The Swan House

Immerse yourself in the eccentric warmth of the Swan House, bursting with oodles of charm. East Anglia at her most beautiful and varied is literally on the doorstep. After an intrepid day of exploring, come back to a good night’s sleep in a room designed to provide every comfort. Indulge in fully sprung mattresses, crisp white bedding, flat screen TV’s and free Wi-Fi. In 1587, the yearly rent was recorded as 8 shillings and 2 pence (about 40p or half a Euro). Originally the Tavern, as it was then known, consisted of what is now just the dining room. Floor-traps accessed the cellars and an almost circular oak staircase located alongside the inglenook fireplace, wound it’s way to the room above and up again to the attic. By the 18th century the Tavern had in all but name become a small coaching inn offering accommodation in Beccles, possibly absorbing the land to the east occupied by the old prison, which ceased by 1654.