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Historic Houses in East Anglia, such as Somerleyton Hall & Gardens and Houghton Hall are listed below.
Somerleyton Hall & Gardens
Somerleyton, Lowestoft
Somerleyton Hall, originally Jacobean, was redesigned by Sir Morton Peto in Victorian Anglo-Italian style and is home to the Crossley family. Features include lavish carved stonework by John Thomas and wood carvings by Grinling Gibbons. The entrance... more
Houghton Hall
King's Lynn
Houghton Hall is one of the finest examples of an 18th century Palladian Mansion, built by Britain´s first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole. The original designs were by James Gibbs and Colen Campbell and interiors by William Kent. A remarkable... more
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Peckover House and Garden
North Brink, Wisbech
Peckover House and Garden, facing the River Nene built in 1722. This merchant´s town house is renowned for its fine plaster and wood rococo decoration and also displays on the Quaker banking family who owned it. It houses an interesting collection of... more
Felbrigg Hall
Felbrigg, Norwich
Felbrigg Hall is one of the finest 17th century houses in East Anglia, with its original 18th century collection of furniture, mainly English and French, and one of the largest collections of Grand Tour paintings by a single artist. The outstanding... more
Ickworth House, Park & Gardens
The Rotunda, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds
Ickworth House was created by the eccentric Earl of Bristol, with its central rotunda and curved corridors, to house his superb collection of paintings by Titian, Gainsborough, Reynolds and Velasquez, and a magnificent Georgian silver collection. In... more
Blickling Hall
Blickling, Norwich
Blickling Hall, built in the 17th century, is one of England´s great Jacobean houses. It is famed for its spectacular long gallery and collection of fine furniture, plasterwork ceilings, pictures and tapestries set in magnificent State Rooms. The... more
Oxburgh Hall, Garden and Estate
Oxborough, King's Lynn
Oxburgh Hall is a moated manor house with a magnificent Tudor gatehouse, built in 1482 by the Bedingfeld family, who still live there today. The rooms show how the house developed over the years from medieval to Victorian comfort, and include an... more
Oliver Cromwell´s House
29 St Marys Street, Ely
Oliver Cromwell's House: 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 as an exhibition detailing the Civil War. Visit Mrs... more
Wimpole Hall & Home Farm
Arrington, Royston
Wimpole Hall Farm is a magnificent 18th century house, reputed to be the largest in Cambridgeshire was built for the 3rd Earl of Hardwicke. The interior is a rich mixture of 18th century decoration, by the designers Gibbs, Flitcroft and Soane, with... more
Melford Hall
Long Melford, Sudbury
Melford Hall is one of East Anglia´s most celebrated Elizabethan houses that has changed little since 1578, and has been the home of the Hyde Parker family since 1786. The original panelling is still in the banqueting hall, which is filled with... more
Sandringham House
Estate Office, Sandringham
Sandringham House is the country retreat of Her Majesty The Queen and all the main ground floor rooms are used by the Royal Family. They are full of their ornaments and furniture, and numerous family portraits including Edward and Alexandra at the... more
Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill
Quy Road, Lode, Cambridge
In stark contrast to its original purpose as an abbey for religious worship, this Jacobean-style mansion later became all about pleasure seeking. Its owner in the 1930s was the future Lord Fairhaven and he took on the house with the intention of... more
Audley End House & Gardens
Audley End, Saffron Walden
One of England’s most fabulous country mansions, Audley End House is a Jacobean confection made for entertaining – and it still does. National Heritage makes the most of the house’s story and its successive owners (including Thomas Audley, Lord... more
Elton Hall
Elton, Peterborough
Elton Hall has been the home of the Proby family since the 17th century. In one of the three libraries is the prayer book that belonged to Henry VIII, and there is an outstanding collection of pictures and furniture.The grounds include a wonderfully... more
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