Tuesday, September 1, 2026

The Best Hotels Near The Swan Southwold, by the Record

  1. 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.


  2. 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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