Melford Hall
Melford Hall is a grade I listed house in Long Melford, Suffolk. The site is looked after by the National Trust. There are 15 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Kentwell Hall (1.8 km).
Historic house near Long Melford
Just outside Long Melford
Melford Hall is 100 m north of Long Melford. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Long Melford has 184 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
May to September are the warmest in Long Melford, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C.
Melford Hall
It has articles in 3 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Historic house
- Run by
- National Trust
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 100 m north of Long Melford
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/suffolk/melford-hall
Practical information
- EntryA fee is charged
The way to Melford Hall
Orange is Melford Hall; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Melford Hall
Sudbury, with 23,922 people, is the largest of the 8. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Long Melford
Acton
Sudbury
Glemsford
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Melford Hall is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Melford | 100 m south of it | 3,895 | 7 |
| Acton | 1.5 km southeast of it | 1,666 | 7 |
| Sudbury | 2.7 km south of it | 23,922 | 4 |
| Glemsford | 3.6 km northwest of it | 3,693 | 2 |
| Great Waldingfield | 4.1 km southeast of it | 1,377 | 3 |
| Lavenham | 4.9 km northeast of it | 1,224 | 5 |
| Little Waldingfield | 5.7 km east of it | 364 | 3 |
| Cavendish | 6.1 km west of it | 568 | 4 |
Other places close by
5 museums, 2 castles and a historic house are among the 15 within 15 km.
Historic houseKentwell Hall1.8 km away2
CastleHedingham Castle13 km away3
CastleClare Castle9.6 km away4MuseumMuseum · National TrustLavenham Guildhall5.8 km away5
MuseumGainsborough's House4.9 km away6
MuseumThe Ancient House Museum9.7 km away7
MuseumColne Valley Railway14 km away8MuseumMuseum · National TrustGuildhall of Corpus Christi5.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Melford Hall
Where is Melford Hall?
Melford Hall is 100 m north of Long Melford, Suffolk.
What is Melford Hall?
Grade I listed house in Long Melford, Suffolk, England, UK.
Who runs Melford Hall?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Melford Hall?
May to September are the warmest months in Long Melford, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Melford Hall a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Melford Hall?
Within 15 km: Kentwell Hall (1.8 km), Hedingham Castle (13 km), Clare Castle (9.6 km) and Lavenham Guildhall (5.8 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Melford Hall: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kentwell Hall: Achilver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Castle: Evelyn Simak, https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gainsborough's House: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- The Ancient House Museum: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colne Valley Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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