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The Swan, Southwold

On the market square, this 18th-century inn with onsite brewery has jazzy bedrooms in dolly-mixture colours, Adnams beers in the Tap Room, pub classics and contemporary seasonal fare in the Still Room.

The Packhorse Inn, Newmarket

‘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’.

Magazine Wood, Hunstanton

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

No. 33, Hunstanton

In the only west-facing resort on England’s east coast, Jeanne Whittome's B&B appeals to those seeking space and freedom, without cosseting, live-in hosts.

The Dial House, Norwich

Highly idiosyncratic and seriously fun, this hotel features bedrooms themed on the Georgian Grand Tour and Victorian global gallivanting.

The Assembly House, Norwich

At this Grade I listed Georgian House of Assemblies, where glamorous event spaces drip with chandeliers, you’ll find a restaurant, cookery school, and 15 spacious bedrooms, styled with pizzazz and a sense of fun, several with their own garden or lounge.

The Lifeboat Inn, Thornham

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 Northgate, Bury St Edmunds

A stroll from the Abbey Gardens, this redbrick Victorian townhouse B&B has nine spacious, soft-hued bedrooms with French-inspired furniture, some with in-room bath, while two interconnect for a family.

The Westleton Crown, Southwold

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.

Gonville Hotel, Cambridge

There is a relaxed ambience at this family-owned hotel overlooking Parker’s Piece, with smart contemporary bedrooms, relaxed dining, bicycles to borrow, jazz evenings and spa treatments.

Sopwell House Hotel, St Albans

A favourite hangout of the England football team, the former home of Lord Louis Mountbatten is ‘well-run’, with contemporary bedrooms, cosseting suites, a good choice of eating and drinking spaces, and a magnificent spa.

Number One Port Hill, Hertford

Filled with vintage glassware, ornaments and curios, Annie Rowley’s B&B in a historic market town mixes Georgian elegance with warmth of welcome, indulgent treats, and breakfast taken communally.

The Pheasant, Kelling

Amid a sprawling estate of woods and parkland, this country house hotel is a relaxed, unstuffy retreat with classically styled bedrooms and a restaurant serving estate-grown produce on a daily changing menu.

The Harper, Holt

You don’t have to blow a fortune to stay at this ‘relaxed yet refined’ hotel in some converted barns, the former home of Langham Glass, and featuring many charming nods to its heritage.

The Three Hills, Cambridge

The Hills were alive with the sound of 'obvious customer contentment' when our inspector called at Chris and Sarah Field's pub in a village known for its Roman burial tumuli (the eponymous ‘hills’).

The Crown, Wells-next-the-Sea

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 Three Blackbirds, Newmarket

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 Old Hall, Ely

Rebuilt from the ruins of a Jacobean hall, with views of Ely Cathedral, this luxury hotel and events venue has spacious, contemporary bedrooms, charcuterie sharing plates, and à la carte dining in the Orangery.

The Dabbling Duck, GREAT MASSINGHAM

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, King's Lynn

One of ‘a new breed of restaurants-with-rooms, offering a buzzy, stylish stay’, this quirky venture ‘has plenty of attitude within its Georgian exterior’, writes a Guide insider.

Hedingham Castle,

With just one guest bedroom – or Royal Chamber – at the top of a Norman castle keep, this is surely the most romantic B&B in the Guide, and a memorable wedding-night retreat.

The Victoria Inn, HOLKHAM

On the Holkham Estate, closed to unspoilt beaches, this Victorian inn is now a hotel and restaurant with individually styled bedrooms, cosy spaces to relax in, and a menu of seasonal, local and estate produce, served in the Orangery.

The Wentworth, Aldeburgh

‘Our favourite hotel in the whole wide world,’ writes a devotee of this seafront grande dame, run by the same family for 104 years.

The Pier at Harwich, Harwich

Cranes, container ships, Holland-bound ferries … The views from this quayside Victorian hotel, with its striking iron-lace balcony overlooking the Stour and Orwell estuaries, are ocean-going, stirring, never dull.

Morston Hall, Holt

Birdwatchers and bon vivants beat a path to Tracy and Galton Blackiston’s Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms in a flint farmhouse with Blakeney nature reserve on the doorstep.

Beechwood Hotel, North Walsham

Agatha Christie memorabilia, murder-mystery weekends and Art Deco touches set the tone at this creeper-clad hotel, former home of doctor friends of Christie, in a bustling market town.

The Rose & Crown, Snettisham

Roses festoon this family and dog-friendly 17th-century pub-with-rooms, in a thriving village close to the RSPB’s Snettisham Nature Reserve.

Strattons, Swaffham

There is ‘an air of a chic curiosity shop’ about this singular hotel with café/deli, centred on a Palladian-style villa, up a narrow lane, where resident cats sun themselves on the front lawn. As the Guide went to press, Stratton’s announced it was being sold.

Dedham Hall, Colchester

'An extremely relaxing weekend' is on offer at Wendy and Jim Sarton's characterful timber-frame manor house in deepest Constable country, where residential art courses are a big draw.

Talbooth House & Spa, DEDHAM

The Milsom family’s Victorian country house hotel in Dedham Vale, in the heart of Constable country, has been subtly rebranded with the addition of a spa by the pool house.

Norfolk Mead, Norwich

A superb base for exploring the surrounding Norfolk Broads, this country-house hotel in a ‘beautiful Georgian building’ has a private lake and gardens on the River Bure.

The Blakeney Hotel, Holt

Readers again lavish praise on this quayside hotel – ‘one of the best run and best maintained in Britain' – in a ‘stunning setting looking over salt marsh’.

The Neptune, Old Hunstanton

The well-equipped bedrooms are no afterthought at Jacki and Kevin Mangeolles' restaurant-with-rooms in a former coaching inn, but the big draw here is Kevin’s Michelin-starred cooking.

The Saracen’s Head, Erpingham

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 Swan Hotel & Spa, Lavenham

Occupying three 15th-century buildings in this picture-postcard wool town, the Swan blends modern comforts with original features in a wide choice of bedrooms, simple and adventurous cooking in the brasserie and lofty Gallery.

Bank House, King's Lynn

Occupying a splendid Georgian merchant’s house and one-time bank on a square by the Great Ouse, this hotel deserves to be restored to main entry status, by all accounts.

The Bildeston Crown, Bildeston

In a lovely Suffolk village, this wonky, yellow-painted, timber-frame inn is an inviting place, with log fires, appealing, characterful bedrooms, and a mix of pub classics and more adventurous dishes served in the bar, restaurant and alfresco.

Cley Windmill, Cley-next-the-Sea

'One of the quirkiest, most characterful B&Bs', this five-storey, 19th-century tower mill is set ‘in an idyllic spot’, amid reed beds on the former quayside of the River Glaven.

The Gunton Arms, Thorpe Market

‘A fun take on a gallery crossed with an old boozer, and a good-value one at that’, this former steward’s house in a 1,000-acre deer park is an ‘anything-but-traditional’ pub-with-rooms, say inspectors.

Tuddenham Mill, Newmarket

A watermill in meadowland is run as a hotel with rustic-chic and contemporary bedrooms, by chef/patron Lee Bye, whose exciting dishes can be enjoyed in the oak-beamed restaurant among the mill’s workings.

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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.

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