Stately homes · East of England
Helmingham Hall
Helmingham Hall — country house in Helmingham, Suffolk, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dovebrook · 9.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Helmingham Hall is a stately home in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 155 km². Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "country house in Helmingham, Suffolk, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.1741°, 1.1964°.
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Heritage listing
Helmingham Hall is a moated manor house in Helmingham, Suffolk, England. It was begun by John Tollemache in 1480 and has been owned by the Tollemache family ever since. The house is built around a courtyard in typical late medieval/Tudor style. The house is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England, and its park and formal gardens are also Grade I listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Helmingham Hall is a moated manor house in Helmingham, Suffolk, England. It was begun by John Tollemache in 1480 and has been owned by the Tollemache family ever since. The house is built around a courtyard in typical late medieval/Tudor style. The house is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England, and its park and formal gardens are also Grade I listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
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Background
History
The present Helmingham Hall may have been initially constructed in 1510 on the site of an earlier house called Creke Hall. The exterior was altered between 1745 and 1760, again in 1800 by John Nash, and in 1840. The original half-timbered walls have been concealed by brick and tiles. The house is surrounded by a moat 60 feet wide, over which it is reached only by two working drawbridges, which have been pulled up every night since 1510. These were originally operated with a windlass but in recent years this has been replaced by an electric motor. In addition to the house and gardens, several other buildings and structures on the estate are listed Grade II. The garden wall to the south west…
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- Coordinates
- 52.1741, 1.1964
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- Mid Suffolk
- Parish
- Helmingham
- Postcode
- IP14 6EF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Nearest railway station
- Dovebrook — 9.8 km
- Official site
- www.helmingham.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q12059832 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Helmingham Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Helmingham Hall 01.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Helmingham Hall?
- Helmingham Hall is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP14 6EF), in the parish of Helmingham.
- Is Helmingham Hall a listed building?
- Helmingham Hall is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Helmingham Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Helmingham Hall is part of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Helmingham Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IP14 6EF. It sits within the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich parliamentary constituency.