Ickworth, Suffolk

A Georgian Italianate palace set in an idyllic English landscape. Ickworth was built for the Herveys; a colourful and much talked about 18th-century dynasty. See how one eccentric man's passion for art, Italy and for having a party led to the creation of this remarkable house. The rotunda is like an [...]
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A Georgian Italianate palace set in an idyllic English landscape. Ickworth was built for the Herveys; a colourful and much talked about 18th-century dynasty. See how one eccentric man's passion for art, Italy and for having a party led to the creation of this remarkable house. The rotunda is like an elaborate display case built to house the collections gathered on European travels. The garden is one of England's finest, and possibly earliest, Italianate gardens featuring the Victorian Stumpery and Temple Rose Garden.