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Ayscoughfee Hall

A view of the rear of the Hall

A view of the front

The 1840s library, which is panelled with African mahogany

Photo:A sculptured roundel dating from the 1450s, which probably indicated to travellers the location of the building's hospitality entrance and dormitory

A sculptured roundel dating from the 1450s, which probably indicated to travellers the location of the building's hospitality entrance and dormitory

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A fantastic building in a fabulous public park

Myriad of different architectural styles

Originally built in the 1450s, many of the Hall’s owners have left their mark on the building. They changed it as the needs of their families and the fashion of the times changed. The result is that a visit to Ayscoughfee is a chance to experience a myriad of different architectural styles and features from the Medieval to the Victorian!

Face to face with some of the people that lived here

But Ayscoughfee is not all about architecture. A visit is an opportunity to come face to face with some of the people that lived here. A lord mayor of London and the founder of one of the world’s oldest museums have all called Ayscoughfee home. Come and discover what their lives, as well as those of their families and servants, were like.

Award winning Museum

Ayscoughfee Hall houses an award winning Museum where the history of this wonderful building is fully explored. But that’s not the only story the Museum tells. The town of Spalding stands close to the Fens, and the long tale of the Fenlands and the people who lived upon them is as fascinating as any.

All this, and it’s free to enter too!

Five acres of historic public park Gardens

Ayscoughfee stands in five acres of historic Gardens that now form a fabulous public park, and there are some great surprises hidden here! There’s a war memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens (the man responsible for London’s Cenotaph), an ice house from the 1700s and an amazing array of sculpted yew trees that were planted over three hundred years ago!. There’s also a café for snacks and refreshments.