The Coaching-Inn Crowd ; Continuing Our Occasional Series On the World's Hippest Hotels and the Stars Who Frequent Them, Sarah Turner Visits the Angel in Historic Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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STAR QUALITY: Angelina Jolie, Pierce Brosnan, Chris Moyles and, in earlier times, Charles Dickens.
VITAL STATISTICS: A coaching inn that has grown to Shrek-like proportions - and has the greenery to match - it's been dispensing hospitality since 1432. The 18th Century facade gives the Angel some serious Jane Austen appeal, with ivy and flowers festooning the building. Inside, it's a blend of ancient and modern. A new wing at the back means that there are now 76 rooms. Some of them belie the hotel's venerable exterior, having been pepped up with chic new furnishings, while others hover around the late 19th Century in feel. Downstairs the vaulted cellar, said to contain a secret passageway to the nearby abbey, has become a wine bar.See the full content of this document
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The Coaching-Inn Crowd ; Continuing Our Occasional Series On the World's Hippest Hotels and the Stars Who Frequent Them, Sarah Turner Visits the Angel in Historic Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Charles Dickens gave readings in the nearby Athenaeum and wrote part of the Pickwi...
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