About this property
Historic Setting: The Greyhound - Historic former Inn in Glemsford offers a 4-star bed and breakfast experience within a historic building. Guests enjoy a beautiful garden and free WiFi throughout the property. Comfortable Accommodations: Rooms feature private bathrooms with walk-in showers, bathrobes, and garden views. Additional amenities include tea and coffee makers, hairdryers, and free toiletries. Delicious Breakfast: A variety of breakfast options are available, including continental, buffet, à la carte, full English/Irish, vegetarian, and vegan. Fresh pastries, warm dishes, juice, cheese, and fruits are served daily. Local Attractions: Nearby attractions include Hedingham Castle (11 mi), Ickworth House (13 mi), and Clare Castle (5 mi). London Stansted Airport is 27 mi away. Highly rated for its friendly host, excellent breakfast, and beautiful garden.
Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.6 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular amenities
- Free parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Free Wifi
- Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms
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Judith
United Kingdom“Loved the old building and ghe warm welcome from the owners.It snowed while we were there and they very kindly swept the snow off my car when I was due to leave. Breakfast was delicious and they'd thought of everything.”
Gemma
Australia“Hosts Doug and Kay were wonderful, very welcoming and friendly. Loved the history of the property. Bed extremely comfortable. Breakfast was amazing.”
Karen
United Kingdom“The wonderful welcome, very large parking space.
The deluxe suite was so large and airy and completely well equipped from the dining area and private fridge to the extra throws for the sofas and fan for if it was hot
The bathroom was lovely and...”
Patricia
United Kingdom“Really friendly people, lovely spacious comfy room with oodles of character. We had a fantastic cooked breakfast and then the icing on the cake was meeting their gorgeous spaniel, Tess!”
M
Netherlands“A wonderful, romantic 2 room appartment, with view over the lush garden. Great welcome by the staff. Superbe breakfast.”
Peter
United Kingdom“The historic character and quirkiness of the property. It had a lovely garden and a fantastic room.”
Peter
United States“Lovely old house; great location; helpful and attentive hosts. The breakfast was good--with lots of moving parts--cereal and fruit; yogurts; breads; and the full English fry-up. The big hit here is the house, which is a beautiful half-timbered....”
Stuart
United Kingdom“The history of the building the lovely welcome from the owners and breakfast was excellent freshly made with a wide choice and I loved my on suit very modern.”
Lisa
United Kingdom“The owners and B&B was amazingly beautiful
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Ann
United Kingdom“The Greyhound is a beautiful old building with character and is in a good location for visiting local places of interest. The surrounding gardens are lovely and peaceful and well maintained. We stayed in the deluxe suite which was very comfortable...”
Host Info
10
Host Review Score
The Greyhound is an historically important mainly thatched building, heritage Listed, with parts dating back to AD 1420. It was an Inn for hundreds of years and said to take its name from the King's (and Queen's) Messengers, known as Greyhounds, who stayed here whilst en route carrying their important missives! The property has three inglenook fireplaces dating from the 16th century and ancient beams galore! Nigel Balchin, one of the most well-known writers of the 1960's lived here as did members of the Rose family (Roses' Lime Water). Guests will breakfast in the oldest part of the house. Whilst retaining its ancient features the Greyhound has all modern features such as central heating, deluxe bathrooms etc. The 1 acre of gardens are wonderfully peaceful and attractive.
Kay and Doug ran a very successful hotel in Scotland for 13 years (Invernairne, Nairn) before returning to England in 2016. We instantly fell in love with the ancient Greyhound Cottage and the village on a first visit. Glemsford is built on a hill and has lovely views especially from the church. We love to walk from the front door into the field at the back of the property down to lovely Cavendish, it really is a beautiful walk. We love to visit nearby National Trust properties and Kentwell which frequently has historic re-enactments (some weekends in summer up to 250 Tudors!). At the bottom of our hill the River Glem runs into the River Stour, made famous by the painter Constable. Nearby Long Melford and Cavendish have famous Wool churches. It is a wonderful area that we continue to explore and discover.
Unusually for the region, south-west Suffolk is not flat but has beautiful gentle hills and stunning vistas. In our village are several pubs including the ancient and beautiful Angel Inn, and many historic thatched Tudor buildings. George Cavendish, gentleman-usher to King Henry VIII's Cardinal Wolsey retired to our village and wrote his biography of Wolsey in 1530 here. We have a village shop and post office. Within 3 miles there are two fabulous Stately Homes to visit (Kentwell Hall and Melford Hall), and many lovely villages. Just 6 miles away is Lavenham. Also nearby Sudbury town has the artist Gainsborough's home which is open as a museum with many of his paintings. Sudbury also sits on the lovely River Stour. From us it is a short drive to Cambridge, Ely Cathedral and many places of interest.
Languages spoken: English,Italian
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Amenities of The Greyhound - Historic former Inn
Great facilities! Review score, 10
Most popular amenities
- Free parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Free Wifi
- Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms
House rules
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Check-in
From 3:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Check-out
From 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM
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Children & Beds
Child policies
Children not allowed.
Crib and extra bed policies
Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.
No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
