The Long Gallery

The Long Gallery is situated to the south of the Retainers Courtyard, from where it projects into the formal gardens. The principal entrance has a magnificent staircase leading into the Gallery itself - a large oak floored room some 80' x 20', with a grand Jacobean fireplace and panelling.

The Long Gallery has been successfully used for product launches, presentations, concerts, banquets and buffets. There are excellent kitchens, lavatories and central heading, ensuring that the level of comfort matches the magnificent surroundings. The views from the large windows reach to the Blackwater Estuary, one of the homes of the Colchester native oyster. Light floods in through these same windows, bathing the room with a bright and airy atmosphere, which can be enhanced at any time of the year by lighting the magnificent fire.

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