Alford Manor House is situated within 200metres of Alford
Town centre and market place. SATNAV LN13 9EP. Coaches can be accommodated in
our car park, but it may be easier for the larger vehicles to drop off and pick
up outside the house.
Reputedly the largest thatched manor house in the country,
the House was built to a traditional H plan in 1611. It is a very rare example
of a composite structure, featuring a wooden frame encased in brick.
The Ground floor and first floor rooms feature design
interventions from Georgian through to Victorian times, whilst the attic floor
is virtually untouched since 1611.
Group visits can be given a guided tour of the house. Some
rooms are furnished, whilst many feature the design, build and decoration of
the period determined from the extensive refurbishment completed in 2006.
Self-guided tours are also available.The Hackett Barn rural life museum has an extensive range of
artefacts showing rural Lincolnshire life over the last centuries. Our
enthusiastic volunteer guides,
some of whom used the equipment during their working lives, can explain how the
equipment was used.
The walled garden (about one acre), although not extensive,
was awarded the Judges Prize in the East Midlands section of the Britain in
Bloom competition, and features Heritage varieties of Apple and a local species
of garden pea, not commercially available, as well as flower and herb borders. Finally our tea room service can provide light refreshments
and / or light lunches for groups if pre-booked. To obtain further information please phone 01507 463073 and
ask for Janett, or email info@alfordmanorhouse .co.uk.
Website: www.alfordmanorhouse.co.uk
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