Ayscoughfee Hall Museum is set in a Medieval Hall dating back to around 1451.  This fascinating grade II* listed building includes exhibitions, displays and educational opportunities for all to enjoy.

 

Ayscoughfee Hall is thought to have originally been built in the early 15th Century as the home of local wool merchant Richard Alwyn. Dendrochronological or tree-ring dating has recently been carried on some of the original roof timbers, which have been dated to around 1450, making the Hall over 550 years old! Throughout its history the Hall has continued to grow and develop, with each owner changing the building to represent their needs and the fashions of the time. This explains the rather Gothic-looking Victorian frontage, the Georgian ceiling best seen from the Entrance Hall, and the whole host of Medieval features exposed and explained throughout the Hall. Once the home of the prestigious Johnson family, Ayscoughfee Hall spent much of its life as a private house for a succession of families, before being purchased by the people of Spalding during the early 20th Century.  Since then it has served as a library, School, Council Offices and most recently as the District's museum.

 

Open from dawn until dusk every day of the year, Ayscoughfee Gardens have something to offer all ages! The formal gardens beautifully complement historic Ayscoughfee Hall, and feature a Yew Tree walk dating back to the 1720s. The Ornamental Lake is headed by a War Memorial designed by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, while hidden to the rear of the gardens is the Ice House which originally served the Hall's kitchens.

 

The Peace Garden offers a more contemporary theme, while the Herb Garden features a display of the plants that would have been used in the kitchens of Ayscoughfee Hall.

 

 

Opening Times- Museum

Wednesday- Sunday 10.30am - 4.00pm

Opening Times- Gardens

All year round, from dawn until dusk.