Gainsborough’s House, 46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2EU
Tel: 01787 372958
Fax: 01787 376991
Email: mail@gainsborough.org
Gainsborough’s House, 46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2EU
Tel: 01787 372958
Fax: 01787 376991
Email: mail@gainsborough.org
Gainsborough’s House is situated in the centre of Sudbury on Gainsborough Street, at the bottom of Market Hill. The visitor entrance and shop are on Weavers Lane which is adjacent to the front of the House.
By Train
Sudbury railway station is a connecting line from Marks Tey on the Liverpool St to Norwich line. The trains run every hour and the station is half a mile from Gainsborough’s House. A 10 minute walk along Station Road, Friars Street and into Gainsborough Street will bring you to the House.
By Car
There are three public car parks a short walk away – North Street has 195 spaces and, directed from the A131 one way system, has free Pay & Display parking for 3 hours. For all day parking, both the Kingfisher Leisure Centre and Sudbury Railway Station have plenty of Pay & Display parking spaces and are £2 for 24 hours or free for 3 hours. Market Hill, in the centre of the town, has one hour free parking. See Parkopedia for details. For information about accessibility parking, please contact us prior to your arrival.
For Coaches
The drop-off point for coaches is on Gainsborough Street which is on the A131 one way system. As this is a residential area, we ask that you pull up by the large traffic sign on the left side, further along from the front of the House. The visitor entrance is a short walk back past the House and up on the left, along Weavers Lane. Coach parking is available at the Kingfisher Leisure Centre adjacent to the railway station. This is a long stay Pay & Display car park with a charge of £2 for the day or free for three hours.
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) was born in Sudbury and baptised at the Independent Meeting-House in Friars Street on 14 May 1727, the fifth son and ninth child of John and Mary Gainsborough. In 1958, Gainsborough’s House Society was formed to purchase the house and establish it as a centre for Thomas Gainsborough. The Museum opened to the public in 1961 and has remained open for over 50 years. The beautiful historic garden at the heart of Gainsborough’s House is maintained by a devoted body of volunteers, who garden exclusively with plants that were available in Gainsborough’s lifetime.
Gainsborough’s House Society , Charity No. 1170048 and Company Limited by Guarantee No. 10413978