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Attractions near Gainsborough's House
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Melford Hall
(3 Miles)*
A romantic turreted brick Tudor mansion near the green in the unspoilt village of Long Melford. |
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Kentwell Hall and Gardens
(4 Miles)*
Kentwell Hall is a romantic, moated, mellow brick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting. |
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Lavenham Guildhall
(6 Miles)*
This early 16th-century timber-framed building overlooks and dominates the town's market place. Inside are exhibitions on timber-framed buildings, local history, farming and industry, as well as the story of the medieval woollen cloth trade. |
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Little Hall
(6 Miles)*
Little Hall is a late 14th Century Hall House on the main square, it mirrors the history of Lavenham over the centuries. It was built in the 1390s as a family house and workplace. |
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Hedingham Castle
(6 Miles)*
Come and see England's finest and best preserved Norman Keep. Children love to explore the interior of the castle which is 110 feet high with walls 12 feet thick. |
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Colne Valley Railway and Museum
(6 Miles)*
The Colne Valley Railway is a one mile long heritage railway located in North Essex, about 70 miles from London. |
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Paycockes House
(11 Miles)*
This fine half-timbered house is evidence of the wealth generated by the East Anglian wool trade in the 15th and 16th centuries. It contains unusually rich panelling and wood carving. |
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Coggeshall Grange Barn
(12 Miles)*
One of the oldest timber-framed Barns in Europe, dating from the 13th century. It was the barn of the Cistercian monastery of Coggeshall. |
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Sir Alfred Munnings Art Museum
(12 Miles)*
Castle House and its Collection is a fitting memorial to Sir Alfred Munnings, KCVO, PRA, who lived at Castle House from 1919 until his death in 1959. |
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Colchester Zoo
(12 Miles)*
Colchester Zoo is one of the finest Zoos in Europe due to a constant programme of development and recently won the coveted "Large Visitor Attraction of the Year" Award from the East of England Tourist Board. |
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Pakenham Watermill
(13 Miles)*
The parish of Pakenham is unique in Britain in having both a working water mill and a working windmill. |
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Ickworth House, Park & Garden
(13 Miles)*
Ickworth is one of the most unusual and most surprising of National Trust properties, an elegant Italianate house and gardens set within spectacular English parkland. |
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Flatford Bridge Cottage
(13 Miles)*
This thatched sixteenth century cottage is at the heart of Constable Country. It houses a display about the artist who features Bridge Cottage in several of his paintings. |
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Bourne Mill
(13 Miles)*
The mill was originally built as a fishing lodge in 1591 and features stepped Dutch gables. It was converted in the 19th century to a mill for fulling (a process in cloth manufacture) and later flour milling. |
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Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds
(14 Miles)*
Recently restored to its original Regency glory after a two-year re-development programme, the Theatre Royal offers a wide range of contemporary and period drama, as well as dance, music, comedy, family shows, guided tours and workshops. |
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