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Bressingham Steam and Gardens
A visit to Bressingham Steam and Gardens puts a smile on everyone's face!
For here is where world-renowned gardener and horticulturalist Alan Bloom combined his passion for plants and gardens with his love of steam, to create a truly unique experience for all the family!
Bring your own picnic and take a break in the gardens, or choose from one of two restaurants, - including one at award-winning garden centre Blooms of Bressingham - and you really can make the fun last all day!
For more information on Bressingham's gorgeous gardens, see Bressingham Steam and Gardens
Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds
Beautiful public gardens surrounding the ruins of the Abbey, with a prize-winning record. Stunning summer bedding displays set the tone for the annual Bury in Bloom campaign. The Gardens include a host of ducks, a children's play area, aviaries, tennis courts, putting, a bowling green, a teashop and a riverside walk leading towards a local nature reserve known as No Man's Meadows.
Bury St Edmunds 01284 757067
Helmingham Hall Gardens
Spectacular Grade 1 listed garden in the grounds of the 500 year-old house,
home to the Tollemache family. A moated and walled garden with many rare
roses and possibly the best kitchen garden in Britain. With a new rose garden
and herb and knot garden created in the early 1980s.
See Helmingham Hall
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Framlingham Castle
A magnificent example of a late 12th century castle. Built by Roger Bigod,
Earl of Norfolk, the castle, together with Framlingham Mere, was designed both
as a stronghold and as a symbol of power and status - as befitted one of the
most influential people at the court of the Plantagenet kings. Architecturally,
the castle is notable for its curtain wall with mural towers, an early example of
this design. Walk around the impressive wall-walk, explore the mere and admire the fine castle gatehouse. It was here that Mary Tudor waited to hear whether she or Lady Jane Grey had been declared Queen after the death of
Edward VI. A new introductory exhibition in the Poorhouse tells the story of the
people who lived in the castle through its long and varied history.
Suffolk Gardens
Ickworth House, Park & Gardens
An extraordinary oval house with flanking wings, begun in 1795. Fine
paintings, a beautiful collection of Georgian silver, an Italian garden and
stunning parkland.
See Ickworth House, Park & Gardens
Hadleigh Guildhall
A medieval timber-framed complex, Grade I listed dating from 15th century.
There is a timbered guildroom, an old town hall which has a fine crown-post
roof, a Georgian assembly room and a Victorian ballroom. Small walled garden
with medieval features.
Market Place, Hadleigh 01473 823884
Kentwell Hall & Gardens
Moated redbrick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting. Over 150
years ago it was written that ‘visitors emerging from the Avenue on a summery
evening cannot withhold admiration when they see the manifold beauties
of Kentwell Hall’. This remains true today. Exterior is almost unaltered,
whilst the interior retains the original Tudor service areas. Elsewhere, alterations
reflect the changing tastes of successive families, embellished by that
of the present owners. Renowned for its incredible Re-creations of everyday
Tudor life and, occasionally, of WWII daily life. The present owners’ efforts
since 1979, to restore the house and recover and extend the once noted gardens, add to any visit’s enjoyment.
See Kentwell Hall and Gardens
Suffolk Gardens
Bressingham Steam and Gardens
A visit to Bressingham Steam and Gardens puts a smile on everyone's face!
For here is where world-renowned gardener and horticulturalist Alan Bloom combined his passion for plants and gardens with his love of steam, to create a truly unique experience for all the family!
Bring your own picnic and take a break in the gardens, or choose from one of two restaurants, - including one at award-winning garden centre Blooms of Bressingham - and you really can make the fun last all day!
For more information on Bressingham's gorgeous gardens, see Bressingham Steam and Gardens
Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds
Beautiful public gardens surrounding the ruins of the Abbey, with a prize-winning record. Stunning summer bedding displays set the tone for the annual Bury in Bloom campaign. The Gardens include a host of ducks, a children's play area, aviaries, tennis courts, putting, a bowling green, a teashop and a riverside walk leading towards a local nature reserve known as No Man's Meadows.
Bury St Edmunds 01284 757067
Helmingham Hall Gardens
Spectacular Grade 1 listed garden in the grounds of the 500 year-old house,
home to the Tollemache family. A moated and walled garden with many rare
roses and possibly the best kitchen garden in Britain. With a new rose garden
and herb and knot garden created in the early 1980s.
See Helmingham Hall
Suffolk Gardens
Framlingham Castle
A magnificent example of a late 12th century castle. Built by Roger Bigod,
Earl of Norfolk, the castle, together with Framlingham Mere, was designed both
as a stronghold and as a symbol of power and status - as befitted one of the
most influential people at the court of the Plantagenet kings. Architecturally,
the castle is notable for its curtain wall with mural towers, an early example of
this design. Walk around the impressive wall-walk, explore the mere and admire the fine castle gatehouse. It was here that Mary Tudor waited to hear whether she or Lady Jane Grey had been declared Queen after the death of
Edward VI. A new introductory exhibition in the Poorhouse tells the story of the
people who lived in the castle through its long and varied history.
Suffolk Gardens
Ickworth House, Park & Gardens
An extraordinary oval house with flanking wings, begun in 1795. Fine
paintings, a beautiful collection of Georgian silver, an Italian garden and
stunning parkland.
See Ickworth House, Park & Gardens
Hadleigh Guildhall
A medieval timber-framed complex, Grade I listed dating from 15th century.
There is a timbered guildroom, an old town hall which has a fine crown-post
roof, a Georgian assembly room and a Victorian ballroom. Small walled garden
with medieval features.
Market Place, Hadleigh 01473 823884
Kentwell Hall & Gardens
Moated redbrick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting. Over 150
years ago it was written that ‘visitors emerging from the Avenue on a summery
evening cannot withhold admiration when they see the manifold beauties
of Kentwell Hall’. This remains true today. Exterior is almost unaltered,
whilst the interior retains the original Tudor service areas. Elsewhere, alterations
reflect the changing tastes of successive families, embellished by that
of the present owners. Renowned for its incredible Re-creations of everyday
Tudor life and, occasionally, of WWII daily life. The present owners’ efforts
since 1979, to restore the house and recover and extend the once noted gardens, add to any visit’s enjoyment.
See Kentwell Hall and Gardens
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