Ickworth house
Unusual Georgian house and landscape park
- Extraordinary oval house built by the eccentric 4th Earl
- Important colections of paintings, silver and furniture
- Idyllic 'Capability' Brown park land. Acres of tranquil beauty
- Woodland trim trail and family cycle route
- Park and Garden activity back packs can be borrowed
The Park and Gardens
The extensive 1,800 acres of wooded parkland, created in part by 'Capability' Brown, is a living landscape rich in plant, animal, and bird life. Some parts cultivated and grazed yet much can be explored and enjoyed. Some waymarked field margins may also be walked.
The gardens surrounding the house were created in the first half of the 19th century by the First Marquess of Bristol. Those in the formal Italian style to the south of the house feature the Gold and Silver Gardens, a Victorian Stumpery and the Temple Rose Garden.
