Hotels 1 to 2 in Dereham, Norfolk

Hill House - In the heart of the charming market town of Dereham, this handsome Queen Anne property offers en suite rooms, free parking, a cellar wine bar and 2 restaurants offering tasty, great-value food. Hill House was once the home of a local Norfolk dignitary and parts of the building date back to the 1600s. Sympathetically restored and extended, Hill House was reopened as a hotel in April 2006. Today, it combines original charm and character with modern comforts and facilities. All of the rooms have plasma flat-screen TVs, telephones, tea/coffee, hairdryers and en suite bathrooms with baths or showers. The carvery restaurant offers great-value 3-course meals, with a choice of meats, four types of vegetables, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and stuffing. Guests can enjoy a drink in the comfortable lounge with its open fireplace, downstairs in the cellar wine bar with its extensive wine list or outside on the beautifully lit patio area.

Kings Head - Dating back to the 17th century, this refined independent hotel, with an extensive private garden, is ideally set just 2 minutes' walk away from the main Dereham High Street. Situated in the market town of Dereham, just 15 miles from Norwich, the Kings Head is the ideal base from which to visit the surrounding area, including the Norfolk and Suffolk coastlines. Norwich offers great shopping, entertainment and nightlife and the historic towns of Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge are both within one hours' drive. In the evenings you can relax with a choice of lagers, beers and real ales on tap in the comfortable lounge bar or, during the summer months, the walled garden.