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Ickworth House
Ickworth House Review
The creation of the eccentric Frederick Hervey, fourth earl of Bristol and bishop of Derry, this unusual 18th-century home was owned by the Hervey family until the 1960s. Inspired by his travels, Hervey wanted an Italianate palace and gardens. Today the two wings around a striking central rotunda contain a hotel (east wing) and paintings by William Hogarth, Titian, and Gainsborough (west wing). Behind the house, the rose gardens and vineyards spread out to reach 1,800 acres of woods. A stroll over the hills gives the best vistas of the house, which is 7 miles southwest of Bury St. Edmunds.
- Address: Off A143, Horringer, IP29 5QE | Map It
- Phone: 01284/735270
- Cost: £10.40; gardens and park only £4.50
- Hours: House Mar.--mid-July and late Sept--late Oct., Fri.--Tues. 11--5; late July--early Sept. daily 11--5; Nov.--mid Dec. weekends 11--3. Garden daily 10--5
- Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
- Location: Bury St. Edmunds
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