Alford Manor House

Reputedly the largest thatched manor house in the country, Alford Manor House is a Grade II* Listed Building built in 1611 to a traditional H plan and restored during 2004-2006.

Alford Manor House and The Museum of Rural Life are open to the public from mid-February to mid-December. We are available for funeral wakes, events, room hire and group bookings all year round.

Over the next 12 months there will be building work on part of the Alford Manor House site to create a new event venue for weddings, funeral teas and community events. The purpose of this work is to make the venue more economically sustainable for the long term. For most of the activities at the Manor House it will be largely business as usual with the volunteers trying to provide all of the attractions and facilities which are normally available to its visitors.

Sadly, however, the parts of the site where work is taking place will not be accessible during this time, and the Craft Market have decided that because some of these areas are so important for their markets, they will not be able to offer the full range of stalls and high standard of entertainment which their customers now expect. It is for this reason that they have decided not to hold any of their Markets at the Manor House until all building work has been completed.