The Bell Shortlist*
Brisley, Norfolk
Good Hotel Guide Review
Very much a local, ‘full of character and characters’, Amelia Nicholson and Marcus Seaman’s revival and expansion of a 17th-century pub on the edge of the village is well pitched. On Friday nights, cricket matches, including a ladies’ team, are held on the lovely common opposite. Inside, inglenook fireplaces warm the large oak-floored bar and beamed snug on cold days. A book-lined room looks out on to a covered patio and garden. Converted barns house chic bedrooms supplied with a decanter of local liquor and home-made biscuits. French chef Hervé Stouvenel tweaks British favourites with Caribbean flavours: seafood bouchée à la reine (scallops, crayfish, prawns in cream sauce) to start, rounded off with, maybe, banana and saffron crème brûlée.
Hotel details
Address
The Green
Brisley
Dereham
Norfolk
NR20 5DW
England
Telephone
01362 705024
Bedrooms
6. All on ground floor in converted barns, 1 suitable for disabled.
Open
all year, except for accommodation, food on 25/26 Dec.
Facilities
bar, snug, restaurant (closed Mon), garden room, free Wi-Fi, in-room TV (Freeview), 2-acre garden, croquet lawn.
Background music
none, except for live music events.
Children
all ages welcomed.
Dogs
welcomed in 2 bedrooms, bar, snug, garden.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B £78–£196. À la carte £30–£35.
Last updated:
May 28, 2020