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Attractions near Melford Hall
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Kentwell Hall and Gardens
(1 Mile)*
Kentwell Hall is a romantic, moated, mellow brick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting. |
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Gainsborough's House
(3 Miles)*
Gainsborough's House is the birthplace museum of Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), one of England's most celebrated artists. More of his paintings, drawings and prints are on display here than anywhere else in the world. |
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Little Hall
(4 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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Lavenham Guildhall
(4 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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Hedingham Castle
(8 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
(8 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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Pakenham Watermill
(10 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
(10 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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Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds
(11 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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St Edmundsbury Cathedral
(11 Miles)*
For nearly 1,000 years the site of Suffolk's Cathedral has been one of worship and pilgrimage. |
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Museum of East Anglian Life
(13 Miles)*
Take a step back in time when you explore our rich collections of rural, industrial and social life including many historic buildings that have been moved to the site. |
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Paycockes House
(14 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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Sir Alfred Munnings Art Museum
(14 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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Coggeshall Grange Barn
(14 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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Flatford Bridge Cottage
(15 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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