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Huntingdon

Wine and design are the defining features at this Georgian inn on the edge of the town centre with views across a park to the Great Ouse.

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The Dial House - Free Bottle of Wine Special Offer

Norwich

You might fancy you are in a Parisian garret, in the mysterious east, on safari, or (mama mia) in a Venetian palazzo, when you book into Hannah Springham and Andrew Jones’s hotel, with rooms themed on the Georgian Grand Tour and Victorian globe trotting.

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Congham Hall - Gin Experience Special Offer

King's Lynn

A garden of more than 400 herb varieties gives plant fanciers and pollinators a buzz at Nicholas Dickinson’s Georgian country house hotel. Interiors are a well-judged blend of traditional and modish style.

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The White Horse - 'Complimentary Fizz' Special Offer

Brancaster Staithe

Amid a luminous, big-sky landscape of tidal salt marshes, with views to the sea and Scolt Head Island, the Nye family’s hotel enjoys a ‘brilliant location on the coast’.

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The Blakeney Hotel, Holt

With its quayside position overlooking the boats of north Norfolk’s salt marsh estuary towards Blakeney Point, this large, family-friendly hotel, established in 1922, has a loyal following.

Dedham Hall, Colchester

Where better for a hotel with its own art studio than a village at the heart of Constable country? But you don't have to sign up to a residential painting course to enjoy Wendy and Jim Sarton’s inviting half-timbered manor house.

Talbooth House & Spa (formerly Maison Talbooth), DEDHAM

‘It felt like staying with friends, albeit very hip ones,’ says a Guide insider, of the Milsom family’s hotel outside Colchester, in a ‘wonderful setting’ where windows frame views of Constable’s Dedham Vale.

The Pier at Harwich, Harwich

With its belvedere and striking iron-lace balcony, this hotel is a distinctive presence on the quay of a port town on the Stour and Orwell estuaries.

The Great House, LAVENHAM

In a medieval wool town of wonky timber-frame houses this French-style ‘restaurant and bedrooms’ hides its 14th-century origins behind a Georgian facade.

Morston Hall, Holt

Thirty years after they first welcomed guests to their knapped-flint former farmhouse on the edge of the marshes, Tracy and Galton Blackiston preside over a thriving hotel with Michelin-starred kitchen.

Strattons, Swaffham

Tucked away behind a shopping street in a market town lies Vanessa and Les Scott’s dog-friendly, child-friendly hotel, occupying a Palladian villa in gardens.

Cley Windmill, Cley-next-the-Sea

A Norfolk icon, this19th-century windmill, rising from reed beds by the River Glaven, has wonderfully characterful guest rooms in the tower and converted outbuildings.

The Wentworth, Aldeburgh

When the Aldeburgh Festival launched in 1948, Michael Pritt’s family had already run The Wentworth for 28 years, and it is this continuity and timelessness of their 'very well-managed' seafront institution that so appeals to many of our readers.

Beechwood Hotel, North Walsham

Come for a whodunnit night at Emma and Hugh Asher’s ivy-smothered hotel, ‘well placed for touring North Norfolk’, and murder by chocolate could be on the menu.

The Crown, Wells-next-the-Sea

‘A former coaching inn overlooking a tree-lined oval green’ is today ‘a welcoming, warm, laid-back pub and hotel’.

The Rose & Crown, Snettisham

There is a warm-hearted sense of fun about Jeannette and Anthony Goodrich’s ‘very welcoming’ child-friendly, dog-friendly, rose-covered 14th-century pub.

The Sun Inn, Colchester

An ancient, rambling coaching inn in a village of wonky painted houses, The Sun glows with praise for its 'genuine welcome', 'quick and affable service' and 'convivial' atmosphere.

The Gunton Arms, Thorpe Market

Oozing bonhomie and good cheer, this country pub with its robust food, flamboyant art and country house-style bedrooms is a memorable place to stay.

Duke House, Cambridge

You can stroll from this elegant B&B on the edge of Christ’s Pieces park to Cambridge's historic colleges, just as the current Duke of Gloucester did when this Victorian house was his home.

The Dabbling Duck, GREAT MASSINGHAM

Overlooking the green in a village known for its numerous duck ponds, the old Rose and Crown was facing conversion into housing in 2006 when two local farmers stepped up.

No. 33, Hunstanton

On a quiet street in the Victorian bathing resort of ‘sunny Hunny’, with west-facing views across the Wash, Jeanne Whittome’s smart but relaxed B&B is an ideal base from which to explore North Norfolk.

The Three Hills, Cambridge

In a village on the River Granta renowned for its Roman tumuli (hence ‘hills’), Chris and Sarah Field’s dog-friendly pub in a sensitively updated 17th-century building is promoted from the Shortlist this year following a thumbs up from our inspector.

The Harper, Holt

Just inland from Blakeney, ‘the brick and flint barns where once the Langham Glass furnace raged have been transformed into a smoking-hot hotel’, writes a Guide insider.

The Three Blackbirds, Newmarket

A 17th-century thatched pub on a residential village street has risen Phoenix-like from the ashes after a fire in 2018. ‘It has been beautifully spruced up,’ writes a Guide insider.

Sopwell House Hotel, St Albans

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

The Saracen’s Head, Erpingham

‘The most welcoming staff make this a pleasant stop.’ Tim and Janie Elwes’s ‘enjoyable’ inn stands in ‘a beautifully rural setting’ not far from the north Norfolk coast.

The Pheasant, Kelling

Part of a sprawling estate of woods and parkland, this country house hotel is a tranquil retreat.

Bank House, King's Lynn

Well placed for visiting the market town, this ‘distinguished’ Georgian bank-turned-town hotel is in a ‘fine waterfront setting’ within strolling distance, along cobbled streets, of historical buildings and handsome squares.

Magazine Wood, Hunstanton

In a secluded swath of green countryside, Pip and Jonathan Barber’s chic B&B looks over the village towards the Norfolk coast.

The Brisley Bell, Dereham

A buzzy local landmark, this 17th-century inn facing the village common is just the place for lively quiz nights and Friday-evening cricket matches; for more peaceful diversion, there’s also afternoon tea and board games by the original inglenook fireplaces.

The Old Hall, Ely

Take in ‘an incomparable view’ of Ely Cathedral from this family-run B&B on the Morbey family’s historic estate of lakes, arable farmland and green countryside, a few minutes’ drive from the city.

The Hog Hotel, Lowestoft

‘Excellent meals, comfortable accommodation and responsive owners’ make this family-owned hotel, in an old maritime village on the Suffolk coast, a welcome addition to the area.

The Bildeston Crown, Bildeston

Olde-worlde charm is leavened by touches of playful humour at this former 15th-century coaching inn, in a quintessential Suffolk village of half-timbered and pink-washed houses.

The Crown and Castle, Woodbridge

In a pretty village on Suffolk’s heritage coast, a Victorian inn with Gothic flourishes is today a well-regarded restaurant-with-rooms.

The Neptune, Old Hunstanton

Everything is shipshape at Jacki and Kevin Mangeolles’ Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms, occupying a former coaching inn in a quiet village bordering the busier resort of ‘Hun’ston’.

University Arms, Cambridge

Designer Martin Brudnizki had such palpable fun in creating interiors for this large ‘but still intimate’ hotel, transformed by architect John Simpson with a portico modelled on that of the Ritz in Paris.

Tuddenham Mill, Newmarket

Surrounded by water meadows, this 18th-century watermill offers unexpectedly modern bedrooms and a metropolitan-smart restaurant in a soothing location.

The Assembly House, Norwich

A Georgian House of Assemblies, built over medieval footings, where Paganini played the violin and the Noverre family taught Norwich to polka, remains today a place for song and dance – an events venue with hotel, restaurant and cookery school.

The Swan, Southwold

A stroll from the pier, this Southwold stalwart has stood on the market square for centuries.

Gonville Hotel, Cambridge

An easy walk to colleges, shops and cafés, this large, family-owned hotel overlooking Parker’s Piece has a ‘friendly, personable feel’.

The Ship at Dunwich, Dunwich

Once a smugglers’ haunt, this ‘friendly’ 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

Look out toward the sea and the salt marshes from this 16th-century beer house, which takes in the changing landscape from its ‘spectacular’ location facing the north Norfolk coast.

The Victoria Inn, HOLKHAM

In beach flint and brick, this genteelly refurbished 18th-century inn on the Earl of Leicester’s Holkham estate is ‘perfect for exploring the north Norfolk coast’.

Byfords, Holt

A lively spot, this higgledy-piggledy place, said to be Holt’s oldest building, stands at the heart of the ‘bustling’ market town.

Where to stay in East Anglia

East Anglia encompasses all the hospitality of hoteliers from Norfolk to Cambridge, including pubs with rooms and beautiful spots to go fishing, spectacular locations for walks and places to visit with families or on a romantic holiday.

Whether it’s traversing the unique countryside in the form of the Norfolk Broads, the Brecks and Thetford Forest, or discovering the sandy beaches in Essex and Suffolk, creeks and salt marshes, East Anglia has it all.

East Anglia’s cities offer much to enjoy as well. Cambridge in particular has a reputation that precedes it. The historic city of education has bustling markets and boutiques as well as impressive architecture, museums and dramatic skylines to explore - all the better from its plentiful riverside locations which make idyllic spots from which to watch the world go by.

The area’s hotels are as diverse as its opportunities, with the likes of Congham Hall in Kings Lynn and its spectacular herb garden placing it chief amongst the country’s hotels for gastronomic delights, while The Old Bridge in Huntingdon is an ivy-smothered Georgian town house that oozes charm. The Rose & Crown in Snettisham is a delightful 14th century inn which always has a host of special offers to take advantage of, and the likes of The Old Rectory are elegant examples of hotels with spectacular history and design.

Best luxury and boutique hotels in East Anglia

Featured hotels with Special Offers

Best luxury and boutique hotels in East Anglia

The Old Bridge - 2 nights for the price of 1 100% Flexible Special Offer

Huntingdon

The Dial House - Free Bottle of Wine Special Offer

Norwich

Congham Hall - Gin Experience Special Offer

King's Lynn

The White Horse - 'Complimentary Fizz' Special Offer

Brancaster Staithe

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