The Angel Inn

Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk,

‘It’s fearsomely expensive but for a treat you’re in safe hands’ at this Tudor inn, now a restaurant-with-rooms ‘in the idyllic landscape of the Stour valley’. More

Good Hotel Guide Review

‘It’s fearsomely expensive but for a treat you’re in safe hands’ at this Tudor inn, now a restaurant-with-rooms ‘in the idyllic landscape of the Stour valley’. Recommended by readers for ‘an unforgettable luxury break’, it delivered for our inspectors from the start. ‘We were welcomed with smooth but friendly courtesy, shown around, invited to pre-dinner drinks, then taken to our room.’ This was ‘a neat, compact double in restful neutrals, instantly soothing, with smart TV, high-tech air-con system, an espresso machine…’ Five rooms are in a timber-framed stables annexe. Important artworks hang in the public rooms, ‘a Florentine portrait here, an original Sutherland there’. Ruben Aguilar Bel’s ambitious cooking is impressive. ‘Everything from sourdough bread to petits four was delectable’, with special mention for ‘Iberico pork secreto; roasted pear, steamed raisin sponge, chestnut and chardonnay vinegar ice cream – gosh!’ In the morning, ‘Breakfast intrigued us, with Catalan and Benedictine options’ alongside ‘porridge, pancakes, croissants’. The service was ‘professional and perfectly attentive at every turn’. (Stephen Peters, and others)

Hotel details

Address

Polstead Street
Stoke-by-Nayland
Suffolk,
CO6 4SA
England

Telephone

01206 263245

Bedrooms

11. 5 in annexe.

Open

Thurs–Sun, Jan–mid Dec.

Facilities

restaurant, bar, private dining room, garden, outdoor seating, in-room TV (Chromecast), EV charging.

Background music

'instrumental' in restaurant.

Children

not under 13.

Dogs

only assistance dogs allowed.

Credit cards

Amex, MC, Visa.

Prices

B&B doubles from £180. À la carte £59 (three courses), £49 (two courses), short tasting menu £79 (£88 with cheese), full tasting menu £94, (£103 with cheese).