Heydon Hall


Heydon Hall is an Elizabethan house set in parkland near the village of Heydon, Norfolk, England.
The hall is Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England, and its gardens are Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

Location

The hall is just north-east of Heydon, and about north-east of Reepham, west of Aylsham and north-west of Norwich from where it is best reached via the B1149 road.

History

The hall was built between 1581-4 for Henry Dynne, an Auditor of the Receipt of the Exchequer. From the time of Oliver Cromwell it was first owned by the Earle family being originally bought by Erasmus Earle, a Serjeant-at-law to Cromwell. An ancient oak tree at Heydon Park is said to be where Cromwell once hid from a bull, during a visit to Erasmus. A descendant, Mary, daughter of Augustine Earle married William Bulwer and it then came into the Bulwer family of Wood Dalling.
The original large park covered approximately but has mostly been broken up.

Film location

The hall was featured in the BBC's 1996 version of The Moonstone. Part of the British film A Cock and Bull Story was filmed at the hall.