Difficult to beat in terms of location. You will find this charming 17th Century hotel at the heart of Stow between Sheep Street and Black Walls. Each of the 20 guest rooms boasts its own character and unique period style. Tudor and Jacobean furnishing and motifs abound and they manage to fit in smoothly with the contemporary fabrics and ameneties. Guests looking for a touch of historical romance will love the old oak beams and the magic of the stone-washed walls. The bathrooms are modern and there are both half tester and four poster bedrooms for those celebrating an anniversary or just off on a romantic getaway.

You can either soak up history at the Unicorn in the pretty sitting room with afternoon tea by the inglenook fireplace.

Step over the flagstone hearth into the friendly atmosphere of the bar with its roaring log fire and wooden settles which is as popular with the locals as it has always been - R4U

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