Bedfield Hall
An isolated ninth-century site, moated around 1300 and adjacent to the eleventh-century church.
Church Lane, Bedfield, Suffolk, IP13 7JJ
Features
- Meet the owner
No wheelchair access available.
For the past 40 years, the house and garden have been the home and working space of artist Timothy Easton. Timothy is also an architectural historian who has been responsible for decoding scribed symbols applied to interiors that helped past occupants gain protection against the fear of malevolent activities. He is a specialist on the painted surfaces of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century buildings.
The tour starts in the church, continuing in the garden (weather permitting), then on into the house where the lower and upper rooms can be explored.
Magic Circles and Protective Symbols – special full-day tour
Explore two lovely moated Suffolk houses, both featuring protective symbols. Visit Crow’s Hall, then cross the moat to the Tudor barn to learn about its magic symbols with world authority Timothy Easton. After lunch, visit Timothy’s own house, Bedfield Hall, whose 17th-century owner challenged the Devil to a duel. Tickets £68, including coffee & biscuits on arrival and a ploughman’s lunch at Crow’s Hall, followed by afternoon tea at Bedfield Hall. 2023 dates to be confirmed.
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TOUR DURATION
2½ hours
TOUR PRICE
£20 per person.
REFRESHMENTS
Tea or coffee with home-made cakes and biscuits
RESTRICTIONS
No photography in the house
No wheelchair access available.
Getting here
Church Lane, Bedfield, Suffolk, IP13 7JJ
Bedfield is two and a half miles NW of the A1120 on a secondary road turning between Earl Soham and Saxtead Green. Bedfield village is in two parts with open countryside between. On reaching the second part of the village turn right after the school, down to the church (sign for the Crown pub is on the corner). 100 yards after the church, drive is on the left. There is plenty of space to park on the green by the church. As there is a working farm around the house it would be appreciated if the road between the church and the house were not blocked by parked cars. Please assemble by the church and report to Timothy Easton on arrival. The church will normally be open. Postcode IP13 7JJ.
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May we thank you for an excellent and informative tour - the best one we have been on! Your notes and footprint of the property proved valuable on the tour and when we arrived home.
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Bedfield Hall has taken you and your wife on an amazing journey of discovery, both in the house as well as the beautiful gardens that surround it. Your love of the building and depth of knowledge is testament to this.
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We were most impressed with all the knowledge, hard work and love you have poured into the house and garden over the years. In our case topped off with a scrumptious tea.
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Timothy Easton kept us enthralled with the information he shared about his amazing house, speaking with great knowledge and humour. The relaxed atmosphere and wonderful tea (rather more than the ‘tea and cake’ that was advertised) ensured that this trip would be remembered for many years.
Who was Thomas Dunston?
Thomas Dunston was responsible for the layout of the painted rooms, two enriched plaster ceilings and, in his new kitchen, a remarkable painted and inscribed ceiling with magical symbols to ward off witches. Read more about his story here.
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