As the name implies, Long Melford is very long with the main street stretching for a number of miles and is considered to be one of the longest high streets in East Anglia. 
The residential area consists of attractive Georgian and Victorian houses, with the main part of the town taken up with art galleries, antique and book shops. 
All in all a good place to wander around. Many of the residential houses face the 13 acre green, coming in all shapes, sizes, ages and colours. The National Trust property within the village of Melford Hall used to be the country retreat and deer park for the abbots of Bury St Edmunds. The magnificent church of the Holy Trinity resides at one end of the town towards the northern end. 

The town has been busy since Tudor times, though it can trace its heritage back to roman days. The red building in front of the church is the holy trinity almshouses built in 1573 by William Cordwell, of Melford Hall. Many of his families tombs can be found inside the church. For holiday accommodation in Long Melford or close by visit our accommodation pages which list - inns - self catering - guest houses - bed and breakfast - hotels and camping and caravanning.


Elizabeth 1 was entertained at Melford Hall with its pepperpot towers she was welcomed by two hundred young gentlemen in white velvet, three hundred in black and over one thousand five hundred serving men.

A blue glass roman vase was unearthed in Long Melford in 1958. It now resides in the British Museum.


The Bell Inn is supposed to be haunted. It was built in 1450 but has only been an inn since 1570, so no time at all really!