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Retreat East
Ipswich, Suffolk
Deep in Suffolk fruit-farming country, this retreat hotel centres on the Great Barn, with rooms in barns and shepherds' huts, where eco-chic combines with modern comforts.
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Eco-chic combines with modern comforts at this series of rooms in barns and shepherds' huts with a central Great Barn restaurant, deep in Suffolk fruit-farming country. Each is different. Some have a kitchen, an in-room roll-top bath or an outdoor tub. The oldest, the two-bedroom Cow House, has a kitchen, dining area, stand-alone bath and a double shower with underfloor heated pebbles. There is a spa and gym, while the organic kitchen garden supplies ingredients for dishes such as Cubanelle peppers, white beans, cavolo nero, patty pan squash; onglet of beef, bitter leaves, beef-fat carrots, Café de Paris butter. Afternoon tea and cocktails can also be enjoyed. It is a popular wedding venue.
Hotel Details
Address
Brick Kiln Farm Sandy Lane, Hemingstone, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 9QE, England
Telephone
01449760480
Bedroom
30, in barns and shepherds' huts, 6 with outdoor bath tub. Several barn rooms on ground floor with wheelchair access.
Openings
all year.
Background Music
'chilled' in bar and restaurant, live guitar and vocal at dinner Fri & Sat.
Children
all ages welcome in selected child-friendly barns. Travel cot £20. Children's menu.
Dogs
max 2 in selected barns, 1 in shepherds' huts (no charge, treats, wash-down facilities), on lead in communal areas.
Credit Cards
Amex, MC, Visa. No cash accepted.
Prices
B&B doubles from £185. À la carte £65. 2-night min stay for all bookings.
Facilities
restaurant, snug, spa, gym, farm shop, smart TV in barn rooms, civil wedding licence, EV charging, hire bikes, 35-acre grounds (yoga meadow).