Ayscoughfee Hall Museum is a Grade I listed medieval house, surrounded by 5 acres of beautiful gardens.
The Hall contains displays about the history of Spalding and the Fens, as well as the people who lived in the Hall.
The gardens contain a Grade I listed, Lutyens-designed, War Memorial, an ornamental Georgian yew hedge and many other fascinating features.
Where is Ayscoughfee Hall Museum & Gardens located?
Ayscoughfee Hall Museum & Gardens is situated 5 minutes walk from the centre of the market town of Spalding, in the heart of the Lincolnshire Fens.
Ayscoughfee stands next door to the 13th century parish church of St Mary and St Nicolas.
What is the history of Ayscoughfee Hall Museum & Gardens to the present day?
Built in the 1450s, Ayscoughfee Hall was a family home until 1902, when it passed into public ownership. The gardens are original to the Hall, although the current layout owes much to the Hall's Georgian and Victorian owners.
What is there to see and do at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum & Gardens?
The Hall contains many displays about life in the Hall, in Spalding and in the wider Lincolnshire Fens. The main exhibit of the museum is the Hall itself - a unique survivor from the 15th century.
The gardens have many fine features, including Spalding's War Memorial (designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens) and a 17th century ice house, and more modern features, such as an aviary, a café and a children's play area.
