Little Hall Lavenham
Little Hall Lavenham
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  • Bernard S
    London, United Kingdom104 contributions
    Definitely must visit
    Brilliant. Well worth visiting. A really interesting place. We were welcomed with a free face to face introduction by a very knowledgeable guide. Then we could walk around the hall at our leisure. The Hall has a fascinating history dating back well over 500 years. There are a really large number of excellent exhibits, all signposted and explained.
    Visited April 2023
    Written 2 April 2023
  • DUNCAN K
    Cullercoats, United Kingdom9 contributions
    Back in time
    A warm welcome was received from the lady in the south wing which had the gift shop and entrance. The house was interesting and it was possible to see how it had evolved over time . The house was furnished with numerous items and belongings collected by the owners from their extensive travel around the world in the late nineteenth and twentieth century.. Only negative point was the volunteer person who was on duty in the dining room on the day of my visit. I was visiting as a solo and the lady was in conversation with a couple when l entered the room and when finished the lady ignored me and started a conversation with a couple who entered the room about 3 minutes after me . Bad manners. Left a poor impression.
    Visited June 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 5 July 2023
  • Not disclosed
    225 contributions
    Well worth visiting
    Well worth a visit. A knowledgeable guide tells you about the history of the 14 century house, who has lived there and about the furniture. Very pretty small garden at the rear is well worth visiting. There is a small shop as well
    Visited July 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 20 July 2023
  • cortontrader
    240 contributions
    Lovely building dating from the 14th century
    This is a lovely building dating from the 14th century and has a fascinating history. One of the volunteer guides gave a brief explanatory talk and told us that until 16th/17th century the building would have had open fires and no chimney. You can still smell the smoke in the upper room! Twin military brothers lived in the house last century and their influence on the building is told well by the guide and contents of the house. This helps bring it to life. I really enjoyed this visit; actually it is much more interesting than the Guildhall across the road
    Visited September 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 28 September 2023
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cortontrader
Suffolk England240 contributions
Sep 2023 • Solo
This is a lovely building dating from the 14th century and has a fascinating history. One of the volunteer guides gave a brief explanatory talk and told us that until 16th/17th century the building would have had open fires and no chimney. You can still smell the smoke in the upper room!
Twin military brothers lived in the house last century and their influence on the building is told well by the guide and contents of the house. This helps bring it to life.
I really enjoyed this visit; actually it is much more interesting than the Guildhall across the road
Written 28 September 2023
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Not disclosed
225 contributions
Jul 2023 • Solo
Well worth a visit. A knowledgeable guide tells you about the history of the 14 century house, who has lived there and about the furniture. Very pretty small garden at the rear is well worth visiting.

There is a small shop as well
Written 20 July 2023
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DUNCAN K
Cullercoats, UK9 contributions
Jun 2023 • Solo
A warm welcome was received from the lady in the south wing which had the gift shop and entrance.
The house was interesting and it was possible to see how it had evolved over time . The house was furnished with numerous items and belongings collected by the owners from their extensive travel around the world in the late nineteenth and twentieth century..
Only negative point was the volunteer person who was on duty in the dining room on the day of my visit.
I was visiting as a solo and the lady was in conversation with a couple when l entered the room and when finished the lady ignored me and started a conversation with a couple who entered the room about 3 minutes after me . Bad manners.
Left a poor impression.
Written 5 July 2023
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Kathleen D
Stoke-on-Trent, UK23 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
Excellent visit Tom the guide was very knowledgeable and interesting.A lovely village with amazing buildings
Written 21 June 2023
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Bedford, UK74 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
On entering we were given a short overview of the history of the house by one of the staff (volunteers?).

Dating back to the 14th century, the house mainly contains art & objects collected by the brothers who restored around 100 years ago.

After the death of the brothers, the house was given in trust to a London art college, of real interest was a collection of wage packets from a housemaid who worked at the house for over 10yrs during that period. Each has a hand-drawn illustration by the warden.
Written 13 June 2023
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Bernard S
London, UK104 contributions
Apr 2023
Brilliant. Well worth visiting. A really interesting place. We were welcomed with a free face to face introduction by a very knowledgeable guide. Then we could walk around the hall at our leisure. The Hall has a fascinating history dating back well over 500 years. There are a really large number of excellent exhibits, all signposted and explained.
Written 2 April 2023
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MarcusHurley
Calne, UK9,530 contributions
Sep 2022
The Little Hall in Lavenham is a minutes walk away from the famous Guildhall in the Market Square. It is run by volunteers and is both an incredible old building and an eclectic mix of curious from the Middle East, collected by two brothers before the decline of the Empire.
We had a passionate introduction to the building and its history from one of the volunteer ladies and were then free to explore on our own.
The rooms are generally small but they have plenty of items in them and a board in each room details the history, if known. The house itself shouldn't be neglected as over it's life it went from a prosperous merchant home to being split into 6 dwellings for the poor and then finally being united in a single home again in the 1920's.
There is a pretty garden at the back too and a small knot garden. I'm not sure on the colouring of the building exterior but it does stand out!
Written 27 September 2022
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jaguar58
Bridgend, UK283 contributions
Jun 2022 • Solo
I love historical buildings. In South Wales we have the amazing St. Fagans and I have visited many times when my daughter was a child and I think it is a well presented site. Little Hall while one small historical site was absolutely outstanding! An entry fee of £4.50 ( £5.00) if you wanted to make a donation was outstanding. I was mesmerised from the time I entered. I am ashamed to say I didn’t note the name of the gentleman who was a volunteer and gave both myself and other visitors an entertaining and informative history of the building. It was perfectly timed, informative and funny. It wasn’t compulsory everyone was free to wander around if they preferred. I have visited many historical buildings but the story of the twin brothers who made this building their home was interesting and heart wrenching in some ways. I really enjoyed this little piece of England it was worth three times the price I paid for the privilege of visiting
Written 23 June 2022
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madresfield
London, UK71 contributions
May 2022 • Couples
Gorgeous house to visit in Lavenham. Very knowledgeable guides, all of whom seem to be locals. Lovely rooms to browse with artefacts, books, historical records and pictures. A definite must if passing through. Lovely gardens too.
Written 22 May 2022
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Leppard2016
Surrey, UK49 contributions
Oct 2021
By far and away more interesting than the Guildhall. Limited opening. Allow at least an hour, lots to see. Also excellent and well informed staff
Written 19 October 2021
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