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Discover the fascinating history behind Seckford Hall Hotel and Spa. From its Built circa 1530 by the Seckford family. origins to its role in local heritage.

Seckford Hall Hotel and Spa

Woodbridge, Suffolk

Building Age: Built circa 1530 by the Seckford family.

Original Purpose: Private Tudor mansion.

Architecture: Primarily Tudor red brick with ornate chimneys, gatehouse, and central courtyard. Interior features a Tudor Great Hall with hammerbeam roof, linenfold paneling, and minstrels’ gallery. Long gallery, spiral staircases. Some Jacobean/Georgian modifications. Modern spa in an annex.

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Grade II* listed. Built by Thomas Seckford, an official of Elizabeth I. Legend says Elizabeth I held court in the Great Hall. Quartered soldiers during the Civil War. Used as a convalescent home for soldiers in WWII. Features an antique chair King Edward VII supposedly died in (brought as an antique). Rumors of priest holes and secret tunnels.

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Seckford Hall: A Tudor Legacy Watched Over by Ghosts

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Seckford Hall, built in the 1530s by Queen Elizabeth I's court official Thomas Seckford, is a magnificent Tudor mansion whose long and dramatic history has given rise to a host of enduring ghostly legends.

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c. 1530 Seckford Hall built by Thomas Seckford.

1587 Thomas Seckford dies.

1640s The Hall quarters soldiers during the English Civil War.

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