Sutton House

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Lonely Planet review

It's difficult to imagine well-heeled Tudor noblemen such as Thomas Sutton, founder of the Charterhouse almshouse, living in 'ackney, but as East London's oldest surviving house proves, they did, and in some style too. Abandoned and taken over by squatters in the 1980s (who have left behind a large mural of an eye in the attic), it's since been put under the care of the National Trust and magnificently restored.

The first historic room you enter, the Linenfold Parlour, is the absolute highlight, where the Tudor oak panelling on the walls has been carved to resemble draped cloth. Other notable rooms include the panelled Great Chamber, the Victorian study, the Georgian parlour and the intriguing mock-up of a Tudor kitchen. There's a shop and pleasant café on site.