Stately homes 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)
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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.
Felbrigg, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 8PR
One of the finest country houses in Norfolk with a magnificent library, grand tour collection and period furniture. Walled garden has pottager gardens, fruit and vegetables & extensive parkland.
- Rail station: Cromer (2 miles)
- Parking: with charge
- Children welcome
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)
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)
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
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
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



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