The Place
In Italy this would be accurately described as an agriturismo. It’s the centrepiece of a working farm run by Katy and Joey O’Hare with serious dedication to their environment and to cooking. Joey is a professional chef who has appeared on MasterChef: The Professionals and both have wine qualifications.
At their popular weekend supper parties they can host twenty guests, both locals and overnight, house party style at a long, carved oak table. Monday to Thursday they are at work on the farm, producing sustainably grown fruit, vegetables and other crops. Their food is very good indeed: inventive, fresh home cooking of the highest quality. Our reporter’s main course was a cabbage leaf stuffed with pheasant, all the ingredients home grown.
The rooms are comfortable, home like, individual and thoughtfully equipped. Ours, £300 including breakfast, amounted to a suite, with a separate living area. Two new additions are Einkorn and Emmer, a pair of converted grain silos with private oak decks and wood-fired baths.
The location gives you unspoiled views onto the countryside: looking west across the garden you can see all the way to picturesque Bramfield Woods. You’re close to several east Suffolk places to visit, including Minsmere bird reserve and Aldeburgh, but you can always stay local – the Sunset Barn with its sun-trap terrace is a prime aperitivo spot.
Husk is just what we look for: a cross-over between private home, guesthouse and B & B. It’s not a hotel, but it has the comfort and convenience of a good one. The name is the collective noun for a group of hares – the countryside here is full of them – and the couple’s shared surname is O’Hare.