The Hall stands in open countryside, one mile from the village of Ingatestone and substantially retains its original Tudor form and appearance with its mullioned windows, high chimneys, crow-step gables and oak-panelled rooms and is surrounded by ten acres of enclosed gardens comprising extensive lawns, walled garden and stew pond.
On specified days during the summer months, visitors are welcome to spend a couple of hours or more exploring the house and grounds. Guided tours for parties are available by prior arrangement at other times.
Brentwood began as a clearing made in the woods by burning trees (hence 'burnt wood' which became Brentwood) to provide a stop-off point about one day's journing from the Thames for pilgrims en route from East Anglia to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury
The new (1991) Roman Catholic classical cathedral church of St Mary and St Helen incorporates part of the original Victorian church