The great hall lacked a roof and needed a great deal of restoration work which was all done prior to the National Trust acquiring the property. In the hall there is a model of "Squirrel", the ship in which Sir Humphrey Gilbert sailed to Newfoundland (The crest of the Gilbert family is "A squirrel sejant on a hill vert feeding on a crop of nuts proper"). To the west of the great hall is the solar, which served as a private retiring room away from the bustle of the great hall. It is approached by a 15th-century staircase. Another restored room is the kitchen, which is housed in a separate building because of the risk of fire it posed. To the right of the hearth, a stone stair led up inside a tower to what was probably a guard room.