The Best Hotels Near Crown and Castle, by the Record
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A small hotel built on the walls of a Norman castle, which is a fairly grand foundation for 21 individually decorated rooms, several with private terraces and estuary or garden views. The restaurant runs seasonal British menus, afternoon tea, and a Sunday lunch timed well for walkers returning from the hotel's own mapped routes through the Suffolk countryside. A Garden Suite opens directly onto the grounds.
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The Swan is the Adnams brewery's foray into hotels, which means the Tap Room bar is both inevitable and excellent. It occupies a Georgian pile on the market square in Southwold, renovated inside with antique furniture painted in colors no antique dealer would recognize. The Still Room serves modern British cooking on the quieter side. The Michelin Guide has given it one Key.
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An old mill house on twelve acres of Suffolk countryside, converted into a boutique hotel where the original timber frames do most of the heavy lifting, decor-wise. Rooms in the historic structure get freestanding tubs under ancient beams; the newer outbuildings run toward clean Italian furnishings in a more quietly contemporary mood. The restaurant, serving modern British cooking from local produce, is what most guests are really here for.