Kentwell Hall is a secluded and romantic estate set in Suffolk parkland with over 500 years of fascinating history and unexpected stories.
The Hall
A stunning mellow redbrick house with two forward wings of the early 16th century, surrounded by a broad moat, built by the Clopton family with wealth from landowning. Its main features are its impressive, little-altered exterior elevations and its separate 15th century part half-timbered service building. The interior shows the changes of successive owners most notably of about 1800, most pronounced of 1826 and by the Phillips family since 1972.
The Gardens
The Gardens at Kentwell are like how many people may imagine an old-fashioned Country House Garden to be. The Gardens have evolved over five centuries with elements of all still visible. Dominated by the Hall, brick walls and the moats, and perhaps the largest stand of Cedar trees in England, with much topiary, large and small. With surprises for the visit, especially children, at nearly every turn, from the brick-paved Maze in the Courtyard to the huge, topiary Yew Castle.
