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How we communicate with our guests, social followers and you, our blog readers, is a huge part of our day-to-day activity. Our marketing and social media is the culmination of a team effort, working alongside professional photographers and videographers who help to create content, to general managers and their front of house staff who help to capture daily goings-on. Then there's us, the marketing team (hi!) who structure the year ahead to make sure we are giving you the best

GUEST BLOG, CHLOE SOWTER @THATHOLIDAYMUM Suffolk has been high on my list of UK counties to explore for a long while. A foodie destination, with beautiful beach towns I always knew it would be great for my husband and I, but I was intrigued to find out how it would work for my very busy toddler. CHLOE SOWTER @ThatHolidayMum In February, in the middle of multiple storms, we headed out to the Suffolk Coast staying at The Westleton Crown - perfectly situated in between Southwo

At Chestnut, we pride ourselves on having a friendly, hard-working and passionate team. As a company, we strive to make our properties welcoming, cosy and comfortable; a home away from home when you want to get away and relax. But we can't do this without the incredible people who are always there to welcome you in with a smile, prepare your bed for your overnight stay or cook up some hearty food to warm you up in the winter months! It's important for us to let our team know

“The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.” - M.K.Clinton Even though today marks 'Love your pet' day in the social calendar, we celebrate our pets (and yours) every day at Chestnut! We love our cuddly companions who visit us for some slurps of water or a crunchy treat with their humans. And just like this very good boy is taking advantage of, our open fires offer the perfect space to warm up or dry off after a long Sun

Supporting local people and young talent is a huge passion of ours. It's important that we provide a fun and welcoming work environment as well as sharing our knowledge and expertise with the wider community. Sharing is caring as they say! Recently our Head Chef at The Northgate, Greig Young, returned to work with the students at West Suffolk College in the beautiful Suffolk town of Bury St. Edmunds. Offering these mentoring sessions and a taste of what real working conditio

In 2013 Chestnut was small, with big ambition, to showcase East Anglia as a vastly under-rated and undiscovered region. The vision was and remains to create accessible, welcoming and unique environments for our guests, all with their own character and soul. We want our team to be proud of where they work and the region they represent. To watch with subtitles click HERE Despite our continued growth Chestnut still remains “small” but with bigger ambition. We have been able to