Anglian Country Inns

About the company

ACI is a family run business rooted in a love of good food and proper old fashioned hospitality. Everything from the service our staff provide, through to the outstanding quality of our suppliers and ambience of our pubs, builds towards making the ordinary extraordinary. The same attention to detail is put into every element of our business from the big to the small.

So if our chefs are preparing a fresh lobster or rolling pizza dough, or our bar staff are shaking an espresso martini or pouring a pint of ale; everything gets done with a sense of pride and care, because we believe it makes all the difference.

ACI was set up over twenty five years ago when Cliff Nye was blown away by the view out of the back of a run-down pub on the North Norfolk Coast and felt that more should be done to do that view justice. Now that run down old pub is our coastal Inn The White Horse has won the Good Hotel Guide Seaside Hotel of the year and Editor's Choice award three years running. From there came The Fox in the beautiful Hertfordshire village of Willian, The Jolly Sailors in Brancaster Staithe, Hermitage Rd in Hitchin, The Cricketers in Weston, The Kings Head in Letheringsett, The Farmhouse at Redcoats in Redcoats Green and The Lytton Arms in old Knebworth each styled and run with individuality and charm. We also have our very own microbrewery Brancaster Brewery rekindling and reviving a brewery of years gone by in an area steeped in brewing history.

No two places are the same, but in each, you will find superb quality, stand out food, a wide selection of well-kept beers, ales and wines from around the world and friendly, personal service from our teams of enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff.

We are incredibly proud to be a business that has grown each and every year, thanks to our loyal customers and staff. Cliff, now joined by his sons James and Howard at the helm, continues to grow ACI with the same sense of fun and pride as it started out with over twenty years ago.

Nominations

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Best Accountancy Services Provider
Best Apprenticeship
Best Corporate Social Responsibility
Best Employment Services Provider
Best Entrepreneurship
Best Family Business
Best Financial Services Provider
Best Legal Services Provider
Best Marketing Services Provider
Best Research & Innovation
Best Social Media
Best Social Value
Best Sustainability & ESG Award
Best Technology Services Provider
Business Services of the Year
Large Business of the Year (>£3m)
Made in Herts
New Business of the Year
SME Business of the Year (<£3m)

A company can only be nominated into a maximum of three categories.