Discover the house at Anglesey Abbey

The ground floor of the House and library are open daily from March 1 until the end of July, we're looking forward to welcoming you back. Join us from 29 April for Constable Revealed and discover a small yet significant collection of Constable paintings.

Please be aware that opening the House is made possible with the support of our amazing volunteers, this means that sometimes we have to close areas at short notice when we don’t have a big enough team to open everything safely. If you’re travelling specifically to see the library, or would like access to see collection items in spaces that aren’t currently open, please do contact us in advance of your visit and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Dawn, East Bergholt by John Constable

Constable Revealed at Anglesey Abbey 

Discover the small yet significant collection of paintings by John Constable at Anglesey Abbey through our new object trail, from 29 April 2022. Enjoy some of Constable’s more unusual works, from early Suffolk landscapes to a late watercolour.

 

Rooms to explore

An interior view of the Living Room

Living Room

The view down the Long Gallery corridor

Long Gallery

Oak panelled room with large marble fireplace, two red lampshades, blue sofa and chairs

Oak Room

The Dining Room at Anglesey Abbey

Dining Room

The Tapestry Hall at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire - The staircase and hall were added in the late 1930s

Tapestry Hall

Cleaning products on the wooden draining board in the scullery at Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill, Cambridgeshire.

Domestic Wing 

The Domestic Wing of the house has been restored back to the 1960s when it was last used as a private home. Rooms which have been restored include the Butler's Pantry, Kitchen, Scullery and Servant's Hall, where staff used to relax when off-duty. When Lord Fairhaven left Anglesey Abbey to the National Trust in the 1960s he said he wanted it preserved so people could see what his life was like. The Domestic Wing reveals the hard work that went on behind the scenes.

Delve inside the cupboards found in the Domestic Wing kitchen, what will you find?
The inside of a kitchen cupboard in the House.
Delve inside the cupboards found in the Domestic Wing kitchen, what will you find?

 

Windsor Corridor

This includes the Windsor Room and Windsor Bathroom and the Quy Room.

Library Corridor

This corridor includes the Abbey Room, Ship Room and Bathroom, and the Library.

The Library at Anglesey Abbey
The Library at Anglesey Abbey
The Library at Anglesey Abbey

Delve a little deeper...

Anglesey Abbey and the Front Lawn

Unearthing Our Past 

To discover more about the monastic history of Anglesey Abbey, we excavated the Front Lawn of the House in an archaeological dig. Find out more about the project here.

Anglesey Abbey - Spring 2019

The story of Anglesey Abbey 

Lord Fairhaven lived at Anglesey Abbey from 1926 until his death in 1966. During this time he created a comfortable country home which holds an eclectic collection of antiquities dating from the early Tudor period through to the 1960s. But his home has a long and fascinating history that stretches back almost 900 years.

 

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