Ickworth
Our work
Ickworth Lives
Who's the boss in this kitchen?
In 2008 we were lucky enough to secure funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, The Wolfson Foundation, Biffa Award, Suffolk County Council Corporate Regeneration Fund, The Worshipful Company of Grocers, The Scarfe Foundation and many other generous donors from all walks of life to restore our Rotunda basement as part of a project called Ickworth Lives, which returned the basement to how it was in 1910 and tells the stories of the servants who lived and worked on this grand estate in the 20th century.
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Join in
For Ickworth lives to really come to life, we need you. Volunteer at Ickworth and join the fun.
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Living history
Visit one of our many living history days in the basement and discover the servants' secrets.
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Fun workshops
Spend a day with the living history cooks making a few treats for you and your family.
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Explore
In the basement you can really explore, touch, feel and play with everything, it's great fun.
Meet the rangers
Our ranger team is headed up by Senior ranger Dee Gathorne-Hardy. They are a small team but managing a mass...
The victorian stumpery
Our Victorian style stumpery extends the full length of the Italianate garden. Last year the gardeners plan...