Moated hall with royal history in Stowmarket up for £900k

Westhorpe Hall and Barn boasts a wealth of history and is Grade II listed.

Henry VIII sent his sister Mary to be married to Louis XII, King of France, who then died three months after their marriage.

After that, she married Charles Brandon, the First Duke of Suffolk, who inherited the Manor of Westhorpe and spent the equivalent of £1 million to renovate it into the grand Westhorpe Hall.

The hall was a care home in the 1980s (Image: Savills) The estate house had sixteen principal rooms around a central courtyard, and a chapel with stained glass windows. The porters lodge stood above the three-arched brick bridge, that remains today and is one of the only Tudor bridges that remains in East Anglia.

The present building features a Georgian red brick façade with the Brandon coat of arms over the doorway and in time the Hall became a family home, public house, hotel, and finally a care home in the 1980s.

The Brandon coat of arms sits above one of the only remaining Tudor Bridges in East Anglia (Image: Savills) The Hall sits back from the road on a long drive that approaches the barn and the hall, he drive continues over the Tudor bridge and onto the large parking area to the side of the house.

The moat continues around the property and part remains untouched since the original palace was dismantled in 1785.

The barn has an adjoining meadow (Image: Savills) Westhorpe Hall Barn is a Grade II listed barn with adjoining modern former agricultural livestock and machinery buildings. The barn has the potential to be a stand-alone property with the necessary work. There is also a rear courtyard and a stand-alone cart lodge.

Overall the property stands on 8.4 acres and has 18 bedrooms, three bathrooms, and four reception rooms.

Anyone interested in the property should contact Savills on 01473 234 800.