The Crown Hotel & Restaurant hosts weddings, functions, family celebrations and group dinners, from small family meals to larger parties, any day of the week. The inn faces the village green in Mundford, Norfolk, in the heart of Thetford Forest, and has 40 en-suite bedrooms for guests who want to stay the night.
Weddings and receptions
The inn presents its group offer under the heading of weddings, functions and gatherings. Couples and hosts send their plans by email or phone, and the family team prepares the meal, the rooms and the timing of the day. The two restaurants on the first floor open onto the garden, which gives a wedding party or a birthday lunch an outdoor space for drinks. Guests can stay upstairs after the reception, and holiday houses a short walk from the inn suit families or the wedding party.
Seminars and company events
The official site does not describe a meeting or conference service. In December, from the 1st to the 24th, the Christmas Party Menu is served on pre-order, a common choice for office and team Christmas dinners. Full payment and the pre-order are due seven days before the date. Coaches are welcome, which helps for groups arriving together.
Rooms and capacities
Food is served in two dining rooms with their own character, the Old Court Restaurant and the Club Room. The Old Court takes its name from the inn's past as the seat of the local magistrates' court. Because the building is set into a hillside, guests enter the bars at ground level and reach the restaurants and the garden on the first floor. The site gives no seated capacity for either room, so the number of guests is confirmed with the inn.
Accommodation
The inn has 40 en-suite rooms: double and twin rooms, and family rooms where children and dogs are welcome. Self-contained holiday houses stand a short step from the inn. Rooms can be booked online or by calling the inn directly.
Catering
The kitchen cooks everything in-house with local produce: meat from a local butcher, vegetables from nearby growers, fish and seafood from the Norfolk coast and sustainable sources, and homemade puddings that change regularly. Food is served daily from 12 to 3 pm and from 6:30 to 9 pm. Two bars with open fires, the quiet Lounge Bar and the livelier Public Bar, pour real ales, a worldwide wine list and more than fifty whiskies.
History and setting
The Crown has welcomed travelers since 1652. Over the centuries it was a hunting inn and housed the magistrates' court, and the same family has run it since 1992. The inn is a base for Thetford Forest, Brandon, Mildenhall, the Norfolk Brecks and the North Norfolk coast, and it welcomes walkers, cyclists, families and dogs.
Getting there
The inn stands on Crown Road in Mundford, near Thetford, Norfolk, IP26 5HQ. Coaches are welcome.
