Sudbury Hall

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Sudbury Hall is a country house in Sudbury near Derby, England.

Sudbury Hall is one the country's finest Restoration mansions. The property is now owned and maintained by the National Trust. The house was built in the 1660s and is notable for its fine Long Gallery, gardens and portraits of Charles II's mistresses. Inside there are a mixture of architectural styles with beautiful carvings, painting and plasterwork. There are formal gardens with a tree-fringed lake.

The National Trust Museum of Childhood is housed in the 19th-century service wing of Sudbury Hall. It should not be confused with the V&A Museum of Childhood, which is in London.

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