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Bed and Breakfast in East Anglia - Byfords Posh B&B

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Prize Winning B and B Lurks Behind a Most Ordinary Exterior
Byfords Posh B&B - Exterior

Byfords Posh B&B occupies what may be the oldest building in Holt - a village not far from the unspoilt North Norfolk coast. The cellar may date from the 1400s.

Courtesy of Byfords
Byford's Posh B&B, East of England's 2008 B&B Finalist in the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence competition, is one of the more unusual B&B's we've heard about.

To begin with, we dare you to find it in this picturesque, but apparently ordinary parade of village shops and cafés.

It is, in fact, all of it - a whole little street of flint storefronts and upstairs windows conceals a café, a restaurant, a takeaway deli, an outside catering company and, oh yes, a 16 room, luxury bed and breakfast inn. The owners recently completed a £350,000 refurbishment that included the addition of seven new rooms. From the look of them, Byford's self description as a "Posh B&B" appears to be right on the mark.

Essentials

  • Address: Byfords, 1-3 Shirehall Plain, Holt, Norfolk NR25 6BG
  • Telephone: +44 (0)1263 711 400
  • Email:queries@byfords.org.uk
  • Price Band: $$$
  • Dinner, Bed and Breakfast rate is available with a £22.50 per person allowance for dinner.
  • Weekend stays are subject to a two night minimum.
  • Additional Information: Byfords Posh B&B Website

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