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WITH TRAVEL PLANS ON HOLD FOR MANY, WE EXPLORE THE BEST SHORT-HOP STAYCATIONS ON OFFER IN EAST ANGLIA
THE ANGEL HOTEL , BURY ST EDMUNDS
The Angel Hotel has certainly seen some sights in the six centuries it’s served as an inn on Angel Hill, overlooking Bury’s Abbey Gardens. From serving as King Louis Philippe’s bolthole during the French Revolution to giving a young Charles Dickens a bed for the night while he penned The Pickwick Papers , it boasts so many claims to fame it must have other hotels seething. The Georgian, ivy-clad facade cuts a grand figure, but inside is modern and playful, with clusters of bright paintings, deco velvet and a sweeping installation of a floating feathers along the spotlit ceiling. The restaurant serves crowd-pleasing dishes with a high-end spin, and the ornate copper bar is always abuzz with guests and locals on a Friday or Saturday night. If you fancy a change of scene, the town offers plenty of great gastro experiences: just down the road is 1921, which serves exquisite tasting menus, while Cannon Street’s Pea Porridge is a famously good bistro. theangel.co.uk
If you need to unwind and de-stress, there are some great spa- cations on offer at the Wyboston Lakes resort in Bedfordshire. Prices start at £180 per person for the two–night hideaway spa offer, which includes two nights’ accommodation at the luxurious Waterfront Hotel, a three-course dinner, breakfast on both nights of your stay and a buffet lunch at the one AA Rosette Waterfront Brasserie. You also get to visit the amazing Y Spa on the evening of your arrival and in the morning of your middle day, enjoying facilities including an outdoor hydrotherapy pool, saunas and steam rooms, a ‘frost wall’, mist and glacier showers, and an array of relaxation rooms – plus they even throw in a gift from Elemis or Murad. thewaterfronthotel.co.uk WYBOSTON LAKES
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