A luxury stay for two: how to do The Firs as a couple

Book a single lodge at The Firs for two and you get the most effortless luxury Suffolk stay imaginable — you don't need the whole site to feel like you have the place to yourself. A couples' lodge here is its own complete little world. Here's how to spend it. We're 2 hours from London and 45 minutes from Norwich.

Arrive to a hot tub already waiting. Add the Ready to Dip extra and your wood-fired hot tub is hot and bubbling the moment you walk in — no waiting for it to heat, just bags down, robes on, straight in. Sinking into a steaming tub within ten minutes of arriving sets the tone for the whole weekend.

The lodge does the rest. The styling is genuinely beautiful — considered, warm, design-led — and the beds are the sort you sleep nine hours in and refuse to leave. A wood-burning stove, deep baths and thoughtful touches throughout make it indulgent without being fussy.

Cook on fire, just the two of you. Rather than book a table, light the pizza oven and do your own cooking on fire — a bottle of wine, homemade pizzas, the firepit going, the stars coming out. A quiet evening of outdoor cooking for two is hard to beat for romance.

When you do go out, the food nearby is excellent. The Fox & Goose in Fressingfield — a 1509 former Guildhall with two AA rosettes — is just up the lanes; in Aldeburgh, Regatta serves seafood a stroll from the shingle; and in Southwold, The Swan and Two Magpies bakery are worth the trip.

For a romantic Suffolk hideaway for two — one of those countryside stays that feels like a real escape from the first ten minutes — this is one of the county's best-kept secrets. Add the Ready to Dip extra; thank us later.

Planning a couple's escape? Check availability and book direct.