Melford Hall
A red-brick family home in Long Melford, where naval collections and memories of Beatrix Potter sit alongside the history of rebuilding after fire.
Melford Hall est un château situé à Long Melford, England, au Royaume-Uni. Le registre le désigne comme « Grade I listed building ». Données issues de Wikidata.
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- Country house
- Royaume-Uni
- Long Melford
- East of England
- other
- 1953-01-10
Lecture éditoriale
Melford Hall remains a home of the Hyde Parker family. Its collections include naval paintings, Chinese porcelain and sketches associated with Beatrix Potter, who visited her relatives here. A destructive fire in 1942 forms an important chapter in the house's history; the family subsequently restored it.
The grounds include a walled garden, woodland, lawns and an octagonal banqueting house. These offer a different scale of experience from the furnished interiors and make the relationship between house and landscape part of the visit.
Planning: check the National Trust's current calendar for separate house, garden and parkland access. Consult its access information before travelling if steps or uneven ground present difficulties.
Source: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/suffolk/melford-hall (checked 21 October 2026).
Conseils de visite
Our editorial view: approach this as a lived family home, allowing time for the personal collections before walking through the gardens.
Localisation et visite
Confirmez les horaires, les conditions d’accès et les réservations auprès du lieu lui-même. Ces indications suivent la notice source.
Sources et crédits
Notice source : Wikidata
Notice source : Eigen redactie
Notice source : National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Notice source : Wikimedia Commons
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