Historic Norfolk house and wedding venue up for sale for £2.8m

Hales Hall is up for sale. Picture: Chris Horwood. (Image: Archant)

Hales Hall, near Loddon, includes a six bedroom Tudor country house, the 184ft Great Barn – the largest brick-built Tudor barn in England –and around nine acres of moated grounds.

There has been a house on the site in Hales Green for more than 1,000 years and the barn and hall were built in 1478 by Sir James Hobart, the attorney general to Henry VII.

The property was purchased by the previous owners in 1971 and an extensive restoration was carried out. The current owners acquired the property in 2011 and have carried out further significant restoration and refurbishment work. Hales Hall is on the market with Savills and also includes Gate House Cottage and a further two bedroom cottage.

Louis de Soissons, head of residential and a director at Savills, said the property was both historically significant and architecturally important.

Inside the kitchen at Hales Hall. Picture: Chris Horwood. (Image: Archant)

'It is one of the great Tudor houses in Norfolk,' he said. 'It's been beautifully restored in conjunction with English Heritage and the quality of the restoration is really superb.

'It's got the largest brick Tudor barn in England which makes it really special and some of the beams date back to the 14th century.

'A lot of the hard work has been done so it's ready for someone to enjoy.'

Mr de Soissons said the owners were selling to embark on another project.

He said he believed that existing wedding bookings would be honoured.

'I think it is likely that anyone buying it will want to continue with weddings.

'It's one of the most popular wedding venues in Norfolk.'

The Great Barn has permission for up to 48 weddings per year.