Welcome to The Crown

The Crown - bringing 21st century inn-keeping to the heart of Woodbridge, East Suffolk's foodie gateway to Aldeburgh and Southwold.

Chef-patron Stephen David welcomes you to the new look Crown which opened in late July 2009 after a dramatic facelift. Now a cosmopolitan bolthole inside its 17th century townhouse façade with a lavish bar, 2AA Rosette winning restaurant and ten relaxing bedrooms, this boutique inn was distinctively created by Chelsea based designer, David Bentheim.

Woodbridge is, like the Crown, timely yet timeless and more urbane than urban, a heartening place to wander around. The modernities of café culture, smart boutiques and trendy wine bars sit next to the traditional genteel shops in this fine old Suffolk market town, more like a village with attitude.

An icon of the town's atmospheric blend of the fashionable and age-old, The Crown may have stood for more than 400 years on the Thoroughfare crossroads, but its latest reincarnation combines city chic, stylish interiors and modern comforts with the centuries of architecture and period charm.

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