The White Horse
You can dine in the conservatory or alfresco at the Nye family’s hotel, and gaze across tidal salt marshes to the sea that supplied what is on your plate. More
Good Hotel Guide Review
You can dine in the conservatory or alfresco at the Nye family’s hotel, and gaze across tidal salt marshes to the sea that supplied what is on your plate. The panoramic views, which take in Scolt Head Island, are even better appreciated now, after refurbishment of the conservatory, restaurant, dining area and bar, with the addition of larger paned windows. The bedrooms are also influenced by the landscape: all have a coastal palette of aquamarine, teal, lavender and sand, while eight garden rooms in an annexe have a sedum roof to blend into the surroundings. ‘Lovely rooms,’ writes a repeat visitor. ‘Nice hotel, brilliant location.’ Fran Hartshorne’s menus are naturally strong on fish and shellfish. Expect such dishes as Staithe Smokehouse haddock, pan-fried hake with mussels and curried chowder, wild mushroom risotto. Our reader sent back his skate, which he found over-seasoned, but says ‘food is generally very good’ and ‘they dealt with it well’. A breakfast of smoked salmon, kippers, roast ham, or a full English will set you up to walk the Norfolk Coast Path, which passes the foot of the garden. (Peter Anderson, and others)
Hotel details
Address
Main Road
Brancaster Staithe
Norfolk
PE31 8BY
England
Telephone
01485 210262
Bedrooms
15. 8 on ground floor in annexe, 1 suitable for disabled.
Open
all year.
Facilities
open-plan bar, lounge areas, conservatory restaurant, dining room, in-room TV (Freeview), ½-acre garden (terrace, covered sunken garden), in-room therapies, public rooms wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet.
Background music
‘subtle’ in restaurant.
Children
all ages welcomed, children's menu, high chair.
Dogs
allowed in garden rooms (£10 per night), bar.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B £120–£240. À la carte £33.
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