Stoke Rochford Hall

Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 8 Jun 2020

Closed at the present time due to the Covid19 pandemic but normally a busy and thriving venue. The current structure built in 1843 was designed by architect William Burn but the site has a much longer history. The Neville family had a house on the site in the 14th century. The estate passed to the Rochfords in the 15th century, whence comes the name of the estate, and to the Coneys in the 16th century. It was purchased by Sir Edmund Turnor around the time he was knighted in 1663. He began building a grand house in 1665, which was demolished in 1774. In 1794 the Turnors built a smaller house at Stoke, this was the house replaced by the current structure. In 1940 the house was requisitioned by the War Office, and used for a variety of purposes. It became the headquarters of the Second Battalion, the Parachute Regiment. It was in the library at Stoke Rochford that Montgomery's ill-fated 1944 Arnhem 'drop' (Operation Market Garden) was planned. It has banqueting facilities, a sports club and a restaurant, and is used for wedding receptions and parties. In 2016 it was sold to Talesh Hotels Group.

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