- Heritage

Castle Rising Castle

Possibly the finest mid-12th century Keep left in England: it was built as a grand and elaborate palace. It was home to Queen Isabella, grandmother of the Black Prince. Still in surprisingly good condition, the Keep is surrounded by massive…

Hoveton Hall Gardens

15 acres of rhododendrons, azaleas, woodland and lakeside walks, walled herbaceous and vegetable gardens. Nature trail for children and a programme of special events are now being held in the gardens. The hall (not…

Kimberley Hall

Magnificent Queen Anne house built in 1712 by William Talman for Sir John Wodehouse, an ancestor of P G Wodehouse. Towers added after 1754 and wings connected to the main block by curved colonnades in 1835. Internal embellishments in 1770s include some very fine plasterwork by John Sanderson and a ‘flying’ spiral staircase beneath a coffered dome. The park, with its picturesque lake, ancient oak…

Letheringsett Watermill

At the time of the Domesday Book, 580 watermills were recorded in Norfolk, including one at Letheringsett but there were no windmills. By the 19th century there were only about 80 or 90 watermills still able to work. The red brick mill you see today was built in 1802.…

Mannington Gardens & Countryside

The gardens around this medieval moated manor house feature a wide variety of plants, trees and shrubs in many different settings. Throughout the gardens are thousands of roses especially classic varieties. The Heritage Rose and 20th Century Rose Gardens have roses in areas with designs reflecting…

Belchamp Hall

Superb Queen Anne house on an estate belonging to the Raymond family since 1611. Historic portraits and period furniture. Suitable for corporate events and product launches, weddings in the church and receptions and as a film and television location. Gardens including a cherry avenue, follies, a sunken…

Euston Hall

Home of the Dukes of Grafton for over 300 years. The Hall contains a unique collection of paintings of the Court of Charles II. Formal gardens and walks through the Pleasure Grounds, designed by diarist John Evelyn, can still be enjoyed today. Admission also includes access to 18th century watermill and ‘Wren’ style…

Freston Tower

An Elizabethan six-storey tower overlooking the estuary of the River Orwell. The tower was built in 1578 by a wealthy Ipswich merchant called Thomas Gooding, perhaps to celebrate the recent grant of his coat of arms. Freston Tower is cared for by The Landmark Trust, a building preservation charity who let it for holidays. Full details of Freston Tower and 189 other historic and architecturally important buildings are featured in the Landmark Trust Handbook…

Gainsborough's House

Gainsborough’s House is the birthplace museum of Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), one of the greatest painters in the history of British art. More of his paintings, drawings and prints are on display here at any one time than anywhere else in the world. The collection encompasses Gainsborough’s whole career, from early portraits or landscapes painted in Suffolk in the 1750s to later works from his London period of the 1770s and 80s. A varied programme of exhibitions of both historic British and contemporary art are organised throughout the year. The historic…

Glemham Hall

Built around 1560, the Hall remained in the Glemham family until 1700 when it passed to the Norths (Earls of Guilford). Dudley North’s wife Catherine was daughter of Elihu Yale, founder of the famous American University. The Cobbold’s acquired the Hall in 1923. Old…