Ickworth House
The eccentric earl of Bristol, also, bishop of Derry,
created this equally eccentric house, started in 1795 to display his
collections. The paintings include works by Titian, Gainsborough and Velasquez
and the magnificent Georgian silver collections is displayed in the oval
Rotunda which is linked by curved corridors to flanking wings. The house is
surrounded by an Italianate garden and set in a “Capability” Brown park with
several waymarked woodland walks, a deer enclosure with hide and an adventure playground.
The house has been extensively redecorated and the paintings hugs in their
original places in the staterooms.
The Rotunda, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29
5QE
Telephone: 01284 735270
Melford Hall
A turreted brick Tudor mansion, little changed since 1578
with the original paneled banqueting hall, an 18th century drawing
room, a Regency library and a Victorian bedroom, showing fine furniture and
Chinese porcelain. There is also a special Beatrix Potter display and a garden.
A walk in the park is also available.
Visit Melford Hall
Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9AA
Telephone: 01787 379228
Oxburgh Hall
This moated house was built c1482 by the Bedingfield
Family, who still live here. The rooms show the development from medieval austerity
to Victorian comfort, with embroidery worked by Mary, Queen of Scots, during
her captivity on display. The magnificent Tudor gatehouse rises 25 meters above
the moat, and the garden includes the laws, fine trees, colorful borders and a
French parterre. There are also delightful woodland walks, including a new
two-mile walk through Home Covert.
Visit Oxburgh Hall
Oxborough, near Swaffham, Norfolk, PE33 9PS
Telephone: 01366 328258
Tattershall Castle
A vast fortified tower built c. 1440 for Ralph Cromwell,
Lord Treasurer of England. The castle is an important example of an early brick
building, with a tower containing state apartments, rescued from dereliction and
restored by Lord Curzon from 1911-1914. Four great chambers with ancillary
rooms contain the late Gothic fireplaces and brick vaulting. There are
tapestries; information displays in turret. Lincoln Cathedral and Boston Stump
are visible from 33-meter high settlements on clear days.
Visit Tattershall Castle
Sleaford Road, Tattershall, Lincolnshire, LN4 4LR
Telephone: 01526 342543
Wimpole Hall
This magnificent 18th-century house has a fine interior
which is both intimate and formal, with work by Gibbs, Flitcroft and Sloane. Servants’
quarters include the housekeeper’s room, butler’s pantry, steward’s room and a
servant’s bedroom. A 142-hectare park, landscaped by Bridgman, Brown and
Repton, includes a grand folly, Chinese bridge, lakes and extensive walks. Heavy
horses operate from the Victorian stable block to the farm.
Visit Wimpole Hall
Arrington, Royston, Cambridgeshire, SG8 0BW
Telephone: 01223 206000
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