Rectory Manor

Around 4 miles from Sudbury, Rectory Manor offers provides elegant rooms with beautiful garden views. With a swimming pool and tennis court, it also offers free parking and Wi-Fi. Rectory Manor is around 15 miles from Bury St Edmunds, and 20 miles from Ipswich, where attractions include Christchurch Mansion, New Wolsey Theatre and the Ipswich Transport Museum. Each room has a flat-screen TV, hairdryer and tea and coffee facilities. All have en suite bathrooms, with either a bath, shower or both. Cooked and continental breakfast is served in the dining room, which looks out over the garden. There is an honesty bar in the drawing room. Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury, the artist’s former home, is around 10 minutes’ drive away. Each room has a flat-screen TV, hairdryer and tea and coffee facilities. All have en suite bathrooms, with either a bath, shower or both. Cooked and continental breakfast is served in the dining room, which looks out over the garden. There is an honesty bar in the drawing room. Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury, the artist’s former home, is around 10 minutes’ drive away. 

• Rating: 8.8
• Stars: 5