Kelmscott Manor House and Gardens, Oxfordshire. Paid entry

Details

Accessibility

"There is step free access to the ground floor of the house, the gardens, shop and tearoom for wheelchair users.

Carers are admitted free of charge. Wheelchair users pay reduced rate admission.

Large print room and visitor guides are available on request.

Guide dogs and hearing dogs are permitted in all areas of the Manor.

An accessible toilet is located adjoining the Welcome Barn.

Within the house there is an access folder with information on the upstairs rooms and attic.

Some picnic benches on our tea lawn are wheelchair accessible.

Wheelchairs:  We welcome all types of mobility vehicles; we have two manual wheelchairs which are available for use. Please ask a member of staff on site for assistance.

Due to the narrow doorways and for the protection of the collection we may ask visitors using motorised wheelchairs to transfer to manual wheelchairs before entering the manor.

Accessible Parking:

Electric Shuttle buses will run from the car park to the Manor for those unable to make the 10 to 12-minute walk to the Manor. One of the buses will have wheelchair access.

2022: There is step free access to the ground floor of the house, the gardens, shop and tearoom for wheelchair users.

Carers are admitted free of charge. Wheelchair users pay reduced rate admission.

Large print room and visitor guides are available on request.

Guide dogs and hearing dogs are permitted in all areas of the Manor.

An accessible toilet is located adjoining the Welcome Barn.

Within the house there is an access folder with information on the upstairs rooms and attic.

Some picnic benches on our tea lawn are wheelchair accessible.

Wheelchairs

We welcome all types of mobility vehicles; we have two manual wheelchairs which are available for use. Please ask a member of staff on site for assistance.

Due to the narrow doorways and for the protection of the collection we may ask visitors using motorised wheelchairs to transfer to manual wheelchairs before entering the manor.

Accessible Parking:

Electric Shuttle buses will run from the car park to the Manor for those unable to make the 10 to 12-minute walk to the Manor. One of the buses will have wheelchair access."

Brief description

"Kelmscott Manor was the inspirational Cotswold retreat of William Morris, Victorian textile designer, poet, novelist & Father of the Arts and Crafts Movement.

When Morris found Kelmscott Manor in 1871 the garden delighted him as much as the house. Enclosed by high walls and divided by hedges, it conformed to his ideal of a garden ‘fenced from the outside world’ and he therefore altered it little.

Kelmscott Manor is a remarkable well-preserved seventeenth-century Manor farmstead complex located on the river Thames, near Lechlade. As well as the Manor, the site comprises its beautiful garden and important group of historic barns, dovecot and former stabling (for ‘Mouse’ the Icelandic pony, brought back from Iceland by Morris for his daughters). It is situated in a beautiful village, totally unspoilt, reflecting the vigilance and energy of Morris and his family to preserve the site and area for the future."  https://www.sal.org.uk/kelmscott-manor/plan-your-visit/gardens/

https://museumcrush.org/inside-kelmscott-manor-as-it-prepares-to-re-open-its-arts-and-crafts-doors/?utm_source=Culture24+Company+Newsletter&utm_campaign=bea6f77cbe-mc-digest-180&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_622aef899d-bea6f77cbe-34185101

'Now the doors of this impeccable Arts and Crafts House are to reopen on Friday April 1 2022, following a major 30-month conservation and refurbishment programme that has reinstated some original features, reintroduced some furniture and artworks and improved the visitor experience.'

Address

Kelmscott Manor

Kelmscott

Lechlade

GL7 3HJ

Email

admin@kelmscottmanor.org.uk

Phone

01367 252486

Website

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelmscott_Manor

https://www.sal.org.uk/kelmscott-manor/

Directions

"Kelmscott Manor is located 3 miles from Lechlade. Signposted from both the A417 and the A4095, visitors can easily travel by car. Follow the brown heritage signs to our car park. Free Parking is situated next to St George’s Church in Kelmscott. For SatNav, the postcode for the car park is GL7 3HF.

There is a short walk from the car park to the Manor (approximately 10 to 12 minutes). Download our Village Map here. https://www.sal.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2019_KM-Village-map.pdf  

A free shuttle minibus will take visitors who are unable to make the walk to the Manor."

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

https://www.sal.org.uk/kelmscott-manor/plan-your-visit/opening-times/

Transport

"The Manor also has private mooring on the Thames and visitors also arrive by cycle or walking along the Thames path.

Unfortunately, due to our remote location, there is no public transport to the Manor."

Amenities

Toilets, Shop

"Enjoy a morning coffee or delicious homemade cooked food in our licensed Tearoom, including hot and cold light meals, soups, cakes and cream teas.

The Tearoom is in an attractive old stable barn adjacent to a tranquil tea lawn with plenty of seating.

It is open whenever the Manor is open from 10.30am to 5pm.

Lunch is served 12 noon to 2.30pm.

Cream teas with fresh scones 2.30pm till 5pm"