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Discover country houses in Norfolk

More recognised historic properties than any other UK county.

How many country houses are there in Norfolk?

There are at least 264 recognised historic halls and manor houses in Norfolk.

This number represents every site publicised by the National Trust, the Historic Houses Association, and the DiCamillo database.

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Wolterton Hall

Norfolk's historic houses in numbers

At 264, Norfolk is the #1 county in the UK for historic and country houses. It holds this title by some distance – the number two county, neighbouring Suffolk, has 78 fewer recognised historic properties according to these sources.

The proliferation of mansions which stood the test of time in Norfolk could be due in part to the rich and lucrative agricultural land, and the general lack of inland industrialisation to threaten it.

Norfolk's "best" historic houses

We appreciate all beautiful buildings, so wouldn’t personally rate them. But eight recognised historic mansions were featured in “England’s thousand best houses”, by Simon Jenkins.

House	Star rating	Open via
Holkham Hall	5*	Historic Houses
Blickling Hall	4*	National Trust
Houghton Hall	4*	Historic Houses
Oxburgh Hall	4*	National Trust
Felbrigg Hall	3*	National Trust
Sandringham	3*	Historic Houses
Mannington Hall	2*	Historic Houses
Wolterton Hall	2*	Historic Houses, B&B

Norfolk's historic houses open to the public

Of the county’s 264 recognised houses, 25 can be accessed by the public through major membership organisations. The National Trust own four, and the Historic Houses association market a further 21 on behalf of private owners.

See the table below or skip through for the full list of Norfolk’s big houses.

Norfolk historic and country houses with public access

House	Open via
Barton Bendish Hall	Historic Houses
Blickling Hall	National Trust
Brinton Hall	Historic Houses
Clifton House	Historic Houses
Elizabethan House, Great Yarmouth	National Trust
Elsing Hall	Historic Houses
Euston Hall	Historic Houses
Felbrigg Hall	National Trust
Hindringham Hall	Historic Houses
Holkham Hall	Historic Houses
Houghton	Historic Houses
Hoveton Hall	Historic Houses
Kimberley Hall	Historic Houses
Kirstead Hall	Historic Houses
Mannington Hall	Historic Houses
Oxburgh Hall	National Trust
Raveningham Hall	Historic Houses
Raynham Hall	Historic Houses
Sandringham	Historic Houses
Sennowe Park	Historic Houses
Silverstone Farm	Historic Houses
Stody Lodge	Historic Houses
Voewood	Historic Houses
Walsingham Abbey	Historic Houses
Wolterton Hall	Historic Houses

Map of Norfolk's historic country houses

We’ve mapped all the area’s country houses in a publicly available resource. That’s every historic mansion from the National Trust, the Historic Houses Association and the DiCamillo database.

See any missing? We’re combing Historic England’s records over time to find more secluded estates and country houses. If you have more local knowledge to share, tweet us at @nearly_noble and we’ll share to our followers.

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Full list of Norfolk's country houses

Toggle for a list of all the houses mapped above. Have we missed any?

Over time, we’re scouring Historic England records to identify the most secretive country houses from the smallest hidden villages. If you have local knowledge to contribute – tweet us at @nearly_noble.

Aldborough Hall
Alpington Hall
Anmer Hall
Ashby Hall
Ashwellthorpe Hall
Ashwicken Hall

Bale Hall
Barningham Hall
Barton Bendish Hall
Barton Hall, Norfolk
Barwick House
Bawdeswell Hall
Bayfield Hall
Beck Hall, Billingford
Beeston Hall, Ashmanhaugh
Beeston Hall, Beeston St. Laurence
Belton Old Hall
Bergh Apton Hall
Bergh Apton House
Berry Hall
Blickling Hall
Blo Norton Hall
Blofield Hall
Bolwick Hall
Bowthorpe Hall
Bracon Hall
Bracon Lodge
Bradenham Hall
Bramerton Hall
Brampton Hall, Norfolk
Brandiston Hall
Breccles Hall
Briningham House
Brinton Hall
Brockdish Grange
Brockdish Hall
Burfield Hall
Burnham Westgate Hall
Burnley Hall
Bylaugh Hall

Carbrooke Hall
Catton Hall, Norfolk
Cavick House
Cawston Manor
Chedgrave Manor
Clermont Hall
Cley Hall
Clifton House
Cockley Cley Hall
Colney Hall
Coltishall Hall
Congham Hall
Costessey Hall
Cranmer Hall
Crimplesham Hall
Cromer Hall
Crown Point
Croxton House

Denver Hall
Dillington Hall
Ditchingham Hall
Ditchingham House
Ditchingham Lodge
Docking Hall
Dunham Lodge
Dunston Hall

Earlham Hall
East Barsham Manor
Eccles Hall
Elizabethan House
Elsing Hall
Erpingham House
Euston Hall

Felbrigg Hall
Felmingham Hall
Felthorpe Hall
Fincham Hall
Flordon Hall
Framingham Earl Hall
Framingham Pigot Manor
Fring Hall
Frenze Hall

Garboldisham Manor
Gateley Hall
Gayton Hall
Gaywood Hall
Geldeston Hall
Gillingham Hall
Gissing Hall
Gowthorpe Manor House
Great Hautbois House
Great Hockham Hall
Great Snoring Manor House
Gunthorpe Hall
Gunton Park
Gurney’s Manor

Hackford Hall
Hainford Hall
Halvergate Hall
Hanworth Hall
Happisburgh Manor
Hardingham Hall
Hardingham Old Hall
Hautbois Hall
Hedenham Hall
Hethersett Old Hall
Heydon Hall
Hickling Hall
High House
Hilborough Hall
Hindringham Hall
Hockering House
Hockwold Hall
Holkham Hall
Holme Hale Hall
Holt Hall
Holverston Hall
Honing Hall
Hope House
Houghton Hall
Hoveton Hall
Hoveton House
Hunstanton Hall

Inglethorpe Hall
Intwood Hall
Islington Hall

Kelling Hall
Ken Hill
Keswick Hall
Ketteringham Hall
Kilverstone Hall
Kimberley Hall
Kirby Cane Hall
Kirstead Hall
Knapton House

Langham Hall
Langley Hall, Norfolk
Letheringsett Hall
Letton Hall
Lexham Hall
Little Fransham Old Hall
Little Ormesby Hall
Lovells Hall
Lynford Hall

Mannington Hall
Marlingford Hall
Marlingford Old Hall
Marsham Hall
Mattishall Hall
Melton Constable Hall
Mergate Hall
Merton Hall
Middleton Hall, Norfolk
Middleton Tower
Morley Hall
Morley Old Hall
Morningthorpe Manor
Mount Amelia
Mousehold House
Mulbarton Hall
Mundham House

Narborough Hall
Narford Hall
North Barningham Hall
Northrepps Hall

Ormesby Old Hall
Oulton Hall
Overstrand Hall
Oxburgh Hall
Oxnead Hall

Paston Hall
Pickenham Hall
Pudding Norton Hall
Pynkney Hall

Quidenham Hall

Rackheath Hall
Rainthorpe Hall
Raveningham Hall
Raynham Hall
Riddlesworth Hall
Rippon Hall
Rokeles Hall
Rougham Hall
Ryston Hall

Salhouse Hall
Salle Park
Salthouse Hall
Sandringham
Saxlingham Hall
Saxlingham Old Hall
Scole Lodge
Scottow Hall
Scratby Hall
Sedgeford Hall
Sennowe Park
Shadwell Park
Shelton Hall
Sheringham Hall
Shimpling Place
Shotesham Park
Shropham Hall
Silverstone Farm
Smallburgh Hall
Snarehill Hall
Snore Hall
South Walsham Hall
Sparham House
St. Mary’s Hall
Stalham Hall
Stanfield Hall
Stanhoe Hall
Stiffkey Old Hall
Stody Lodge
Stoke Ferry Hall
Stradsett Hall
Sturston Hall, Norfolk
Sustead Old Hall
Swaffham Manor House
Swafield Hall
Swafield House
Swannington Hall
Swannington Manor
Swanton Abbot Hall
Swanton Novers House

Tacolneston Hall
Tacolneston Old Hall
Tasburgh House
Taverham Hall
Templewood
Tharston Hall
The Elms, Toft Monks
The Manor House
Thelveton Hall
Thickthorn Hall
Thornham Hall, Thornham
Thorpland Hall
Thrigby Hall
Thurgarton Old Hall
Thurning Hall
Thurton Hall
Topcroft Hall
Trunch Hall
Twyford Hall

Voewood

Wallington Hall, Norfolk
Walsingham Abbey
Washingford House
Wattlefield Hall
Waxham Hall
West Dereham Abbey
Westwick House
Whitwell Hall, Norfolk
Wicklewood Hall
Wilby Hall
Winston Hall
Witchingham Hall
Wiveton Hall
Wolterton Hall
Wood Dalling Hall
Wood Hall, Norfolk
Woodgate House
Wortwell Hall
Wramplingham Hall