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Interrupting the low-lying countryside, Suffolk's lovely villages are full of warmth and character with huge churches, mellow halls and large greens, bordered by half-timbered houses and thatched cottages. Two of our hotels are in two of the prettiest: the aptly named Long Melford and Lavenham, a picture-perfect blend of medieval and Tudor architecture. Others punctuate Suffolk's unspoilt coastline in the charming seaside towns of Southwold and Orford, near Aldeburgh where Benjamin Britten's classical music festival is staged. Further south, on the border with Essex, is the Vale of Dedham, Constable country, which epitomises the ideal English landscape. As in Norfolk, there has been a recent flowering of hotels in these two counties; many breathing new life into old buildings. The order by which the hotels are listed bears no reflection on our preference.
Written by Fiona Duncan
