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Suffolk - Castles, Cathedrals,
Monuments,
Stately Homes & Palaces
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Since the stone age, man has been
creating majestic structures that we still marvel at
today.
Whether you are interested in ancient monuments,
battlefield sites,
re-enactments,
Roman and Norman forts and castles, Stately Homes, Country Houses, Historic
Cathedrals, Ruined Abbeys etc, this is the page that
should give you the information you need.
Here we try to list properties in
private ownership but open to the public (even if only
occasionally) as well as those in the care of the
National Trust or English/Scottish Heritage.
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properties in Suffolk are listed.
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Orford Castle
Orford, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2ND
Tel: 01394 450472
Web:
www.english-heritage.org.uk
Dating back to the mid to late 12th Century,
Orford Castle was built by King Henry II to ward
off the threat of coastal invasions.
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St. Edmundsbury Cathedral
Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1LS
Tel: 01284 754 933 Fax:
01284 768 655
E-mail:
cathedral@burycathedral.fsnet.co.uk
Web:
www.stedscathedral.co.uk
For almost 1,000 years the site of Suffolk's
Cathedral has been one of worship and
pilgrimage. A Norman abbey was built to house
the remains of the martyred monarch Edmund, King
of the East Angles. In the twelfth century,
Abbot Anselm built an additional church for
pilgrims to the Abbey, dedicated it to St.
James. The nave of today's church is the
successor of that church. Little remains of the
Benedictine Abbey, as the Church continued to
grow over the centuries, until 1914 when St.
James' became the Cathedral church of the
Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich. Today
the Cathedral is open to visitors all year round
from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
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ICKWORTH HOUSE, PARK AND
GARDENS
Ickworth, The Rotunda, Horringer, Bury St.
Edmunds, IP29 5QE
Tel: 01284 736128
E-mail:
ickworth@nationaltrust.org.uk
Web:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ickworth
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Unusual Georgian house and
landscape park.
In 1795 the eccentric 4th Earl of Bristol
created this equally eccentric house, with its
central rotunda and curved corridors, to
display his collections.
Paintings by Titian, Gainsborough and
Velázquez and a magnificent Georgian silver
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Ickworth House Suffolk -
Photo:
Elliott Simpson
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An Italianate garden lies to the south of the
house, which is set in a ‘Capability’ Brown park
with woodland walks, deer enclosure, vineyard,
Georgian summer house, church, canal and lake.
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MELFORD HALL
Long Melford,
Sudbury,
Suffolk, CO10
9AA
Tel:
01787 379228 Infoline:
01787 376395
E-mail:
melford@nationaltrust.org.uk
Web:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Romantic turreted
brick Tudor mansion.
Set in the unspoilt village of Long Melford, the
house has changed little externally since 1578
when Queen Elizabeth I was entertained here, and
retains its original panelled banqueting hall.
It has been the home of the Hyde Parker family
since 1786.
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Melford Hall Suffolk -
Photo:
Charles Rawding
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There is a Regency library, Victorian bedrooms,
good collections of furniture and porcelain and
a small display of items connected with Beatrix
Potter, who was related to the family. The
garden contains some spectacular specimen trees
and a banqueting house, and there is an
attractive walk through the park.
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Helmingham Hall Gardens
Helmingham Hall, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 6EF
Tel: 01473 890 799 Fax:
01473 890 776
E-mail:
events@helmingham.com
Helmingham Hall's Grade 1 Listed Gardens, the
Tollemache family and their 500 year history.
Helmingham Hall also hosts an exciting programme
of events throughout the year.
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Euston Hall
Euston, Thetford, Suffolk, IP24 2QP
Tel: 01842 766 366 Fax:
01842 766 764
Opening Times 2.30pm – 5pm , 15 June to 14
September on Thursdays plus Sundays 25 June, 16
July and 3 September. Craft shop tearoom.
Disabled access to Gardens, designed by William
Kent, and ground floor of house.
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Kentwell Hall
Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9BA
Tel: 01787 310207 Fax:
01787 379318
E-mail:
info@kentwell.co.uk
Web: www.kentwell.co.uk
A redbrick Tudor mansion set in parkland, full
of Intriguing features including a Maze,
Yew Castle and Camera Obscura.
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