Grade I early 17th century house by Sir Roger Townshend with interiors redesigned by William Kent dating from 1725, these were carried out for the second Viscount Townshend, an important political figure at the court of Queen Anne and King George I.

  Red Saloon

“In all England there are few more beautiful houses than Raynham - and none perhaps, that so perfectly exemplifies all that is best in English domestic architecture in the first half of the seventeenth century. Raynham is not palatial, there is a comfortable, homely feeling about it. It is a house designed not only to be admired, but also to be loved.” John Julius, Viscount Norwich

 Belisarius Room

Tour features the ground floor and some first-floor bedrooms including the King’s Bedroom and the Belisarius Room. Visitors are welcome to walk round the outside of the house and visit the new garden. Free entry to the church and the park near the lake. Includes tea, coffee and biscuits.

Special restrictions: no dogs, no photography, no stilettos

What our visitors say: 

• Only a home as gracious & elegant as Raynham can host classic Rolls Royces and architectural lovers. Thank you for your hospitality & tour
• I spent a great day here today and it is my unforgettable great memory in my life.
• Ten of us, on an Art Pursuits Norfolk tour, have had a most wonderful afternoon. Can the rest of our visits match up to the beauty of Raynham on a lovely sunny afternoon? Maybe not. Thank you, Alison and Charles, for a fascinating and fun visit.