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Recruiting Sergeant

3.5 star property

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Double Room, Ensuite | WiFi
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Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services
$148
$123 nightly
$148 total
Total with taxes and fees
Mar 8 - Mar 9

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Norwich Road, Horstead, Norwich, England, NR12 7EE
  • Place, Norfolk Broads
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, University of East Anglia
    ‪18 min drive‬
  • Place, Norfolk Coast
    ‪21 min drive‬
  • Airport, Norwich (NWI-Norwich Intl.)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

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Classic Double Room, Ensuite

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite | WiFi

Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Double or Twin Room, Ensuite | WiFi

Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Classic Double or Twin Room, Ensuite | WiFi

Classic Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Norwich

With a stay at Recruiting Sergeant in Norwich, you'll be in a national park, within a 10-minute drive of Norfolk Broads and Wroxham Miniature Worlds. .This guesthouse is 9.8 mi (15.8 km) from University of East Anglia and 3.5 mi (5.6 km) from Wroxham Barns.
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What's nearby

  • Norfolk Broads - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • University of East Anglia - 18 min drive - 12.3 miles
  • Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 20 min drive - 21.1 miles
  • Norfolk Coast - 21 min drive - 18.6 miles
  • Cromer Beach - 28 min drive - 23.7 miles

Getting around

  • Hoveton and Wroxham Station - 5 min drive
  • Norwich (NWI-Norwich Intl.) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Recruiting Sergeant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Kings Head - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪The Chequers Hainford - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Rising sun - ‬16 min walk

About this property

Recruiting Sergeant

Recruiting Sergeant offers 5 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 5 guestrooms.
At Recruiting Sergeant, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served on weekdays between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Recruiting Sergeant has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • In a national park

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

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  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Towels provided

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:30 AM - 11:00 PM
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and key retrieval information; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 11:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10.00 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 10.00 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Recruiting Sergeant Inn Norwich
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Norwich Recruiting Sergeant Inn
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Recruiting Sergeant Inn
Recruiting Sergeant Norwich
Recruiting Sergeant Norwich
Recruiting Sergeant Guesthouse
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Recruiting Sergeant Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 80 out of 106 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 106 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 106 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 106 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 106 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent variety and quality
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Recommend to anyone

Lovely rooms ad food , lovely friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely clean room and great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Campbell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly helpful staff, clean room, outstanding breakfast. Couldn’t be better👍
Full English Breakfast 👍👍
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room. Ours was at the top, it was a hot night and heat rises! We did have the windows open but it’s quite a busy road so lots of road noise. The blind also let in a lot of light too and if light sensitive there was a bright green light shinning in the ceiling. Bed very comfortable as were the pillows. Restaurant packed and the food was good. I had the roast and my husband had the mutton curry - huge potions. Staff very helpful and smiley but rushed off their feet.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Morag

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great accommodation and food

A lovely midweek stay and an exceptional evening meal and breakfast!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

JUST BRILLIANT

This is the third occasion we have stayed at The Recruiting Sergeant and hopefully it won't be the last. We received a prompt and friendly check-in on arrival and were shown to our first-floor room which was a good size, as was the bathroom. Both were spotless and were kept that way for the duration of our 4 night stay. Overlooking the road caused us no concerns. Great choice of good quality food for breakfast and we had our evening meal there on 3 of the 4 nights. Superb choice of food and wine which us well-cooked, plentiful, and served by well-mannered and good-humoured staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Albuquerque

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent base to explore North Norfolk. Very good dining experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Duncan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely Quaint Pub with High Standard of Dining

I stopped for one night on business and found it to be a real gem. Lovely friendly team and amazing restaurant with high end menu choices and very well cheffed food. It was Tuesday evening and they looked fully booked for food which said a lot to me. Great selection of beers too. Parking on site was free and had a lovely breakfast in the morning nd great chat with the owner in relation to its aerospace connections. Overall would stay again 100%
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Stuart

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Amazing food. Basic rooms

The rooms are basic, and as a repeat customer I know this. No shower in this particular room, but a large bath. Biggest issue - room was freezing with no way to tweak heating. No iron in the room either.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing food

Amazing stay with amazing food
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Julie

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely property

Hotel was very nice but really busy so parking was an issue. We had the attic room which had a low slanted ceiling which I wouldn’t want to stay in again. No WiFi code given and bathroom too hot.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We choose this venue as a base to explore Norfolk for a weekend, the location makes it an easy drive to the beach. We couldn't fault the food it was amazing and the staff are very friendly and helpful :) The best thing about our room was the under floor heating in the bathroom, the rest of the room was just adequate, could do with a little bit of an up grade. The upstairs and leading to the bedrooms just looked a little shabby.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely rooms amazing food

Lovely rooms ,lovely staff ,food amazing and breakfast was so nice
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Abeel

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing food. Staff go above and beyond and the rooms are impeccable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mrs K M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely two night stay. Room good and well fitted out. Food great but beware it’s over generous!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room food and staff really nice ! Breakfast was outstanding served by a lovely lady
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

kim

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly. Great food
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024