff, a happy vibe and decor with touches of humour.
Sculthorpe Mill
Fakenham, Norfolk
An 18th-century watermill in farmland on the River Wensum, close to the market town of Fakenham, has a new lease of life as a buzzy gastropub with rustic-chic bedrooms, good pub fare in the bar, and inventive use of local produce in the restaurant.
The Dabbling Duck
Great Massingham, Norfolk
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.
No Twenty9
Norfolk
'Offering a buzzy, stylish stay', this quirky venture 'has plenty of attitude within its Georgian exterior', starting with the propeller behind the chrome bar counter, writes an inspector.
The Saracen's Head
Erpingham, Norfolk
Tucked away down a country lane, Tim and Janie Elwes's inn is in 'a beautifully rural setting' yet close to the North Norfolk coast.
The Angel Inn
Suffolk
'It's fearsomely expensive but for a treat you're in safe hands' at this Tudor inn, now a restaurant-with-rooms 'in the idyllic landscape of the Stour valley'.
The Three Blackbirds
Newmarket, Cambridgeshire
Perfect for a country weekend, this 17th-century thatched pub has contemporary-cum-rustic-chic bedrooms in a 'barn', beams, bar stools, banquettes and bare boards, superior pub grub, and a separate menu for your pooch.
The Crown
Wells-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk
On a Georgian square overlooking a green, this former coaching inn and popular local drop-in offers an interesting choice of bedrooms, dog-friendly dining, an enthusiastic host, and a short menu of appetising modern dishes.
The Bildeston Crown
Bildeston, Suffolk
Ancient timbers, a roaring fire in winter, alfresco dining in summer, characterful bedrooms (one with antique four-poster), the chef's ways with local produce and an excellent breakfast won over our inspectors at this historic coaching inn.
The Westleton Crown
Southwold, Suffolk
In the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB, this dog-friendly former coaching inn has rustic-chic and contemporary bedrooms, cosy spaces, modern dishes served by smiling young staff in a light-filled dining room and alfresco.
The Gin Trap Inn
Hunstanton, Norfolk
Since the arrival, in 2023, of chef-patron Gareth Rayner at this gastropub just inland from the North Norfolk Coast, this dog-friendly gastropub with character bedrooms has been garnering awards for creative cooking.
The Lifeboat Inn
Thornham, Norfolk
A white-painted 16th-century beer house with views over salt marshes, this family and dog-friendly inn has an oak-beamed bar, rustic-chic bedrooms and relaxed restaurant serving seasonal dishes and daily specials.
The Packhorse Inn
Newmarket, Suffolk
'I would happily recommend it as a touring base for the Fenlands,' writes an inspector, of this Victorian village pub 'amid the stud farms and countryside east of Newmarket'.
