National Trust - Wightwick Manor and Gardens, Wightwick Bank, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV6 8EE

Details

Accessibility

"Blue Badge parking. Shuttle buggy available. Accessible toilets by Reception and tea-room. Partly accessible grounds, slopes, some steps, grass paths.

Accessible route map available on request at our Visitor Reception.

Accessible toilet in car park and next to tearoom.

Braille guides of Manor available at the front door.

Designated parking: Separate mobility parking by Visitor Reception building.

Induction loops at all till points.

Level access to food outlet: Level access to tearoom via power-assisted door at the end of the courtyard.

Level access to shop, but one area inside only accessible via a single step.

Lift: Access to De Morgan Gallery via lift. No lift access in Manor.

Powered mobility vehicle available

Volunteer-driven buggy available on request to take visitors up path from car park.

Seating available: Seating throughout Manor marked by 'cat cushions'. Accessible map of garden available from Visitor Reception shows seating areas in gardens.

Steps/uneven terrain:

Partly accessible grounds, slopes, some steps, grass paths. Map of accessible route. Some visitors may require assistance from their companion.

Virtual tour: Touch-screen with virtual tour with narration available in Manor.

Wheelchairs available: Manual wheelchairs available to borrow on arrival. Please note, shopping type scooters are not permitted in the Manor or Gallery, electric wheelchairs only."

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Brief description

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

2025: "Wightwick Manor (/ˈwɪtɪk/ WIT-ik[1]) is a Victorian house in Wightwick Bank, a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It was commissioned in 1887 from the architect Edward Ould by Theodore Mander of Mander Brothers, a Wolverhampton paint and varnish manufacturer. It stands adjacent to the Old Manor, a late sixteenth or early seventeenth-century building that was the original residence on the site.[2]

The house is significant as an example of a domestic building constructed, decorated, and furnished under the influence of the Aesthetic movement and Arts and Crafts movement.[3] It contains many examples of the works of William Morris and his firm Morris & Co., including wall hangings, wallpapers, and upholstery; tiles designed by William De Morgan; and stained glass designed by Charles Kempe. It also contains Pre-Raphaelite works of art, including works by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Evelyn De Morgan, Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown, John Everett Millais, Elizabeth Siddal, and Leonard Shuffrey.[3]

Much of the collection in the house was assembled by Sir Geoffrey and Lady Rosalind Mander, who inherited it in 1900. They gave the house and grounds to the National Trust in 1937, but continued adding to the contents until their deaths in 1962 and 1988 respectively. The property is open to the public, although the Mander family retain the use of an apartment. The Old Manor houses the De Morgan Gallery, an exhibition of the works of Evelyn and William De Morgan.[4] The Manor has the work of 13 professional female artists on permanent public display, more than any other in the National Trust, including notable examples of works by Lizzie Siddal, Lucy Madox Brown, Marie Spartali Stillman, and May Morris. Most of these artworks were collected by the Manders. The malthouse gallery now houses a group of works by Evelyn De Morgan and her husband William, on loan from the De Morgan Foundation.

The house has 17 acres of woodland and gardens, and the outbuildings include parts of an earlier Jacobean manor house, stables (now a tea room), a gallery in the old malt house, gift shop, and a second-hand bookshop.

It is situated just off the main A454 Wolverhampton to Bridgnorth road, approximately three miles to the west of the city centre.

The manor has been Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England since July 1950, and its gardens are Grade II listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[9][10][11] "

Address

National Trust - Wightwick Manor and Gardens, Wightwick Bank, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV6 8EE

Use SAT NAV WV6 8BN

Email

wightwickmanor@nationaltrust.org.uk

Phone

+441902 761400

Website

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4989025   

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/birmingham-west-midlands/wightwick-manor-and-gardens

Directions

"Cycling

To avoid the road network, the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal passes close by with access from Wightwick Bridge.

We hold the Good Journey Mark for welcoming car-free visitors. Travel a greener way and enjoy a free hot drink when arriving by train, bus or bike, with a valid train or bus ticket or bike helmet.

By road:

Car park is situated off A454 between Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth. Brown signs from the Chapel Ash junction of the Wolverhampton ring road. Travelling from the South/East take from junction 2 of the M5 follow the A4123 (Birmingham New Road) to Wolverhampton ring road, turn left then follow ring road until brown signs. From North/East Junction 2 of M54 and follow A449 to ring road and turn right.

Parking: Free, entrance off A454. Please note - no coaches or long vehicles (e.g. motor homes) as both entrance and exit to car park is too restricted.

Sat Nav: Use WV6 8BN (postal address takes you to our exit gate). On approach please follow brown signs, entrance gates opposite Dentist.

On foot:

You can take a scenic walk from Wolverhampton, along the Wolverhampton Ring, or on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Walk. The Shropshire Union Canal is also at the far edge of Wolverhampton. This walk is approximately 5 miles and would take about 2 hours. Access from Wightwick Bridge on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire canal, which passes nearby. Our pedestrian entrance is located 100 yards from bus stop on Bridgnorth Road (Bridgnorth direction)."

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

Transport

2025: "By train

There are direct trains to Wolverhampton from: Birmingham New Street (20 mins), Sandwell & Dudley (15 mins), Stafford (15 mins), Stoke-On-Trent (30 mins), Telford (20 mins) and much further afield.

Wolverhampton station is also on the Metro and there are direct buses from Walsall (35 mins) and elsewhere.

We hold the Good Journey Mark for welcoming car-free visitors. Travel a greener way and enjoy a free hot drink when arriving by train, bus or bike, with a valid train or bus ticket or bike helmet.

By bus

The number 9 bus, run by Arriva, stops outside from Wolverhampton (15 mins) and Bridgnorth (30 mins), this bus does not run on Sundays. Alight Wightwick Bank on Bridgnorth Road (A454) beside Mermaid pub and enter site by pedestrian entrance, 50 yards up main road from bus stop. The number 3 bus, run by National Express West Midlands, stops nearby in Castlecroft from Wolverhampton, which is then a 1 mile walk downhill by footpath to our pedestrian entrance. The number 3 bus runs 7 days per week

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We hold the Good Journey Mark for welcoming car-free visitors. Travel a greener way and enjoy a free hot drink when arriving by train, bus or bike, with a valid train or bus ticket or bike helmet."

Amenities

Assistance dogs welcome in all areas. Dogs on short leads welcome in gardens (with exception of Kitchen Garden).

Second-hand bookshop in Undercroft.

Car park:

Parking: Free, entrance off A454. Please note - no coaches or long vehicles (e.g. motor homes) as both entrance and exit to car park is too restricted. SatNav: Use WV6 8BN (postal address takes you to our exit gate). On approach please follow brown signs, entrance gates opposite Dentist.

Dogs allowed: Dogs on short leads welcome in the garden, with the exception of the kitchen garden.

Plant shop: Plant sales area outside Old Manor Shop selling a range of seasonal plants and garden ornaments.

Shop:

Old Manor Shop selling a range of William Morris and Arts & Crafts products, with a range of home wear, food, gifts, books, fashion and children's toys.

Tea-room: Manders Tearoom with indoor and outdoor seating. Kiosk serving ice-creams and takeaway drinks at peak times in the courtyard.

Toilets and baby changing facilities at our Visitor Reception and by our tearoom.

Amateur filming and photography:

If you are an amateur, school or university group then contact us directly by email, detailing what and when you would like to film and we will try to help. Please note, that filming and photography that falls into this catergory is not permitted in the Manor itseslf.

Individual amateur photography is welcome across the site, we ask that you don't use flash or tripods in the house. Please note that drones are not permitted at Wightwick Manor and Gardens."