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Seckford Hall
Woodbridge, Suffolk
A magnificent Elizabethan pile in landscaped grounds is today a dog-friendly luxury spa hotel and wedding venue, offering a wide choice of rooms, from historic to contemporary, as well as casual and fine-dining options.
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This formidable Elizabethan brick pile lies down a topiary-lined drive which leads through landscaped grounds. Built for Thomas Seckford, Elizabeth I’s lawyer, it is today a luxury spa hotel in the care of the Heritage Rocks Group. A wide choice of accommodation includes atmospheric main-house rooms with oak beams and antique four-poster; dog-friendly, smart contemporary Courtyard rooms; and the Lodge suite, sleeping four, with private garden. You can eat with dog in tow, in bar, lounge and alfresco, while in 1530 restaurant, menus include dishes such as halibut with mussels, caviar cream and feuille de bric, or perhaps Dedham Vale rib-eye steak. Rumours of ghosts and secret passageway add to the thrill.
Hotel Details
Address
Seckford Hall Road, Great Bealings, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 6NU, England
Telephone
01394 385 678
Bedroom
40. 13 in annexe blocks a short walk through the grounds, 2 rooms suitable for wheelchair user.
Openings
all year.
Background Music
in public areas.
Children
all ages welcomed. Family rooms, cots £15, extra bed £25, children's menu.
Dogs
allowed in deluxe and junior suites in courtyard rooms (£20 per stay, bed, bowls, treats, lounge, lounge bar, garden room and on terrace.
Prices
B&B doubles from £186. À la carte £56, 7-course tasting menu £80.
Facilities
lounge areas, restaurant, dining terrace, bar, event, meetings and conference facilities, 34-acre landscaped ground (formal gardens, lawns, woodland), spa (indoor heated pool, spa garden, hot tubs).
