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Final Prize Options

Option 2 – Midlands & East Anglia

Enjoy a 2-night stay at The Bildeston Crown (www.Thebildestoncrown.com) in Bildeston, Suffolk (near Hadleigh). The Bildeston Crown is in a beautiful part of the Eastern England countryside. Home to many original timber-framed English buildings, it is the ideal place to stay to, not only enjoy the tranquility and country fresh air, but also as a base to explore the rest of the region.

Saturday: after breakfast drive to Wyken Vineyards www.wykenvineyards.co.uk , just north of Bury St Edmunds.  Here you will be treated to a sensory feast – a delightful 4-acre garden including herb garden, knot garden, rose garden featuring old roses, kitchen garden, wildflower meadows, nuttery, maze and the Millenium Giant Stride. The farmers Market happens here every Saturday morning too so pickup a few tempting items.  Tour the Vineyard after taking lunch at their award winning restaurant, the Leaping Hare.  Oh, and don’t miss out on their shop that adjoins the restaurant for some designer and handcrafted items you’d be hard-pushed to find anywhere else.
Return to the Bildeston Crown for a splendid 8-course Tasting Menu dinner in the evening.  With its charming atmosphere and exclusive furnishings, The Bildeston Crown restaurant really is the epitome of the perfect English restaurant. Classic paintings fill the walls beneath the original centuries old beams and architecture. Each table laid out to perfection with beautifully modern tableware. The contrast of the fine classic and subtle modern surrounding really bring together the restaurant as one of The Bildeston Crown’s unique characteristics.
The lounge adjoining the restaurant is an excellent place to relax with pre-dinner drinks or to take your coffee afterwards.
Sunday: after another delicious breakfast head out into the Suffolk country side to explore.  Perhaps Framlingham Castle, or the Wildlife Art Gallery, or perhaps amble through Long Melford, renowned for its antique shops and galleries