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Historic Houses in Suffolk

Ickworth Location map Horringer, Suffolk An amazing Italianate structure topped by a massive rotunda, built for the 4th Earl of Bristol in 1795. It was to house the earl's art treasures, but they were seized by Napoleon and the Earl died (and his body was shipped home from Italy in a coffin labelled "antique sculpture"). Bury St Edmunds, Horringer, Suffolk, England, IP29 5QE Location: 3 m SW Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, on A143 Website: Ickworth Email: ickworth@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01284 735 270 Fax: 01284 735 175 National Trust Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Details of Ickworth - Photos of Ickworth

Kentwell Hall Location map Long Melford, Suffolk Superlative moated Tudor manor, built in the early 16th century by the Clopton family. Kentwell has some fine Tudor brickwork, and the interior has been much restored, including a working Tudor kitchen and Hall with minstrels gallery. Featured in the gardens and grounds are a Tudor Rose pavement maze, topiary, and a Camera Obscura. Kentwell hosts a regular programme of historical Tudor and 1940's ReCreations throughout the year. Long Melford, Suffolk, England, CO10 9BA Location: between Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury, off A134 Website: Kentwell Hall Email: info@kentwell.co.uk Phone: 01787 310 207 Fax: 01787 379 318 Photo Credit: By kind permission of Kentwell Hall Details of Kentwell Hall

Melford Hall Location map Long Melford, Suffolk Elizabethan house with banqueting hall. Unchanged externally since 1578, but the interior has Regency and Victorian additions. Small garden. Sudbury, Long Melford, Suffolk, England, CO10 9AA Location: off A341 Website: Melford Hall Email: melford@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01787 880286 Fax: 01787 379228 Photo Credit: http://www.longmelford.co.uk Details of Melford Hall

Otley Hall Location map Otley, Suffolk Otley Hall is a 15th century moated manor house set in 10 acres of parks and gardens. The house is an excellent example of late medieval architecture, with a profusion of chimneys, and a multi-leveled tiled roof. The gardens at Otley are worth a visit; among other features, they boast a croquet lawn, canal, nutteries, a rose garden and a moat walk. Otley, Suffolk, England, IP6 9PA Location: 1/2 mile NE Otley, 9 m north of Ipswich off B1079, on Hall Lane. Website: Otley Hall Phone: 01473 89064 Fax: 01473 890803 Details of Otley Hall

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens Location map Somerleyton, Suffolk One of the premier stately homes in East Anglia, Somerleyton is an early Victorian mansion built upon the foundations of a 13th century house. The house is built around three sides of a courtyard, approached through the gardens. The entrance is an imposing three-storied structure in Elizabethan style which overlooks the gardens. Within, the oaken staircase is lined with coats of arms from the 14 families who have owned Somerleyton from the 13th century. The Estate Office, Somerleyton, Lowestoft, Somerleyton, Suffolk, England, NR32 5QQ Location: NE Lowestoft off B1074 Website: Somerleyton Hall and Gardens Phone: 08712224244 Fax: 01502 732143 Photo Credit: Somerleyton Hall Details of Somerleyton Hall and Gardens