National Trust: Wightwick Manor

Beautiful property and gardens, friendly and helpful guides, lovely café. A good day out, especially on a day you can spend time walking around the gardens.

If you like the Arts and Crafts movement, you’ll love Whitwick Manor. I live nearby and reckon to visit several times each year. Each time I learn something new from the guides. Manageable gardens (from one who doesn’t walk particularly brilliantly!) and a small tearoom. I believe this is going to be extended or re-​sited. One problem is the long haul up Whitwick Bank to get into the property.

A wonderful place to visit. Nice gardens as well as house. Little tea room. You cant pay on card to get in though which I thought was bizarre, so take cash. Famous for its william morris works. Really good informative guided tours.

This house has one of the finest collections of William Morris. With the beautiful garden, designed by Thomas Mawson, it is a stunning array of colour throughout the year.
Talks and tours bring the house to life and special family days every Wednesday in August.
There is also a specialist shop and a chance to sample the local produce in the tea room.

A lovely property, wonderfully preserved by the National Trust.
I honestly do not think you will find a better example of the arts & crafts movement anywhere.
There is an enormous amount of William Morris interior items — in fact the house stands pretty much as a William Morris museum.
A lovely exterior too with quaint and attractive gardens.

excellent gardens

As a fan of the arts and crafts movement Wightwick Manor was a delight to visit, home of the Manders family (manders paint) the house was built in the 1880s in the style of a medieval manor house. The guided tour of the house was informal and informative, the rooms are in there original décor the only alterations that have been made are for health and safety reasons and you wouldnt notice if not shown.
William Morris wallpaper and textiles William de Morgan tiles its an alladins cave of treasures. The gardens are well kept, and very pretty. There if a tiny tearoom where i had the best sandwich, ever stilton and apple yum. The National Trust maintain this property but the family still keeps a flat in the house for their own use. Admission is by timed tickets and openings vary so it might be worth phoning beforhand well worth a visit (tel 1 902 761 400)