Historic Houses in East Anglia
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)
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
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)
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
Hall Lane, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 9NR
Tudor manor house and grounds containing furniture, pictures and memorabilia accumulated by the resident family over the centuries.
- Rail station: Ingatestone (1 mile)
- Parking: free
- Guided tour(s)
Quy Road, Lode, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9EJ
An elegant country house set in a magnificent landscape. Explore 114 acres of vibrant colour, delicious scent and the simple pleasures of nature all year round.
- Rail station: Cambridge (6 miles)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Guided tour(s)
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)
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
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)
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)
Market Place, Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9QZ
An impressive timber-framed building dating from 1530. Originally the hall of the Guild of Corpus Christi, now a local museum, shop and tearoom.
- Rail station: Sudbury
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- 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
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.
Wolterton, Erpingham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 7LY
Splendid mansion house with fascinating history and collections at Wolterton. Country walks and trails with lovely views.
- Rail station: Norwich (20 miles)
- Children welcome
- Disabled access
- Guided tour(s)
Widdington, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3ZB
One of the finest surviving medieval barns in south east England and representative of the aisled barns found in north west Essex.
- Rail station: Newport (2 miles)






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