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The Round House

The exterior of The Round House, a rotunda cottage with a portico over a patio and large, lawned garden, surrounded by trees, Suffolk
The Round House, Suffolk | © National Trust/Mike Henton
The sitting room at The Round House, with woodburner, television, sofas and armchairs, and a curved outer wall, Suffolk
Fairy lake and the surrounding woodland on the Ickworth Estate, near The Round House, Suffolk

The Round House

Cosy up in this folky rotunda deep in the woodlands of the Ickworth Estate.

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The sitting room at The Round House, with woodburner, television, sofas and armchairs, and a curved outer wall, Suffolk
Fairy lake and the surrounding woodland on the Ickworth Estate, near The Round House, Suffolk
The exterior of The Round House, a rotunda cottage with a portico over a patio and large, lawned garden, surrounded by trees, Suffolk
An aerial view of The Round House and its garden, in a woodland glade on the Ickworth Estate, Suffolk
The entrance hall at The Round House, Suffolk
The sitting room at The Round House, with sofas and armchairs, and a curved outer wall, Suffolk
The shower room on the ground floor of The Round House, Suffolk
The kitchen at The Round House, Suffolk
The dining area at The Round House, Suffolk
The open-plan kitchen and dining room at The Round House, Suffolk
The first-floor hallway at The Round House, Suffolk
One of the double bedrooms at The Round House, with curved outer wall at The Round House, which has an en-suite bathroom, Suffolk
The en-suite bathroom with freestanding bath at The Round House, Suffolk
The twin bedroom at The Round House, with curved outer wall, Suffolk
One of the double bedrooms at The Round House, with a curved outer wall, Suffolk
Looking through the woodland at the conical roof of The Round House, with cylindrical, red-bricked chimney in the centre, Suffolk
The portico, covered patio and garden lawn at The Round House, Suffolk
The large, lawned garden with outdoor dining furniture at The Round House, Suffolk
The outbuildings, storing the washing machine and tumble dryer, at The Round House, Suffolk
The outbuilding with washing machine and tumble dryer at The Round House, Suffolk
The exterior of The Round House in the evening, Suffolk
The Round House, peeking through the surrounding woodland, Suffolk
Looking up at the edge of the curved roof of The Round House, Suffolk
An aerial view of The Round House, with the Ickworth Estate House and parkland in the background, Suffolk
A woodland trail near The Round House, Suffolk
The grassy parkland at the Ickworth Estate, with The Rotunda in the background, Suffolk
St Mary's Church, in the Ickworth Estate parkland, Suffolk
The Rotunda and Italianate garden at Ickworth Estate, Suffolk
The Italianate garden, with lawns and manicured hedges, on the Ickworth Estate, Suffolk
The Rotunda and Italianate garden at Ickworth Estate, Suffolk

© National Trust/Mike Henton

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Cosy up in this folky rotunda deep in the woodlands of the Ickworth Estate.

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Book together...

There are four other holiday cottages in the 1,800 acres of parkland on the Ickworth Estate.

The brick exterior of Gardens House, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Ickworth Gardens House, Suffolk 

A lakeside house next to the walled garden in the middle of the Ickworth Estate. Sleeps six, dog friendly.

The exterior of Horringer Park Gates, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk

Horringer Park Gates, Suffolk 

A Grade II-listed gatehouse on the edge of the Ickworth Estate. Sleeps four, dog friendly.

The garden at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk

Ickworth Keeper's Cottage, Suffolk 

A semi-detatched Victorian farmhouse with a large garden on the Ickworth Estate. Sleeps eight. Can be booked with the neighbouring cottage, Carpenters Cottage, for up to 12 guests.

The cosy sitting room at Carpenters Cottage, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk

Carpenters Cottage, Suffolk 

A spacious, semi-detatched cottage, tucked away from the crowds on the Ickworth Estate. Sleeps four. Can be booked with the neighbouring cottage, Ickworth Keeper's Cottage, for up to 12 guests.

Things to see and do at Ickworth...

The Rotunda out of focus is viewed from through foreground daffodils across the North Lawn at Ickworth
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Ickworth Estate 

An Italianate Palace in the heart of Suffolk

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Partially open today
A long path lined with clipped yew balls leads the eye to a huge, round stone mansion
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Explore the house at Ickworth 

Discover the house and the treasures collected by the flamboyant 4th Earl of Bristol at Ickworth, a magnificent Italianate palace in the heart of Suffolk.

Two women walking down a path. One is pushing a stroller with two babies in.
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Explore the parkland at Ickworth 

Explore the parkland at Ickworth, encircled with layers of history, landscape and classic architecture. Enjoy space, freedom and inspiring views as you wander at your leisure.

a line of native yellow daffodils line along the bottom of the image. behind you can see the front entrance of the rotunda but it is blurred as the focus is on the daffodils
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Visiting the garden at Ickworth 

Ickworth's garden was the first of its kind in the UK. Designed for privacy, space and freedom, it's a distillation of the gardens of classical Italy given an individual English touch.

A family walks along a trail at Ickworth Estate wearing cardboard bunny ears
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Visiting Ickworth with the family 

There are loads of different family activities designed to help you explore and discover the Ickworth estate this spring. However you choose to spend your day with us, your adventure starts here.

Three walkers in silhouette enjoy an evening stroll at Ickworth during a spring evening
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Walking at Ickworth Estate 

With over 1,800 acres of parkland to explore, find a trail that suits you.

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