Houses & Gardens

Kentwell Hall- Just off the A134 between Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury, not just a moated house but a lived-in home with extensive gardens and farm to explore, with famous re-creations of Tudor life.

www.kentwell.co.uk Tel. 01787 310207

Sandringham Estate- 2 hour drive to the Norfolk retreat of her Majesty the Queen, 19^th century house built on acres of outstanding natural beauty.

www.sandringhamestate.co.uk Tel. 01553 612908

Ickworth- On the A143, 2 miles south of Bury St Edmunds, experience the Italianate wonders of the house and gardens at Ickworth and enjoy the beautiful park and woodlands. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ickworth Tel. 01284 735270

Gainsborough’s House- Just a short drive away is the birthplace of Thomas Gainsborough, one of England’s greatest painters, now an art gallery and museum with more of his paintings, drawings and prints than anywhere else in the world. www.gainsborough.org/thesite Tel. 01787 372958

Somerleyton Hall & Gardens – On the B1074, 5 miles north west of Lowestoft. Somerleyton Hall is an early Victorian mansion and the formal gardens boast a famous 1846 yew tree maze.

www.somerleyton.co.uk Tel. 01502 730224

Gifford’s Hall – A vineyard and winery in Hartest near Bury St Edmunds (tourist signs on A134, B1066 & A1092). Homemade liqueurs, wild flower meadows and free range animals to visit.

www.giffordshall.co.uk Tel. 01284 830464

Wyken Hall – From Ipswich onto A1088 then follow tourist signs on A143. An Elizabethan manor house surrounded by 4 acres of garden and vineyard, visit the Leaping Hare Vineyard Restaurant and country store. A celebration of country life.

Tel. 01359 250287

Shawsgate Vineyard – One mile from Framlingham on B1120. Established in 1973 the vineyard has undergone major restoration work and visitors can sample the various wines and cider as well as purchase vines.

Tel. 01728 724060

Unitarian Meeting House – Located in the heart of Ipswich, next to the Willis building on Friars Street. Built in 1699 this is one of the finest dissenting Meeting Houses in the country, and is one of Ipswich’s most important historic structures.

www.unitarianipswich.org.uk Tel. 01473 218217

Hintlesham Hall Hotel, Hintlesham, Ipswich, Suffolk IP8 3NS.

Tel : 01473 652334 - Fax : 01473 652463

e-mail : reservations@hintleshamhall.com