This is Hengrave hall to the north west of Bury St Edmunds. It is an Elizabethan manor house and was visited by Queen Elizabeth I as part of her travel through East Anglia in 1538.

The hall is well preserved and shows the characteristics of other grand houses such as Long Melford Hall which were built by the gentry to show their loyalty to the monarch and their faith in the stability that her rule had brought to the countryside. The house is not a castle nor is it fortified but faces out into the landscape with large windows and doors leading to the gardens. It has a large wide driveway for horses and carriages. There are ponds which are not like a moat for defence but for fish such as carp.

The house is planned in a E shape with the wings designed to hold rooms for different activities depending on the user and the time of day such as with-drawing rooms, reception rooms, grand hall and dining rooms, study and library, utility and kitchens. There are formal and informal gardens leading into a large country estate. The servants quarters and estate workers homes are separate from the rest of the house. There are also a vegetable gardens, stables and courtyards for carriages. Notice the formal gardens in the background and the modern addition of the tennis courts in the foreground.