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Kings Arms Inn

A 250-year-old Georgian inn and B&B in Blakeney, Norfolk, run by the same family for four decades.

Last updated September 26, 2026

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Overview

The Kings Arms Inn is a historic Georgian inn and bed-and-breakfast located in Blakeney, a coastal village in North Norfolk, England, just yards from Blakeney Quay. According to its official website, the building is around 250 years old and was re-roofed during the reign of King George III. It has been in the same family hands for the last four decades, owned by Howard and Marjorie Davies and managed by their son Nic. The inn presents itself as a 'classic pub' that has been kept like a time capsule, conserving the patina of time rather than being modernised with fashionable paints. It serves honest food, good wines and local beers, and offers comfortable beds for overnight guests. Accommodation consists of four bedrooms and three flats, with bedrooms 1 and 2 being dog-friendly. The Kings Arms is described as enduringly popular with locals and visitors alike, and positions itself as 'Norfolk & Good'. The business operates as a private, family-run establishment and is not part of a larger hospitality group. Its website provides information on rooms, services, dining and booking, with telephone contact available. The inn is a well-known local landmark in Blakeney, a village noted for its quay and proximity to the North Norfolk coast.

History

The Kings Arms Inn is a Georgian inn in Blakeney, North Norfolk, England. Its official website states that the building is a venerable 250-year-old Georgian Norfolk inn and B&B, situated just yards from Blakeney Quay. The inn was certainly re-roofed during the reign of King George III, an era sometimes referred to as the time of 'The Madness of King George', a problem little understood in 1788. For the last four decades, the inn has been in the same family hands: owned by Howard and Marjorie Davies and managed by their son Nic. The family has deliberately maintained the inn as a 'classic pub', conserving the patina of time rather than modernising it with fashionable paints. The Kings Arms offers four bedrooms and three flats, with bedrooms 1 and 2 being dog-friendly. It serves honest food, good wines and local beers, and is described as enduringly popular with locals and visitors alike. The inn remains a family-run, private business and continues to welcome guests to Blakeney.

  • Building re-roofed during the reign of King George III

  • Howard and Marjorie Davies acquire the inn; managed by their son Nic for the last four decades

Products and positioning

A classic, family-run Georgian inn and B&B offering honest food, good wines, local beers and comfortable accommodation in a historic setting.

  • Bedroom #1

    Dog-friendly bedroom

  • Bedroom #2

    Dog-friendly bedroom

  • Bedroom #3

    Bedroom

  • Bedroom #4

    Bedroom

  • Flat #5 - 'Club Flat'

    Flat accommodation

  • Flat #6 - 'Pub Flat'

    Flat accommodation

  • Flat #7 - 'Bill's Room'

    Flat accommodation

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