Where to stay in East Anglia

Mini
Guide – Where to stay in East Anglia

Part of the Mini Guide to East Anglia, a breakdown of hotels,
inns and B&B’s

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Where to stay

The Isle of Wight has a multitude of hotels, B&Bs, self-catering apartments,
cottages and campsites that all welcome families with children of all
ages. Please note that the following is a guide only, and babyworld.co.uk
has not visited these establishments.

Hotels, inns and B&Bs

Cley
Windmill – Cley
This famous windmill (it featured in the 1949 film ‘Conspirator’ with
Elizabeth Taylor as well as in some Ruth Rendell TV mysteries) dates
from the early 18th century and enjoys fantastic views over salt marshes
and the Cley Bird Sanctuary towards the north Norfolk coast. It offers
B&B accommodation in seven rooms in the windmill itself and self-catering
accommodation in a couple of surrounding buildings. Children will love
the novelty of staying in a windmill and if you enjoy long walks by
the sea, you need only pop on your coats and take a short walk across
the salt marshes to a fantastic shingle beach nearby. Be warned, though:
the popularity of the place means it does get booked in far in advance,
particularly in peak season.

Price: Prices start at £78 per room per night for bed and breakfast

Further info: www.cleywindmill.co.uk

Earsham
Park Farm, Suffolk
This is luxury bed and breakfast accommodation, with just three rooms
that have been decorated to extremely high standards. Situated on the
Norfolk/Suffolk borders, the Victorian farmhouse is in easy reach of
the sea, the Broads, the beautiful Waveney Valley and the famous Earsham
Otter Trust. The Pig Sty suite can be made into family accommodation,
with its large bedroom and adjoining dressing room. The room offers
tea, coffee, hot chocolate and biscuits, as well as a radio, colour
TV, hairdryer, antique furniture and embroidered lined and thick fluffy
towels!
The farmhouse has become quite famous after being featured on the TV
series ‘Meet the Natives’ so advanced booking is strongly advised.

Prices: From £60 per room per night; children under 10 sharing
a room are charged £20 per night or £25 per night if aged over 10.

Further info:
www.earsham-parkfarm.co.uk

Gables
Farm Bed and Breakfast, Diss, Norfolk
Another novel attraction – why not take your children to stay in a 16th-century
moated farmhouse? Gables Farm offers three bedrooms, one of which (The
Gable End Room) can be used as a family bedroom, with two ‘Z’ beds and
a cot, as well as a spacious en-suite shower room with luxurious Egyptian
cotton towels. Bathrobes are provided, as are toiletries, hairdryers,
and a hospitality tray that includes tea, coffee, fruit tea, hot chocolate
and fresh fruit. You can either choose from a full English breakfast
or a continental one, with local products used wherever possible and
free-range eggs from their own hens!

Prices: Gable End costs £65 per night, based on two people
sharing.

Further info: www.gablesfarm.co.uk

The Ickworth and The Dower House, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Both of these hotels are owned by the famous Von Essen group and are
designed with both luxury and families in mind. You can either stay
in the comfortable Dower Apartments, which have been designed with families
in mind, or in one of the 27 luxury bedrooms in the Ickworth Hotel,
just a short bike ride away, through beautiful parkland. Food is offered
at the Ickworth and ranges from Fredericks – a restaurant offering fine
food and wine – or the Conservatory. Activities focus on the outdoors,
with horse riding and nature walks on the National Trust land a must.
Alternatively, you can take a Wildlife Tour on a 4×4 Mule to try to
see Munkjack, Roe and Fallow deer, badger, foxes and hares. The hotel
offers a sumptuous spa, swimming pool and children’s club, where your
little ones can play while you have a break.

Prices: At the Ickworth, from £330 per room per night, based
on two adults sharing and on a Dinner, Bed and Breakfast rate. Dower
apartments cost from £200 per night, based on two adults sharing. Children
sharing their parents’ room stay for free and only pay for meals.

Further info: www.ickworthhotel.co.uk

Self-catering cottages and apartments

Center Parcs – Elveden Forest
Following in the same vein as all the Center Parcs complexes, Elveden
Forest is situated – surprise surprise! – in the beautiful forest of
Elveden. Accommodation is in one of the parc’s many lodges, ranging
from the comfortable basic to more luxurious models. All mod-cons are
provided, with family comfort firmly in mind. Facilities include a Treasure
Cove in the Subtropical Swimming Paradise, an Indonesian-influenced
Aqua Sana spa, and a variety of restaurants. Sporting activities on
offer include fencing, badminton, cycling and their Ariel Adventure
course.

Prices: These vary greatly from weekday to weekend and between
seasons. Please contact Center Parcs directly for accurate pricing details.

Further info: www.centerparcs.com

Lower
Wood Farm – Filby, Norfolk
These seven self-catering cottages have evolved from old farm buildings
and come with every necessity a family might need. Set in the middle
of beautiful Norfolk countryside, near Filby Broad, they boast views
over farmland but are only a couple of miles from the Norfolk coastline.
Each property is furnished to a high standard and share an indoor heated
swimming pool, as well as a family games room, an under-fives play area,
gardens, patio areas and an outdoor play paddock with swingset and slide.

Prices:
From £248 per week

Further info: www.lowerwoodfarm.co.uk/

 

Jonas
Farm Holiday Barns, Roughton, north Norfolk
Up until five years ago, these farm buildings formed part of a working
farm but now they have been converted into self-catering holiday accommodation
in north Norfolk. Each has been named after famous Norfolk halls and
retains many of their original features such as exposed timbers, and
traditional flint and brick work. The barns are decorated throughout
with pine furniture and have under-floor heating and mod-cons such as
electric cookers, dishwashers, TVs, videos and hi-fis. High chairs and
cots are available on request, linen and bath towels are provided, and
heating and electricity are included in the hire charge. The complex
offers a children’s play area plus an indoor swimming pool with changing
facilities and showers.

Prices: From £238 per week.

Further info: www.jonasfarmholidaybarns.co.uk

Bucks
Farm Holiday Cottages, Halesworth, Suffolk
This 60-acre working farm overlooks Suffolk’s Blyth Valley and offers
four tastefully modernised self-catering holiday cottages only ten miles
from beautiful coastline. The cottages have been created from renovated
brick-built barns and are decorated in a country style with pine furniture
and wood-burning stoves. Each contains a fridge, cooker, microwave,
TV, video, hi-fi and dishwasher. Communal facilities include a heated
indoor swimming pool, table tennis, a snooker table, children’s toys,
and videos and the games room. Since Bucks Farm is a working farm, with
sheep, chickens, ducks and goats, children are welcome to help at feeding
times and to collect the freshly laid chicken eggs!

Prices: From £225 for three nights

Further info: www.bucksfarm-holidays.co.uk

Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm
Kids love animals so why not stay on a rare breeds farm, where they
will be entertained each and every day? Baylham Farm is situated in
beautiful countryside near the coast and the self-catering accommodation
is contained within the owner’s own farmhouse, sleeping up to four adults
in two bedrooms and a cot. Towels,
linen, heating and electricity are all included in the cost and a microwave,
electric cooker, fridge, washing machine and dryer, colour TV and video
will make your stay more comfortable. The farm animals include a Labrador,
cats and white doves as well as the rare breeds of cattle, sheep, pigs,
goats and chickens. Children (and parents!) can join in with feeding,
lambing, calving, foot trimming, shearing, etc, so it is unlikely that
you will be bored!

Prices: From £305 per week.

Further info: www.baylham-house-farm.co.uk

Caravans and campsites

Hoseasons
Broadland Holiday Village, Oulton Broad
This holiday village consists of brick bungalows and modern, two- or
three-bedroom caravans in a quiet and beautiful setting on the banks
of Oulton Broad. Facilities include an indoor heated swimming pool (with
children’s pool), a private marina, children’s game room, fishing, boat
hire, laundrette, a hair and beauty salon, clubhouse and bar. Each bungalow
and caravan has a TV and DVD, a microwave and bed linen and duvets.
Higher models offer an outdoor hot tub, and bungalows have a bath and
overhead shower, while caravans offer showers. Cots and highchairs can
be provided for £10 each per week.

Prices: From £180 for 1 week

Further info: www.hoseasons.co.uk

Deepdale Farm, Norfolk
If you’re looking for a beautiful and eco-friendly campsite, look no
further than Deepdale Farm. This is a quiet and family-friendly site
near the north Norfolk coast, in an area of outstanding natural beauty,
perfect for walking, cycling, water sports and twitching! The site is
open all year for tents (no larger than 6-7 metres) and for small campervans.
Caravans are not permitted and the campsite cannot offer electrical
hook-ups or allow generators. One novelty about the campsite is that
it offers guests the chance to stay in a North American tipi, which
children will adore! The tipis offer faux-fur-covered mattresses, a
chimenea for heating purposes (including fuel for the fire), foldaway
chairs, a BBQ and a wind-up lantern for the dark. Facilities include
a visitor information centre, laundry, a cafe, a shop and a petrol station,
a Fat Face clothing store, disabled facilities, farm walks (either self-guided
or with a guide for a small fee), and modern washing and washing-up
facilities that are heated by solar power (and backed up by a boiler,
just in case!).

Prices: Camping and campervan from £4.50 per adult and £2.50
per child per night, rising to £8 and £4 in high season. Tipis cost
from £75-£90 for a 3-6 person tipi for a minimum of two nights.

Further info: www.deepdalefarm.co.uk

Cliff
House Park, Suffolk
This family-run holiday park is situated on the Suffolk Heritage Coast,
between Aldeburgh and Southwold. It has direct access to a lovely unspoilt
private beach for swimming and fishing and offers pitches for touring
caravans and tents, as well as static caravan holiday homes for hire.
From the park, you can follow various cycle tracks or go on coastal walks
to Walberswick, Southwold and Dunwich. Facilities include a comprehensive
toilet block, an all-weather crazy golf course and a games room with a
pay pool table, table footie and table tennis. The park offers a lounge
bar area that serves drinks and snacks at lunchtimes and in the evenings.
The fully equipped caravans are pet-friendly and sleep up to six people
and guests can choose from the luxury Sheraton model – which overlooks
the sea – or the Millstream, both of which are centrally heated and double-glazed.

Prices: Static caravans cost from £270 per week; a pitch costs
from £15, to include 1 caravan or tent and car, 2 adults and free electric.
Additional adults cost from £4 per day – children from £2.

Further info: www.cliffhousepark.co.uk

 

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