The Brudenell Hotel

With its panoramic water views, the hotel's Ocean Bar restaurant brings the seaside inside. The restaurant's emphasis is on flexibility and informality, offering constantly changing menus and a wide variety of dishes using local produce. Grills, fish and seafood are a speciality, including delectable oysters from nearby Orford. During the summer, the hotel's sea-facing terrace is open to al fresco dining - perfect location to savour a crab salad or 'The Bru's' well-known homemade fishcakes.

Aldeburgh is a quiet seaside resort that has retained the charm and genteel atmosphere of a bygone age, with brightly-coloured fishing boats lining the shingle beach. It is a perfect base to explore Suffolk's 50 miles of breathtaking coastline, rich in the natural beauty, history and culture.