The former home of Agatha Christie’s close friends has been placed on the market by Colliers International, with an asking price of £1.65m.The Beechwood Hotel and Restaurant, a 17 bedroom Georgian property in Norfolk, was owned by close friends of Christie’s from 1936 and she visited frequently.
The property previously won VisitBritain’s Small Hotel of the Year for England, with the judges calling the hotel “A treasure which is setting a standard everyone in the industry should aspire to.” This year the hotel has won national awards from The Good Hotel Guide (Historic Hotel) and Trip Advisor (Travellers’ Choice Award)
The restaurant has been awarded two rosettes by AA and Head Chef Steve Norgate – one of East Anglia’s leading chefs – prides himself on sourcing as many ingredients as possible from within a ten-mile radius.
Ashley Clark, Director in Colliers International’s Hotels Agency team, said “The hotel has been trading extremely well with strong year on year profits. Winning a string of awards, shows how highly regarded this business is.”
Owners Don Birch and business partner Lindsay Spalding are selling the business to explore new projects before retirement.
