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Bank House
King's Lynn, Norfolk
A Georgian merchant's house and former bank on a square beside the mouth of the Great Ouse is today a stylish hotel, brasserie and popular local hang-out.
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On a square beside the Great Ouse in the ancient port town, this fine Georgian Grade II* listed former merchant’s house, once home to what would become Barclays, was debanked in 1869 and is today a buzzy hotel and brasserie. Owners Jeannette and Anthony Goodrich (see Rose and Crown, Snettisham) run a ‘happy ship’, with ‘friendly, intelligent’ staff. Bedrooms range from ‘cosy’ doubles to ‘deluxe’ with super-king-size bed. They are a pleasing mix of period and contemporary styling, with Designers Guild fabrics a tea/coffee machine, fresh milk, Noble Isle toiletries. You can eat in one of three dining rooms or on the terrace, from a regularly changing menu – fish and chips, burgers, maybe heritage courgette, lemon, garlic, Tuscan bean stew, or pappardelle with beef ragù. ‘We had a cosy but comfortable bedroom with superb river views,’ reads one account. ‘The food was delicious and the menu imaginative,’ another reader wrote. After breakfasting on a kipper, full English or veggie, birdwatchers and walkers can board the ferry and follow the Peter Scott way around the Wash. (A and HB, S B-S, and others)
Hotel Details
Address
King's Staithe Square, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1RD, England
Telephone
Bedroom
12.
Openings
all year, but no bar or food on 25 Dec.
Background Music
from mid-morning in public areas (but turned off in any room on request).
Children
all ages welcomed, cots £10, extra bed for under 12s £20. Children's menu and child portions.
Dogs
allowed in 2 bedrooms (£10, bowls, treats), Counting House, bar, terrace.
Prices
B&B doubles from £145, singles from £105. À la carte £38.
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Facilities
bar, 3 dining rooms, meeting/private dining/events room, in-room smart TV, riverside terrace, courtyard, all public rooms but not bedrooms wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet.
Location
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