🇬🇧 Ipswich, United Kingdom
The Gatehouse Hotel
📍 799, Old Norwich Road, Ipswich, IP1 6LH
Your stay — The Gatehouse Hotel
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Faith & Dietary Nearby
- Church: Full Gospel Church (304 m · ~4 min walk)
- Church: St Mary and St Botolph, Whitton Ipswich (1.2 km · ~15 min walk)
- Church: Whitton Baptist Church (1.2 km · ~16 min walk)
- Church: Whitehouse Baptist Chapel (1.6 km · ~20 min walk)
Local Lifestyle & Recreation
Whitton Recreation Ground — 465 m · ~6 min walk
5-Minute Radius Essentials
Asda — 741 m · ~9 min walk
Shell Select — 809 m · ~10 min walk
Money & Currency
Get a travel card →Pound sterling, GBP
Use fee-free ATMs; avoid airport and post office bureaux which give poor rates. High-street banks and building societies offer fair rates.
Contactless cards and mobile pay (Apple/Google Pay) are accepted almost everywhere including taxis and market stalls.
Round up the bill in cafes and pubs; leave 10% in sit-down restaurants if service not included. Taxi drivers expect small change or to round up. No need to tip hotel cleaners.
Eat, Shop & Travel on a Budget
Cheap car hire →Filter coffee from a chain or independent cafe costs about £2.50-3.00.
A sandwich or jacket potato from a bakery or cafe costs £5-7.
A main course in a pub or casual restaurant is around £12-16.
Cornhill and the Buttermarket area have stalls and pop-ups; also check the Ipswich Waterfront for food trucks on sunny days.
Lidl, Aldi, Iceland and Tesco are common budget supermarkets.
Primark on Westgate Street, charity shops on Upper Orwell Street, and the Buttermarket shopping centre for budget high-street brands.
Single bus fare within town is about £2; cheapest is walking or cycling. From Stansted airport, take the National Express coach to Ipswich (around £12-15 one-way).
Get a Tesco Clubcard or Lidl Plus app for grocery discounts; eat at lunchtime meal deals (sandwich+drink+snack for £3.50-4.00); use the Ipswich BID loyalty card for small discounts at local shops.
Good to know — Ipswich
Type G · 230V
safe
$1 ≈ £0.75 · GBP
Emergency Contacts
IpswichFor non-emergency police, dial 101. For health advice not urgent, call NHS 111. From a mobile, 999 works; from a landline, dial 999. Deaf or speech-impaired users can text 999 after registering with emergencySMS.
💡 Save these numbers in your phone. In life-threatening emergencies, call immediately.
Where to Eat
Book a table →💡 Booking tip: For popular restaurants in Ipswich, book at least a week ahead — especially for weekend evenings and during festival season.
Your arrival at The Gatehouse Hotel
🕒 Check-in is from . Arriving earlier? Most hotels store luggage free — just ask at reception.
🧭 First things nearby: pharmacy · Asda — 741 m · ~9 min walk
🚐 Pre-book an airport transfer →Getting Around
Find train tickets →London Liverpool Street → Ipswich Station
💡 Buy an advance ticket online for the best price; on the day it's £40+ one-way.
Stansted Airport → Ipswich Tower Ramparts (10 min walk to hotel)
💡 Coach is cheaper but slower. Bring a book and sit on the left side for views of the Suffolk countryside near Needham Market.
Stansted Airport → Ipswich Tower Ramparts
💡 Buses from Stansted drop you a 5-min walk from the B&B Hotel; no tube needed.
Ipswich Station → B&B Hotel Ipswich (Stop H, Felixstowe Road)
💡 Route 66 runs direct; buy a single via the app to avoid carrying change.
Ipswich Station (adjacent to hotel) → Town centre / Waterfront
💡 Get a day rider ticket (£4.50) if you plan more than two journeys. Bus route 3 runs directly past the hotel to the waterfront.
Stansted Airport → Ipswich Station (3 min walk to The Station Hotel)
💡 Buy a single ticket via the Greater Anglia app for the best price. Train is often quicker than driving at peak hours.
Stansted Airport → B&B Hotel Ipswich (Cranbrook Road)
💡 Pre-book with Harbour Cars for a fixed £60 fare; metered at airport ranks can hit £80.
Stansted Airport → The Station Hotel, Ipswich
💡 Book a fixed-price airport transfer in advance to avoid surge pricing. Ask for a driver who knows the Burrell Road shortcut to shave off 10 minutes in traffic.
About Ipswich
Wikipedia ↗
Ipswich ( ) is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, located on the Orwell river. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, after Peterborough and Norwich. It is 65 miles (105 km) northeast...
Frequently Asked Questions
What time is check-in at The Gatehouse Hotel?
Check-in at The Gatehouse Hotel is from null. Check-out is by null.
Where can I eat cheaply near The Gatehouse Hotel?
A sandwich or jacket potato from a bakery or cafe costs £5-7.
What is the cheapest way to get around from The Gatehouse Hotel?
Single bus fare within town is about £2; cheapest is walking or cycling. From Stansted airport, take the National Express coach to Ipswich (around £12-15 one-way).
Top Attractions in Ipswich
💡 Check the noticeboard for free lunchtime recitals on Thursdays – usually organ or choir.
💡 Pop into the gift shop inside — they don't mind you looking at the original ceiling beams and fireplace. No public access beyond the ground floor.
💡 Check for weekday lunchtime organ recitals in summer — free and usually around 1pm. The tower is not open to the public.
💡 The museum is small – allow 45 minutes, then pop across the road to the Ancient House timbered building.
💡 Start at the Salthouse Harbour end and walk to the lock gates – you’ll see boats and the occasional seal.
💡 Walk to the end of the boardwalk for quiet bench seating with views of the marina and the cranes — good for a packed lunch.
💡 The tearoom in the stable block serves decent cake and is cheaper than chains on the high street.
💡 The upper gallery has a small collection of taxidermy animals in cases — slightly dated but fascinating for kids. No café but there's a bench in the entrance hall.