Our hotel group

The White Lion Hotel is privately-owned by Thorpeness & Aldeburgh Hotels Limited, a group of distinguished and individual Suffolk-based hotels.

In addition to The White Lion Hotel, its portfolio includes four hotels situated on the beautiful Suffolk coast and Lavenham in Suffolk:-

Each of the hotels in our group offers you a distinctively different experience, all of them in wonderful locations, with great food, lovely rooms and a warm welcome when you walk through the door.

Brudenell Hotel

The Brudenell Hotel is just a pebble's throw from the beach in Aldeburgh, a contemporary place with amazing sea views and great food where you can simply unwind.

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The Swan Hotel

The Swan Hotel is a 4* 15th Century English country hotel with beams, open log fires and four posters and suites. Based in the centre of Lavenham, the Swan is the perfect location for discovering the wonderful countryside of Suffolk.

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Thorpeness Golf, Hotel & Country Club

Warm welcomes are guaranteed at the Thorpeness Hotel and Country Club, where you can be as lazy or active as you like, with the beach, golf links course, tennis and sailing all close by.

To visit the Thorpeness website, please click here

Crown Hotel

The Crown offers unique dining and accommodation in the heart of Woodbridge. After extensive renovation in Spring 2009, this 17th century coaching inn has been transformed into one of the most stylish establishments in the region.

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Bespoke by the Crown at Woodbridge

Bespoke is the event catering arm of The Crown at Woodbridge, boutique townhouse inn and the fifth property in the Thorpeness & Aldeburgh Hotels group.

Rebecca Mackenzie, Bespoke’s founder, joined forces in 2010 with The Crown at Woodbridge and its Chef-Patron, her husband, Stephen David.

Having specialised in outside catering for over ten years, this merger brings together one of East Anglia’s most talked-about places and the expertise of this experienced catering company.

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Aldeburgh Bay Holidays - Self catering apartments

We are offering beautiful apartments in Thorpeness and Aldeburgh area.

The apartments in Thorpeness form part of the original Thorpeness Country Club. Some have wonderful sea views whilst others have sun decks overlooking the tennis courts and grounds. The houses in the heart of the village are only a short walk from the beach and many have private gardens.

In Aldeburgh choose from a house close to the centre of the town, or beach house.For a quieter rural location, Hazlewood Hall Cottages, originally part of the Wentworth family country estate a mile from Aldeburgh, are an ideal base to explore the countryside.

To visit the Aldeburgh Bay Holidays website, please click here