Kentwell Hall, Tudor manor house in Long Melford, England
The grand residence features red brick walls, tall chimneys, mullioned windows, and a rectangular moat filled with carp around the central structure.
The estate, mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 under the name Kanewella, belonged to Frodo, brother of Abbot Baldwin from St Edmund's Abbey.
The hall maintains its historical traditions through Tudor period recreations where participants wear period costumes and speak in sixteenth-century English patterns.
Visitors can explore the working Tudor kitchen, bakehouse, dairy, brewhouse, and walk through formal gardens with topiary, woodlands, and a seventeenth-century walled garden.
The moated manor contains a rare fifteenth-century service building that houses original facilities for food preparation and storage, demonstrating Tudor domestic operations.
Location: Long Melford
Address: Sudbury CO10 9BA CO10 9BA CO10 9BA
Website: https://kentwell.co.uk
GPS coordinates: 52.09850,0.71891
Latest update: May 21, 2025 01:54
Suffolk encompasses a notable array of sites that reflect the history of Britain, from the Middle Ages to World War II. The Norman fortresses of Framlingham and Eye, built in the 12th century, sit alongside Tudor residences like Kentwell Hall in Long Melford, while religious buildings such as St. Edmundsbury Cathedral and Leiston Abbey illustrate the region's medieval architecture. Local museums highlight lesser-known parts of history: Bawdsey Radar Museum documents military research that shaped British defense systems, and the Halesworth Airfield Memorial Museum preserves memories of aerial operations from 1943 to 1945. The Suffolk coast offers a variety of natural and heritage landscapes. Dunwich Heath features heathlands and beaches suitable for birdwatching, whereas sites like Pin Mill and Landguard Fort recall the maritime and defensive roles of this coast facing the North Sea. John Constable’s paintings have immortalized places like Flatford Mill in East Bergholt, shaping the visual identity of this English landscape. Estates such as Ickworth House in Bury St Edmunds and Easton Farm complete this panorama, revealing Georgian lifestyles and traditional agricultural practices of the county.
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