Historic Houses in East Anglia
Houghton, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 6UE
Houghton Hall is one of the grandest Palladian Houses in England with magnificently furnished state rooms. Award winning 5 acre walled garden, Model Soldier Collection, Contemporary sculptures, restaurant & Gift shop.
- Rail station: King's Lynn (13 miles)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
Holkham Estate, Wells-next- the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1AB
Steeped in history, Holkham Hall has the perfect location, surrounded by acres of rolling parkland rich in wildlife and the nearby north Norfolk coast with its stunning beach.
- Rail station: Kings Lynn (23 miles)
- Parking: with charge
- Children welcome
- Disabled access
Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9BA
The present owners have recovered and extended the once noted gardens.
- Disabled access
- Guided tour(s)
29 St Mary's Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4HF
Visit the former Lord Protector’s family home. Experience what domestic life would have been like in the 17th Century in a variety of re-created period rooms as well an exhibition detailing the Civil War.
- Rail station: Ely (1 mile)
- Children welcome
115-123 King Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 1QE
Hidden from history for hundreds of years, Dragon Hall is a magnificently restored Medieval trading hall, originally built by merchant and mayor Robert Toppes.
- Rail station: Norwich
- Children welcome
- Guided tour(s)
Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4JF
Step back in time and see Victorian life come to life before your eyes at Audley End House and Gardens. You can experience what life was like at one of England’s grandest stately homes.
- Rail station: Audley End (1 mile)
Oxborough, King's Lynn, Oxborough, Nr Swaffham, Norfolk, PE33 9PS
Oxburgh's secret doors and priest's hole make this a house of mystery and history.
Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9AA
This romantic turreted brick mansion, home of the Hyde Parker family, features Regency, Georgian and Victorian interiors and collections of porcelain, naval artifacts and Beatrix Potter memorabilia.
- Rail station: Sudbury (3 miles)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Disabled access
Blickling, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6NF
A Jacobean redbrick mansion with a garden, orangery, parkland and lake. Spectacular long gallery, plasterwork ceilings and fine collections of furniture, pictures and books. Walks.
- Disabled access
- Guided tour(s)
Off Bluehouse Hill, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6AH
Seat of the Earl of Verulam, Gorhambury was built in the late 18th century by the architect Robert Taylor.
- Rail station: St. Albans (3 miles)
- Free entry
- Guided tour(s)
Sandringham, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE35 6EN
The country retreat of H.M. The Queen. A fascinating house, an intriguing museum and the best of the Royal gardens. Restaurant and shops.
- Rail station: King's Lynn (8 miles)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Disabled access
The Rotunda, Horringer, Suffolk, IP29 5QE
Ickworth is one of England's most extraordinary houses. A neoclassical mansion with its famous 'Rotunda', it was begun in 1795 as the inspiration of the 4th Earl of Bristol - the 'Earl-Bishop'.
- Rail station: Bury St Edmunds (5 miles)
- Parking: with charge
- Children welcome
Ayot St. Lawrence, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 9BX
The home of George Bernard Shaw from 1906 until his death in 1950 with literary and personal effects on display. 3.5 acre garden.
- Children welcome
Brandon Road, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24
The ruins of a small two-storey medieval gamekeeper's lodge. It can only be viewed from the outside.
- Rail station: Thetford (2 miles)
Godmanchester, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 2BA
An important mid-18thC mansion of great charm, owned and being restored by an award-winning interior designer.
- Children welcome
- Guided tour(s)
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 5NQ
Splendid Jacobean House and Garden in a spectacular countryside setting. Childhood home of Elizabeth I.
- Rail station: Hatfield
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Disabled access
Park Road, Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire, MK44 3RW
Excellent, complete example of Sir John Soane's architecture - Georgian country house in 33 acres of parkland/woodland.
- Rail station: Sandy (5 miles)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome



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