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Discover country houses in Suffolk

The UK’s #2 county for historic and country houses.

How many country houses are there in Suffolk?

There are at least 187 recognised historic and country houses in Suffolk.

This is every historic home listed by the National Trust, the Historic Houses Association, and the DiCamillo database.

At 187, Suffolk is the #2 UK county for historic and country houses. It has 77 fewer sites than Norfolk at #1 (263), and 27 more than Gloucestershire at #3 (160).

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19 of Suffolk’s recognised historic mansions were featured in “England’s thousand best houses” – the best-selling guide by Simon Jenkins.

House	Star rating	Open via
Christchurch Mansion	3*	Colchester & Ipswich Museums
Ickworth	3*	National Trust
Kentwell Hall	3*	Historic Houses
Melford Hall	3*	National Trust
Otley Hall	3*	N/A
Somerleyton Hall	3*	Historic Houses
Wingfield College	3*	Historic Houses
Euston Hall	2*	Historic Houses
Glemham Hall	2*	N/A
Hengrave Hall	2*	N/A
Hentlesham Hall	2*	As a hotel
Little Hall	2*	As a museum
Manor House	2*	N/A
Seckford Hall	2*	As a hotel
Shrubland Park	2*	N/A
Haughley Park	1*	Historic Houses
Helmingham Hall	1*	Historic Houses
South Elmham Hall	1*	Historic Houses
West Stow Hall	1*	Historic Houses

Suffolk's historic houses open to the public

Of Suffolk’s 187 recognised houses, 23 can be accessed by the public through major membership organisations. The National Trust own 3 and the Historic Houses association promote 20 for private owners.

See the table below or skip through for the full list of Suffolk’s historic mansion houses.

Suffolk historic and country houses with public access:

House	Open via
Bedfield Hall	Historic Houses
Belchamp Hall	Historic Houses
Bressingham Hall	Historic Houses
Bruisyard Hall	Historic Houses
Butley Prioy	Historic Houses
Columbine Hall	Historic Houses
Crow's Hall	Historic Houses
Earsham Hall	Historic Houses
Euston Hall	Historic Houses
Haughley Park	Historic Houses
Helmingham Hall	Historic Houses
Ickworth	National Trust
Kentwell Hall	Historic Houses
Linden House	Historic Houses
Melford Hall	National Trust
Rectory Road	Historic Houses
Somerleyton Hall	Historic Houses
South Elmham Hall	Historic Houses
Thorington Hall	National Trust
West Stwo Hall	Historic Houses
Wingfield College	Historic Houses

Map of Suffolk's historic country houses

We’ve mapped all Suffolk’s historic houses here, then listed them in the next section.

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Full list of Suffolk's country houses

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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 and we’ll share to our followers.

Alston Court
Ampton Hall
Ashbocking Hall
Ashmans Hall
Aspall Hall
Athelington Hall

Babergh Hall
Badley Hall
Badmondisfield Hall
Badwell Ash Hall
Bardwell Hall
Barham Manor
Barsham Hall
Barton Mere House
Bawdsey Manor
Baylham Hall
Bealings House
Bedfield Hall
Belchamp Hall
Belstead Hall
Benacre Hall
Benhall Lodge
Bentley Hall, Bentley
Boxted Hall, Suffolk
Bradfield Hall
Bramfield Hall
Brampton Hall, Suffolk
Brampton Old Hall
Brandeston Hall
Brandon Park House
Brantham Court
Brent Eleigh Hall
Bressingham Hall
Brettenham Park
Broke Hall
Bruisyard Hall
Butley Priory

Carlton Hall, Suffolk
Cavendish Hall
Chadacre Hall
Chedburgh Hall
Chilton Hall
Christchurch Mansion
Clare Priory
Cockfield Hall
Coldham Hall
Columbine Hall
Crepping Hall
Crowe Hall, Stutton
Crows Hall, Debenham
Culford Hall

Dalham Hall
Darsham House
Deerbolt Hall
Denston Hall
Doveden Hall

Earsham Hall
East Bergholt Lodge
Elveden Hall
Erwarton Hall
Euston Hall
Exning House
Eye Park, Eye

Finborough Hall
Flemings Hall
Foxboro Hall
Framsden Hall
Fritton Old Hall

Gedding Hall
Gifford’s Hall, Stoke-by-Nayland
Gifford’s Hall, Wickhambrook
Glemham Hall
Glevering Hall
Great Bevills
Great Bradley Hall
Great Saxham Hall
Grundisburgh Hall

Hadleigh Hall
Haughley House
Haughley Park
Helmingham Hall
Hengrave Hall
Henstead Hall
Herringfleet Hall
Heveningham Hall
Higham Hall
Hintlesham Hall
Holbrook Hall
Huntingfield Hall
Hurts Hall

Ickworth
Ixworth Abbey

Kentwell Hall
Kesgrave Hall

Lawshall Hall
Letheringham Lodge
Linden House
Little Hall, Lavenham
Little Haugh Hall
Little Thurlow Hall
Little Wenham Castle
Loudham Hall

Mancroft Towers
Manor House, Bacton
Marlesford Hall
Martlesham Hall
Melford Hall
Melton Grange
Mendham Priory
Milden Hall
Moat Hall, Parham
Mockbeggars Hall
Monewden Hall
Monks Eleigh Hall
Moreton Hall, Suffolk
Mutford Hall

Nether Hall
Nettlestead Chace
Newton Hall, Suffolk
North Cove Hall
Nowton Hall

Onehouse Lodge
Orwell Park
Otley Hall

Pettistree House
Playford Hall
Plumpton Hall
Polstead Hall
Preston Hall, Suffolk

Rectory Manor, Great Waldingfield
Redisham Hall
Rise Hall, Suffolk
Rockalls Hall
Roos Hall
Rose Hall
Rushford Hall
Rushmere Hall

Seckford Hall
Shadingfield Hall
Shelley Hall
Shimpling Hall
Shrubland Park
Sibton Park
Sizewell Hall
Somerleyton Hall
Somerton Hall
Sotterley Hall
South Elmham Hall
Spexhall Manor
Sproughton Manor
St Peter’s Hall
Stanstead Hall, Suffolk
Stoke College
Stour House
Stowlangtoft Hall
Stowupland Hall
Stutton Hall
Stutton House

Tattingstone Place
Theberton Hall
Thorington Hall
Thornham Hall, Thornham Magna, Near Eye
Thorpe Morieux Hall
Thurston End Hall
Thurston House
Troston Hall
Tuddenham Hall

Ufford Hall

Wenham Place
West Stow Hall
Westerfield Hall
Westhorpe Hall
Weston Hall, Suffolk
Wetheringsett Manor
Wherstead Park
Whittingham Hall
Wingfield Castle
Wingfield College
Wissett Hall
Wiston Hall
Witnesham Hall
Woolverstone Hall
Wordwell Hall
Worlingham Hall
Wortham House
Wyken Hall