The House and Garden 2007
"Close to the coastal town of Aldeburgh and bird sanctuaries, Butley Priory the B&B is a huge success. Idiosyncratic and very personal, it is a bed and breakfast of the very grandest kind, a beguiling mixture of power showers and faded florals, vaulted brick ceilings and armorial fires."

The Times on Sunday
"This one calls itself a B&B: that’s as may be, but it’s a million miles from your standard landlady- in-housecoat deal. Glamorous proprietor Frances Cavendish presides over an extraordinary 14th- century building tucked away in seven acres of Suffolk countryside. Originally the gatehouse to a priory, this mellow stone marvel, complete with gargoyles and flying buttresses, has three guest rooms, two of which — the romantic Yellow Room, with its window seat set into thick stone walls, and the Mary Rose room, with its huge 7ft-square bed — have real, roaring log fires. The beautiful Great Hall has a healthy blaze going, too. For an evening meal, the trendy Suffolk coast is just a few miles away, with the Crown & Castle at Orford the pick of the local restaurants".

The Independent on Sunday
"With a grand, Gothic façade and high vaulted ceilings, Butley Priory must rank as just about the most spectacular, sumptuous bed and breakfast in the country. Set in seven acres of private woodland, a shortish walk from the Suffolk coast, the priory is not, in fact a priory at all but the gatehouse to one demolished by that famous monastery-basher Henry VIII. In winter the priory has its own romantic attractions, not least open log fires in every bedroom".

"We stayed in the West Wing, a suite with bedroom, bathroom, separate toilet and a 'monk's cell'... Butley Priory is run by Frances Cavendish, a friendly, glamorous folk singer whose music wafts across the dining room at breakfast. Portions are huge, and lunch is unnecessary. Book early."

Classic homes
"The Priory in winter is a very cosy place to be."

The East Anglian Magazine
"If you have ever stepped inside a lofty Gothic cathedral and caught your breath at the height and vastness of it, you will know what it's like to visit the Cavendish family ... the bedrooms are splendid and imposing."

Features on the house and its restoration have appeared in Country Homes (New Year 1994), the Telegraph Magazine (December 5, 1998) and House and Garden (December 2001).