What a fabulous country inn - and only one hour from London.
We wanted to visit Constable country and the Sun Inn was the perfect spot. A half hour's walk takes you to Flatford Mill and the sites of many of Constable's paintings. Dedham itself is a very pretty village and served us well as a base to explore the surrounding country.
The Sun Inn - what can I say? As a pub it has a great choice of real ales - all well kept - and fine wines. It has a roaring fire. It has a lounge / games room with a good supply books and board games. The food is excellent - a good variety on the menu and all locally sourced. Breakfast was also very good - I can still taste the tomatoes! The room we had was large, warm and spotless. The staff were all extremely helpful. One of the rooms even has a ghost.
We had a great stay.

My husband and I have just returned from a two night break which was part of their Autumn offer. Our stay included two nights accommodations, afternoon tea, 3 course dinner, 5 course taster menu with matching wine and breakfast - all for a very reasonable price of £350. We were not disappointed. The staff, all of whom are quite young, were extremely professional, helpful and very organised. We felt relaxed and well looked after whilst not being constantly bothered by staff. Our 5 course taster menu was wonderful. Each course was well cooked, with a wonderful matching wine which was so nice as we would not normally try lots of different wines with one meal. Our room was situated opposite Dedham Church and the chimes from the bells were a wonderful addition to our stay in the beautiful village of Dedham. We went for two lovely walks, both of which set us up for our evenings meal whilst allowing us to take in the breathtaking sights of Flatford Mills and Stoke by Nayland. I would recommend to anyone looking for a relaxing break away from the hum drum of the city.

Had a superb stay here during an unseasonably warm March weekend. Lovely room, professional staff, fanastic dinner and breakfast. It is a great inn and a great location. If you like pubs, great food and beautiful walks in the country, I'd be very surprised if you were disappointed!

We only went for lunch but it was lovely.
Without trip advisor and Alastair Sawday we would have totally passed this by it looks a bit scruffy both inside and out and there is no way without reading reviews that we would have stopped here.
The food was fantastic and the place had a really nice feel about it.However it did feel a bit chaotic ie my husband ordered from the menu and his first choice was sold out so they offered an alternative which sounded lovely but that also was unavailable etc etc.The seat covering was split the garden looked a bit unkempt etc.However if I was in the area and wanted lunch this would be where I went