Best luxury and boutique hotels, B&Bs in Suffolk

‘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 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.

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.

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.

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’.

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.

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.

Retreat East, Ipswich

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.

The Suffolk, Aldeburgh

Moments from the beach, with ‘sea views to the rear’, a 19th-century commercial hotel lives anew as a restaurant, with rooms above.

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Ickworth and Helmingham have beautiful gardens – or if you fancy a flutter then Newmarket is home to two race courses and 5,000 race horses.

Former coaching houses and converted mills are included in Good Hotel Guide’s 18 luxury and boutique hotels in Suffolk, all offering excellent accommodation. During your stay, wander around quaint Southwold and its pier and visit the seaside town of Aldeburgh, which prides itself on having the best fish and chip shop in the country. Aldeburgh also hosts a classical musical festival, founded by the composed Benjamin Britten, which sees innovative performances – even on the beach.

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