The Marlborough Dedham

The breakfast was excellent. We had the little full English and I also had a muffin complete with large field mushroom poached egg and hollandaise sauce which was exceptional. The service was very good. We also had two evening meals. The shepherds pie was very tasty and my husband enjoyed the fish and chips. The next evening I had the chicken curry from the specials menu. I also tried a banana and rum cheesecake which was beautifully presented with honeycomb ice cream chocolate shards and actual honeycomb. It tasted as good as it looked and wasn’t overpriced. We were pleased with our room. The only negative was that the stairs up to it were steep and the doors very heavy. Fine for us but no good for anyone on the frail side. We loved the fact that the floor sloped. You knew you were staying somewhere old and with history to it. The bed was comfy and the room nicely presented. We also appreciated the homemade ginger biscuits. We have stayed in a best western this year and you didn’t even get given packaged biscuits let alone homemade. We loved the location. We were close to the high class cooperative so we bought a meal deal from there for our walk from Dedham to East Bergholt and Flatford. We loved Dedham and enjoyed seeing the constable painting in the church. The surrounding area is very beautiful. Would highly recommend for a short break. We were very lucky that we had lovely weather when we went the first week in September. Lots of people were paddle boarding or rowing on the Stour. We had a short ride in the electric boat at Flatford which was very enjoyable.

Beautiful historic property in lovely village. The room was lovely and comfortable and everything provided is nice quality. They also offer gluten and dairy free options for those who with allergies and that was really great!

A lovely, traditional pub hotel in the heart of this beautiful village. Very comfy room and very helpful, friendly staff.

Room was a lovely size, great bar, lovely staff, home made biscuits in room, wonderful cooked breakfast, comfy bed.

The Marlborough is a great place to stay, the staff are very friendly, helpful and very welcoming. Our room was spacious, very clean, had a very comfortable seating area and lovely views across to the church. Lovely big bathroom too.