Name: Kentwell Hall
Rating: 5.0

Kentwell Hall

Kentwell Hall, High Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, UK

1-90 Years

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The Kentwell Hall is a stunning moated Tudor Manor House set in over 25 acres of gardens and parkland. Located in Long Melford, it offers a unique chance to step back in time and experience history in an immersive way. It is a family-friendly attraction known for its historic charm, beautiful surroundings, and engaging events.

Visitors can explore the 16th-century house with its historic interiors, paintings, and period furniture, along with extensive gardens featuring a maze, topiary Yew Castle, moats, and scenic views. Activities include self-guided visits, occasional owner-led guided tours, exploring timber-framed farm buildings, and enjoying food and drinks at the tearoom and tea garden. The venue also hosts a programme of events and offers group visits, making it ideal for learning about history and enjoying the outdoors.

Standard admission for House, Gardens & Farm starts at £18.90 for adults, with concessions for seniors, children, families, and disabled visitors. Lower-priced options are available for Gardens & Farm only, and there are Silver and Gold membership options for repeat visits.

The experience offers a rich blend of history, nature, and relaxation in a beautifully restored heritage setting. With its immersive storytelling, evolving gardens, and welcoming atmosphere, it provides something enjoyable for both adults and children. It is a great place to visit for those looking to explore English heritage, scenic landscapes, and engaging historical experiences.

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Kentwell Hall

A stunning mellow redbrick house with two forward wings of the early 16th C, surrounded by a broad moat, built by the Clopton family with wealth realised from landowning.
Its main features are its impressive, little-altered exterior elevations and its separate 15th C part half-timbered service building. The interior shows the changes made by successive owners most notably of about 1800, most pronounced of 1826 and by the Phillips family since 1972.
The Hall has been home to a succession of owners, with each having left their own mark. Let to a succession of tenants from 1888 to 1930, by 1970 it stood neglected and in need of much investment.
As you explore, you will see the exterior remains very much as the Tudor builders left it, but as you discover the interior, you will see it now presents an exciting mix of periods with rare and fabulous pieces from fine paintings to period furniture.
Kentwell Hall represents Patrick and Judith’s ongoing and ever-changing lifetime journey. It is the story of their family and home. Created from the restoration of an empty, near derelict and unloved shell to a treasured, unique and cherished home for visitors to explore, learn and enjoy.

Gardens

The Gardens at Kentwell reflect how many people may imagine an old-fashioned Country House Garden. The Gardens have evolved over five centuries with elements of all this attention still visible.
Dominated by the Hall, original brick walls and moats, and perhaps the largest stand of Cedar trees in England. In addition, there is an abundance of topiary, large and small.
Unexpected surprises can be found at every turn, for both adults and children, from the brick-paved Maze in the Courtyard to the huge, topiary Yew Castle.
Stroll around the Gardens in an ever-changing environment, never far from water or interesting views of the House. Alternatively, you can unwind and enjoy the ever-shifting patterns of the wind or the fish gliding through the water of the Moats.
Sometimes, events permitting, you can wander up to visit the Barns Sward with its timber-framed farm buildings and its old-fashioned farmyard feeling. The Gardens are open to view regularly.

Private Guided Tour

If you have a group of 25 people or more, we can offer an Owners Guided Tour of the House, when we are not otherwise open to the public.
Guided Tours are usually given by Kentwell's owners, Judith or Patrick Phillips and can be accompanied by a self-guided visit to the Gardens.

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Food & Drinks: The Paddocks Tea Garden is a delightful open area offering fine views over the parkland and pastures and the animals which may be grazing there. There’s an inside Tearoom too and yet more seating under our shady canopy.

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Standard Admission

House, Gardens & Farm - Adult: £18.90 (incl. £0.87 fee)
House, Gardens & Farm - Senior Over 65: £17.95 (incl. £0.83 fee)
House, Gardens & Farm - Child 8-15: £9.50 (incl. £0.44 fee)
House, Gardens & Farm - Child 3-7: £5.70 (incl. £0.26 fee)
House, Gardens & Farm - Child Under 3: £0.00
House, Gardens & Farm - Family 2 Adults + 2 Children: £50.30 (incl. £2.30 fee)
House, Gardens & Farm - Registered Disabled or Carer: £17.00 (incl. £0.78 fee)
Gardens & Farm Only - Adult: £12.60 (incl. £0.59 fee)
Gardens & Farm Only - Senior Over 65: £12.10 (incl. £0.56 fee)
Gardens & Farm Only - Child 0-15: £0.00

Silver Membership (Gardens & Farm Only)

Single: £35.00
Joint: £62.50

Gold Membership (House, Gardens & Farm)

Single: £45.00
Joint: £80.00
Child: £20.00

Pricing URL: https://www.kentwell.co.uk/generaladmisson

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: Yes

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Coach Parties & Group Visits

We welcome visits from pre-booked groups and coach parties. Visit us on our standard opening days, or for our special events - you will find our forthcoming opening and events listed here.
Visits for pre-booked groups of 15 people or more, on standard House and Gardens opening days begin with a welcome talk, usually given by one of Kentwell's owners, Judith or Patrick Phillips, to introduce your group to their home.
Your group are then free to make their way round the House and Gardens at their own pace. The Stableyard Tearoom is open on all our advertised opening days, for lunches, teas and refreshments, with seating available in the Stableyard and in the Tea Garden.
If you are a group organiser, you are welcome to visit us before booking and look at all we have to offer your party.

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