The Pheasant Gestingthorpe, Essex, CO9 3AU

  • 7 bedrooms

Award-Winning Country Pub

The Pheasant is a gastro pub with bedrooms situated in the pretty village of Gestingthorpe, between the towns of Halstead in Essex, and Sudbury in Suffolk. Surrounded by idyllic countryside and footpaths, choose from seven double and king en-suite bedrooms.

Telegraph Travel wrote“This award-winning gastro pub with rooms has pretty much everything you could want from a country hotel – comfy rooms, good, locally sourced, seasonal food and a cosy place to eat it, and a very warm welcome.”

 

Facilties & Amenities

  • Beer Garden
  • Breakfast
  • Craft Beer
  • Family Friendly
  • Gastro Pub
  • Log Fires
  • Parking
  • Self-Catering Cottage
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • WiFi

Bedrooms

The Pheasant has seven comfortable king double and double en-suite bedrooms. Each room comes with fluffy towels, local toiletries, a TV, tea & coffee making facilities, fresh milk, a hairdryer, and WiFi access. Extra beds can be booked for children on request directly with the pub and there is also a room with disability access.

Food & Drink

The Pheasant Gestingthorpe serves locally sourced, seasonal pub food. Expect favourites such as beer battered fish & chips and homemade steak & ale pie. There are also refined dishes, seasonal specials, a cheeseboard, and delicious homemade desserts. Step through the front door and you will be met by a welcoming bar, warming wood-burning stoves, mismatched furniture, beamed ceilings, wooden floors, and lots of cosy seating. The bar is well-stocked with a brilliant selection of real ales, a carefully curated wine list, artisan spirits, mixers, and non-alcoholic drinks.

Nearby

Gestingthorpe sits on a small affluent of the River Stour, three miles from Castle Hedingham. Long Melford, Lavenham, Clare, and Constable Country are within proximity. The local countryside is a haven for walkers and nature enthusiasts, and the designer shopping village at Braintree Village is a few miles south. The nearest railway station is in Sudbury, a ten-minute drive away. Stansted Airport is about a 40-minute drive from the pub.