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London Stansted
80 km
Distance as listed by the hotel catalogue; allow for traffic and the season.About this hotel
Originally a 16th-century hunting lodge, the Belstead Brook is now a quality 88-bedroom country house hotel set within extensive gardens, just six minutes from the A12/A14. Ipswich town center, with its shops, bars, and restaurants, is only two miles away. The harbor, offering al fresco dining, yachts, and waterfront views, is a mere 10-minute drive. Ipswich train station provides regular direct trains to London, taking just over an hour. Explore the charm of rural Suffolk's villages and coast, all within a 20-minute drive. The hotel offers free Wi-Fi in public areas, free parking, and complimentary leisure facilities, including a large indoor pool in a tropical setting, a sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, and a fully equipped gymnasium. Each traditionally decorated bedroom features an en suite bathroom, a flat-screen TV, tea and coffee making facilities, an iron and ironing board, and a trouser press. The award-winning Manor Restaurant offers individually prepared menus using fresh, seasonal produce. Enjoy a full English breakfast each morning or traditional bar snacks in the bar, on the patio, or in the gardens.
- Wi-Fi
- Pool
- Spa & wellness
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Gym
- Family friendly
- Accessible
Facilities and services
Facilities 21
- Wheelchair-accessible
- Car park (extra charge)
- Key Collection
- 24-hour reception
- Check-in hour (18:00)
- Check-out hour (11:00–11:00)
- Wi-fi (extra charge)
- Room service
- Laundry service
- Bicycle hire service (extra charge)
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- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour security (extra charge)
- Hotel safe
- Cloakroom
- Lift access
- Garden
- Bicycle storage (extra charge)
- Gym
- Luggage room
- Clothes dryer
- Library
Catering 5
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Non-smoking area
- Smoking area (extra charge)
- Highchairs
Health & wellness 8
- Sauna
- Steam bath
- Hot tub
- Solarium
- Massage
- Spa treatments
- Beauty salon
- Spa centre (extra charge)
Entertainment & pools 7
- Indoor freshwater pool (1)
- Outdoor freshwater pool (1)
- Children’s swimming area (1)
- Sun loungers
- Parasols
- TV lounge
- Game room (extra charge)
Sports 1
- Fitness
Business 2
- Conference room
- Meeting room (4)
Meals 8
- Breakfast
- Breakfast buffet
- Continental breakfast
- À la carte lunch
- À la carte dinner
- Set menu dinner
- Special dietary options
- Picnic
Payment methods 3
- MasterCard
- Visa
- EuroCard
Good to know 2
- Non-smoking establishment
- Cash Free
Rooms and suites
Twin room
twin club
Twin room
twin garden view
Double room
double club
Double room
Garden Double Room with Patio
Single room
single standard
Twin room
twin standard
Junior suite
junior suite standard
Double room
Standard Double Room
Double room
double superior
Suite
suite presidential
Occupancy by room type
- Double roomup to 2 guests (max. 2 adults or max. 1 children)
- Double roomup to 4 guests (max. 4 adults or max. 3 children)
- Family roomup to 4 guests (max. 3 adults or max. 1 children)
- Junior suiteup to 5 guests (max. 5 adults or max. 3 children)
- Junior suiteup to 4 guests (max. 3 adults or max. 1 children)
- Single roomup to 1 guests (max. 1 adults)
- Suiteup to 4 guests (max. 3 adults or max. 1 children)
- Triple roomup to 5 guests (max. 3 adults or max. 4 children)
- Twin roomup to 2 guests (max. 2 adults or max. 1 children)
- Twin roomup to 4 guests (max. 4 adults or max. 3 children)
Room types and occupancy come from the Hotelbeds catalogue and have not been confirmed by the hotel, so treat them as indicative. Ask the hotel for current rooms, bed layout and the number of guests.
Location and surroundings
Belstead Road, Ipswich IP2 9HB
- Nearest Bus / Metro Stop200 m
- Beach20 km
- London Stansted80 km
- London City Airport124 km
- London Luton161 km
- London Gatwick165 km
- London Heathrow177 km
Distances are straight-line figures from the catalogue. Roads, ferries, mountain passes and winter conditions can make the real journey much longer.
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Meals and features
Meal plans
Type of stay
Key facts
- Year of most recent renovation
- 1997
- Total number of rooms
- 88
- Number of floors (main building)
- 3
- Single rooms
- 8
- Double rooms
- 42
- Suites
- 2
- Bungalows
- 12
- Accessible rooms
- 2
Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 15/09/2026.