Historic Houses In Eastern England Historic Houses in Eastern England and stately homes including Belton House, Anglesey Abbey and Garden, Audley End House and Gardens, Blickling Hall, Garden and Park, Burghley House, Grantham House, Ickworth House, Park and Gardens, Gunby Hall, Melford Hall, Oxburgh Hall,Garden and Estate, Peckover House and Gardens, Wimpole Hall, Woolsthorpe Manor, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertforshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Linclonshire.
Burghley House is the largest and grandest house of the first Elizabethan Age. Built and mostly designed by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer of England between 1565 and 1587. David, 6th Marquess of Exeter (as Lord Burghley) was a world-famous hurdler and all-round sportsman - the inspiration for one of the characters in the film 'Chariots of Fire. The parkland that surrounds the House was laid out by 'Capability' Brown and extends to 160 acres. The deer can be observed at close quarters and provide great enjoyment for children and adults alike
Hatfield House built by Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I in 1611, stands within its own Great Park and is currently home to the 6th Marquess of Salisbury. This celebrated Jacobean House enjoys some of the finest organic Gardens to be found in the country. Originally designed by John Tradescant the Elder, these beautiful gardens continue to be maintained by the present Marchioness in a style that reflects their Jacobean history.
Somerleyton Hall is widely regarded as one of the best examples of an archetypal Tudor-Jacobean mansion and one of the most beautiful stately homes in Britain whose rooms and gardens are open to the public. The grounds of Somerleyton Hall have been home to high status buildings since the post conquest Norman era. In 1240 the existing manorial Hall was rebuilt by Sir Peter Fitzosbert as a magnificent country house on the site of the original medieval Hall.
