I went to Kentwell Hall yesterday.
Kentwell is a Tudor Stately house in the village of Long Melford in Suffolk. For a relatively small place Long Melford contains two fine historic houses and one of the best Parish Churches in the country!
Kentwell, or at least most of what we see, was built by members of the Clopton family (there is a Clopton who was at Agincourt buried in the church). The house was bought by the Phillips family in 1971, the house was in considerable disrepair. The family opened the house to the public to fund restoration and repairs. Kentwell is famed for its recreations of Tudor life that are held several times a year.
Yesterday the house was open for Lambing (there is a farm with rare breeds).
