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Melford Hall

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Address: Long Melford , Braintree CO10 9AA, ESS, GB
Phone: 01787 379228
State: ESS
City: Braintree
Zip Code: CO10 9AA

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Melford Hall is a lovely estate. It’s not strictly a Tudor building as it’s had centuries of redevelopment and restoration work caused by changes in fashion and also a fire. Nevertheless, it’s a great location to peruse the gardens and historic property. The lawn adjacent to property is a lovely location to spend time with family with its various games, such as croquet, placed there by the National Trust for us to play with. The volunteers are friendly and very informative, and one gave us a guided tour around the grounds whilst talking about Melford Hall’s links to monastic history. There’s a small cafeteria in the property to get food and drink. Melford Hall is a wonderful day to out when visiting the local area.
This was a lovely place to visit. I have seen larger houses, and grander houses, but this one has amazing features to enjoy, including a fantastic staircase, which one of the guides encourages people to pose on and feel like a star! The guides in the rooms, and the guide who delivered the introductory talk, were all such friendly people who happily shared their knowledge. The tea rooms were in different rooms or outside and felt quite relaxing. The grounds included croquet and a summer folly, which you should try and see for the view from the steps and the quirky appearance. Parking is free. Be aware the house seems to open at midday, although you can go for a walk before. For me, it was the guides who made the £10 admission fee worth the money.
Not as Tudor as it might be. Fires, modernization in Georgian times and in the 1950s mean that the windows are wrong and some of the rooms are out of scale for Tudor times. But it is still a lovely place to eat cake on the lawn and tread the stairs and the rooms. Nice garden too. At the end of the day I was fortunate to be given a lovely personal guided tour through every room by different volunteers who obviously enjoyed imparting their knowledge and knew it well. A wonderful experience and a credit to all the staff. The lemon, lime and orange cake was a taste from heaven.
My wife and I decided to visit Melford Hall, as, to our shame, we only live down the road and have never visited. It was a Friday afternoon and the car park was already getting busy. I imagine at peak times, it would be difficult to get parked. The tour guide volunteers are very knowledgeable and answered all of my questions. It is well worth a visit, as it has an interesting story.
This is a beautiful house to enjoy, unlike many NT houses, this one felt you could actually live there! The room guides are excellent, adding depth to the experience. We also received the most amazing care, as my husband is recovering from spine surgery, he is not as mobile, we were made to feel that nothing was too much trouble, allowing us to park right outside the Hall & giving him a verbal tour of the upstairs as he couldn't manage the stairs.
National trust venue. Price for non members is £10 for house and gardens. There is a small cafeteria on site serving snacks, sandwiches, cakes etc. One section of the house is occupied by the existing owners. Informed volunteers man various positions through the house. Gardens relatively small. Large adjacent parkland.
Another amazing day in East Anglia thanks to the National Trust . A big Bravo to the staff here who were all very nice and added to a most enjoyable visit . I am getting addicted to these stately homes now although I find it hard to believe someone needs a place this size I still wouldn't turn down the chance to live in one . This particular one is home to the Parker Baronets and the Hyde Parkers still reside here . The land was originally owned by the Abbots of Bury St Edmunds before Queen Mary generously granted them to Sir William Cordell . Perhaps not quite as grand as some stately homes it is certainly a notch up from where I live . There are some great paintings of naval scenes here silly me I did ask but forget the artists name he was very talented nonetheless in my humble opinion . I loved them as well as a great village scene painting in the dining room . I also loved the simple little Chapel upstairs it was cool with a rather unusual addition . There is an Om sign on one of the walls I believe because one family member is married to a a Buddhist . I am interested in all religions but I find Hinduism and Buddhism most interesting . The Queen Elizabeth 1 window was great . The gardens very scenic and the whole village very quaint and lovely . A most enjoyable day was had by myself I would highly recommend a visit . I almost forgot a rather impressive suite of armour . Did they realy wear these ? I would have been tempted to stay in bed rather than get up and get dressed .
I have been visting here on and off over the years and the hall and its grounds are both very impressive. The house dates back to the tudor period and is currently owned by the national trust. If you fancy a nice lunch while visting here there is a good cafe on site offering both hot/ colds goods cakes and coffee
The gardens are beautiful and the house very interesting. We arrived there just in time to be able to hear the introductory talk about the house's history. We had a lovely time there. Sorry, I only took photos on my DSLR and have not processed them yet.
A National Trust property worth a visit if you’re by the area. Lavenham is a 10’ drive. Helpful staff today saturday 15th October at 2.30 pm, both the two men at the parking and the one who introduces you to the house. Thank you.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
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