Gloucestershire Historic Houses

Ashleworth Manor

A 15th Century timber framed 'E' shaped manor house with carved ceiling beams. Limited facilities for the disabled. Guided tour available by written request, at reasonable times.

Ashleworth   GL19 4LA  Tel: 01452 700350   Email

Ashleworth Tithe Barn 

15th Century limestone tithe barn belonging to the National Trust. 125 ft. long by 25 ft. wide with 10 bays, queen-post roof trusses and a stone slate roof. Diagonal buttresses and 2 gabled transepts with curved wooden lintels. National Trust.

Ashleworth  GL19 4HA  Tel: 01985 843600   Email

Chastleton House 

Jacobean manor noted for fine paneling, tapestries, plasterwork, original furniture & embroideries.

18th century topiary garden.

nr Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0SU  Tel: 01608 674355 Email

Chavenage House

Historic Elizabethan manor house with Cromwellian associations and 17th century tapestries. Used as a TV location. Personal tours by the present owner or his family. Groups at other times by arrangement. Parking.

Tetbury  GL8 8XP Tel: 01666 502329   Email

Frampton Manor

Grade I listed building & garden. A perfect example of a Georgian stately home, lived in by the same family since 1732. Ornamental canal and Orangery. Gardens are suitable for disabled visitors. Entry by appointment only. Parking.

Manor Farm Frampton on Severn  GL2 7EP Tel: 01452 740267   Email

Great Witcombe Roman Villa 

Large villa built round three sides of a courtyard in a beautiful countryside setting overlooking an enchanting valley. The villa had a luxurious bath-house complex. Occasional open days with guided tours. Admission free.

Witcombe,   Tel: 01451 862000   Email
 
Kelmscott Manor

The country home of William Morris containing a collection of his furniture, textiles, carpets & ceramics. Refreshments & gift shop. Other opening times for groups by arrangement. Parking.

Kelmscott,  Lechlade, GL7 3HJ   Tel: 01367 252486 Email

Lodge Park & Sherbourne Estate 

Created in 1634 by John ‘Crump’ Dutton. Inspired by his passion for gambling and banqueting, it is a unique survival of what would have been called a grandstand, with its deer course and park. It was the home of Charles Dutton, 7th Lord Sherborne, until 1983 when he bequeathed his family’s estate to the National Trust.

Sherborne, Nr Cheltenham,  GL54 3PP   Tel:  012451 844130   Email

Newark Park 

An unusual and atmospheric property was built c.1550 as a hunting lodge and added to in the 1790s. It stands high on the edge of a 40ft cliff with outstanding views

Ozleworth, Wotton-under-Edge  GL12 7PZ  Tel: 01453 842644     Email

Owlpen Manor

Small, romantic manor house (1450-1616) with magnificent Tudor great hall, Jacobean solar wing & Cotswold arts & crafts collection, set in its own remote & picturesque wooded valley. Hanging terraced gardens. Restaurant in medieval tithe barn. Parking.

Near Uley,  GL11 5BZ  Tel: 01453 860261  Emai

Pittville Pump Room

A magnificent listed Regency Spa building where you may sample the waters, set in its own park. Admission free.

Pitville Park, Cheltenham,  GL52 3JE 

Tel: 01242 523852   Email

Rodmarton Manor and Gardens

A large garden consisting of many "outdoor rooms", with many rare or unusual plants. Lawns, hedges topiary and herbaceous borders. Traditional 20th century Cotswold manor house. Tour of the house takes about 1 1/4 hrs. Minimum group of 20 (when not open)

Cirencester,  GL7 6PF  Tel: 01285 841253   Email

Snowshill Manor & Garden 

Cotswold manor house containing Charles Wade's wonderful collection of furniture, musical instruments, craft tools, toys, clocks, bicycles & armour. Organic gardens. Visitor centre. Parking.

Snowshill,  nr Broadway,  WR12 7JU Tel: 01386 852410   Email

Stanway House & Baroque Water Garden

Golden stone Jacobean manor house, with exquisite gatehouse, set amidst planted parkland. Important 14th Century tithe barn. Tudor great hall with shuffle board. Newly restored baroque water garden. Catering for groups by arr. only. Parking.

Stanway, Cheltenham,  GL54 5PQ  Tel: 01386 584469

Woodchester Mansion

A unique chance to see a masterpiece of Victorian Gothic architecture hidden in a secluded valley. Abandoned unfinished in 1868, the bones of the buildings are laid bare. CCTV allows visitors to see resident bats breeding in the mansion. Shop and tearoom.

Woodchester Park  Nympsfield  Stonehouse  GL10 3TS   Tel: 01453 861541   Email

Whittington Court

An unfortified sixteenth century manor house on an older moated site, situated next to the church. Panelled hall, library, Tudor fireplaces & oak staircase, barn & stables. Collections of glass, ceramics, fabrics & fossils.

Whittingham, Cheltenham,   GL54 4HF  Tel: 01242 820556