Duke House
East Coast
Halesworth

Southwold, Walberswick and Dunwich beaches, all within sixteen minutes of a Georgian inn for six.

Duke House is a restored Georgian coaching inn in Upper Holton, a quiet hamlet in north Suffolk, and one of the easiest bases for this stretch of coast. Southwold, with its pier, beach huts and harbour, is fifteen minutes away by car. Walberswick, for crabbing off the bridge and a long sandy beach, and Dunwich, with its shingle shore and the ruins of a lost medieval town, are both sixteen minutes away. A little further down the coast are RSPB Minsmere, at twenty-five minutes, and Aldeburgh, at under half an hour.

For walking, the Blythburgh and Walberswick circular starts seven minutes from the door, following the Blyth estuary out to the sea. The Southwold marsh circular is twelve minutes away. Walberswick, Dunwich and the Denes at Southwold welcome dogs all year; Southwold’s main pier beach is closed to dogs from April to September.

After a day on the coast, the house is quiet. It sleeps six in three bedrooms: a main bedroom with a super-king bed, en-suite, small study and private balcony; a second that can be made up as a super-king or twins; and a snug third double, with a family bathroom and a large bath. Downstairs there is an AGA kitchen with a long dining table, a sitting room with a wood burner, and a glass garden room looking over the flower garden.

The garden by the house is private to guests, with two and a half acres of grounds beyond. Up to two dogs are welcome at no extra charge, with a boot room for sandy paws. There is off-street parking and a 7kW EV charger, and Halesworth station is five minutes away. The Little Duke, a retreat for two in the inn’s original stables, sits next door, so the two can be booked together for eight.

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