With exhilarating race days on throughout the year, a huge range of museums, galleries, racing yards and historical tours, there is plenty to keep you, your friends and family occupied for a long weekend away, which makes an overnight stay in Newmarket completely worth it!
We have put together our list of the most luxurious, historic and interesting locations to have your overnight stay in Newmarket.
This luxury hotel is the only 4 Red Star hotel in Newmarket. Creating a home away from home atmosphere for all their guests. It combines the traditional old elegance of a country house with contemporary and lush interiors and facilities. Set amongst three acres of secluded, perfectly pruned gardens, adjacent to some of the most famous paddocks and training stables in the world, this really is a fantastic spot to sit back and relax in.
With a fabulous spa within the hotel, you could even book one of their spa day experiences to make your overnight stay in Newmarket that little bit more luxurious.
To find out more, visit: https://bedfordlodgehotel.co.uk/4-star-boutique-hotels-in-newmarket-suffolk/
Once a historic watermill, The Quy Mill Hotel is a stylish AA 4 silver starred hotel. With 51 bedrooms, with some rooms including deluxe four poster beds and whirlpool baths, this stunning hotel is another fabulous choice in the heart of Newmarket.
Their award-winning Mill House restaurant also sits on site within the original Miller’s House, offering Afternoon Tea, Brunch and some inspired main courses and starters such as the Quy Mill Chicken galantine, Fig Chutney & glaze, spiced hazelnut, micro salad & Chicken crackling and Maple Cured Pork Belly, Baked Apple Tartin, Celeriac and Cumin Puree, Black Pudding Potato Cake, Heritage Carrot, Bacon Popcorn Calvados Jus.
To find out more, visit: https://www.cambridgequymill.co.uk/
The illustrious Jockey Club Rooms has provided the accommodation to some of the most important members of society for over 250 years. Jockey Club members stay at this historic building, and have access to some of the most important, and beautiful works of sporting art in history.
Whilst this beautiful building is still the central point for members even today, this stunning collection of 18 country house-style bedrooms, opens its doors during non-member periods to offer the perfect combination of homely comfort and opulent luxury. They even have a self-contained townhouse available for long weekends or overnight stays in Newmarket.
What better way to end each day of your stay then in the headquarters of horseracing?
To find out more, visit: http://jockeyclubrooms.co.uk/facilities/stay-experience/bedrooms/
Situated in Moulton, this traditional pub also caters to those looking for an overnight stay in Newmarket. With the Newmarket Gallops literally up the road, and Newmarket Racecourse a short distance further, this is a truly relaxed environment to spend a chilled summers evening in the home of horseracing, or to wind down in after an exhilarating summer afternoon at the races!
With a five star AA rosette to it’s name, you can enjoy delicious breakfasts, lunches and dinners set within their dog friendly bar (and yes they have dog friendly bedrooms too) or spend a romantic evening in their contemporary dining area where they serve modern European dishes prepared by their award winning chefs.
To find out more, visit: http://www.thepackhorseinn.com/
The hotel stands at the bottom of Newmarket’s Warren Hill Gallops, and just 300 yards from the centre of Newmarket, this hotel contains 41 en-suite bedrooms which makes this a great choice for those visiting Newmarket in a larger group.
Maybe your coming down to spend an evening with some of the top artists at Newmarket Nights or perhaps your going on a group tour at one of the amazing horseracing facilities in and around Newmarket? Whatever you are here for, the Best Western Heath Court Hotel offers quiet, elegant and comfortable surroundings, ideal for a memorable overnight stay in Newmarket.
To find out more, visit: http://www.bw-heathcourt.co.uk
These are just some of our favourite accommodation locations in Newmarket, however, to find out more about where to stay visit – https://discovernewmarket.co.uk/stay/ for our full selection of hotels and BnB’s.
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