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The Swan
Southwold, Suffolk, United Kingdom · Independent · Accessible Luxury
The Swan is a Georgian coaching inn on Southwold's High Street, Adnams-owned rooms and dining steps from the Suffolk coast's most photographed seaside town.
- 21 rooms
- Opened 1660
About The Swan
- Beer has been sold on this Southwold Market Place site since 1345, with the present building rebuilt around 1660 after the great Southwold fire of 1659.
- The Sole Bay Brewery moved in next door the same year the building was rebuilt, and the Adnams family bought both brewery and hotel in 1872.
- Adnams & Company Ltd was formally established in 1890, and The Swan remains an Adnams-owned coaching inn after a major 2017 refurbishment.
- The hotel holds both an AA Four Red Stars rating and a MICHELIN One Key, both awarded in 2025.
History
The Swan stands on the Market Place in Southwold, on the Suffolk coast, on a site where beer has been sold since 1345. The present building was rebuilt around 1660 following the great Southwold fire of 1659, and the adjacent Sole Bay Brewery moved beside it in the same year.
In 1872 the Adnams family bought both the brewery and the hotel, formally establishing Adnams & Company Ltd in 1890. The Swan remains an Adnams-owned coaching inn, refreshed by a major refurbishment completed in 2017.
The setting
4-minute walk to Southwold Lighthouse.
Awards
- AA Four Red Stars (2025)
- MICHELIN One Key (2025)
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