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National Trust - Great Chalfield Manor and Garden

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National Trust - Great Chalfield Manor and Garden
Address: Atworth, Melksham SN12 8NH, UK
Phone: 01225 782239
State: Wiltshire
City: Melksham
Zip Code: SN12 8NH

opening times

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: Closed
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: 2:00 – 5:00 PM

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Reviews
Absolutely fantastic place to visit. Unfortunately no photos are allowed to be taken inside the house as a family live inside. The tour guide was absolutely amazing, she knew her history on the house. So knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Not much parking. No shop. Reception is in a barn with a table. Toilets available. Garden were lovely. Little church that was built 100 years before the house. Plants to buy.
Great manor house with lovely gardens and moat. Sadly as the family still live in, no internal photos. Guided tour only but full of fascinating facts and stories.Visited onWeekdayWait timeUp to 10 minReservation recommendedNo
Such a peaceful place! Pretty gardens. You don't get to see much of the house on the tour because a family live in part of it. The tour was about 45 minutes. Lots of detail. No cafe but tea, coffee and biscuits offered with an honesty box.Ive never seen so many ladybirds in one place. They are everywhere. The church is FULL of flies, which was quite disconcerting. Parking is outside of the property on the grass verges.
A National Trust property with a twist; a guided tour by Robert Floyd, grandson of Robert Fuller who gave the house and nine acres of land to the National Trust in 1943, Robert made the house come alive, with family stories. A truly beautiful house and garden, built around 1465 and fully restored in 1905. The gardens were designed by Alfred Parsons RA, PRWS in 1905-1912 with an Arts and Crafts influence.
We visited here on a Sunday so we could do the guided tour of the house as well as see the gardens. I'd recommend arriving early as parking is all on road as very limited. The property is tenanted and as such only open for a limited amount of days each year. Our guide was excellent and had a huge amount of knowledge both about the property and the wider historical events during the country in the relevant periods. The property was built as a fortified manor house towards the end of the Wars of the Roses and has survived largely intact. The builder seemed to be a quite a despicable man who acquired over 50 properties in northern Wiltshire by various means. We couldn't take photos inside the property but the gardens, now in their arts and Crafts persona were very photogenic and there was plenty of nice walks. Not a huge property but we spent a couple of hours there and the guided tour really bought it to life.
The moated Manor House was built around 1465 and fully restored in 1905. The gardens were designed by Alfred Parsons in 1905-1912 with an Arts and Crafts influence. Filming at the house includes Poldark Tess of the D'Urbervilles Wolf Hall Persuasion Wives and Daughters If you look up at the gables and you will see amusing carvings, one of a dog, one of a monkey, and one of a soldier, there is a story to it. The house is ONLY accessible by guided tour, so when you arrive go straight to the barn on your right and book a time slot, because you CANNOT see inside the house any other way, The times of opening are a bit random, so go to the national trust web site and check before going. We had the tour with a descendant of the family and she was great, with some great stories, but did say that NO photography was allowed as it is a family home,Outside and the gardens are fine. There is no cafe here, but in the barn again to the right if entering there is self serve for tea/coffee/crisps/chocolate with an honesty box and the price list. You can just take your own and still sit in the barn.
This national trust property is a hidden gem, and is a family home which makes it unique in many ways. There is a guided tour by staff who really know their stuff, and explain all the little quirks during the tour, from the masks which allowed previous owners to “spy” on visitors, to the animal trophy’s. The gardens are a must to wander through, with many special tree effects. The church which is part of the estate has a very decorated organ which must be viewed.
I can't quite find the words to describe how beautiful this property is and how well set in grounds it is. A stunning jewel in the English landscape with the ancestors of the property owners cheerfully sharing their personal histories and stories to add another layer of interest to this exquisite home.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedYes
It had just started to drizzle as we arrived. There is a charming barn where you can buy tea or coffee and biscuits very reasonably. So we sat and watched the rain . The house tour by a very knowledgeable guide was amazing, although some people were getting a bit impatient! My friends and I loved walking through the rooms and feeling the different atmosphere in each. We didn't have time for all of the gardens so we are going back next week!
We turned up for 11 when it opened and booked onto the tour of the house. If you have a desperate need to take photos in the house don’t go because you’re not allowed to! It’s still used as a family home and understandingly they’d rather you didn’t. The woman who gave the tour though was brilliant. She had it down to a fine art conveying a huge amount of information without a script and not boringly. You are allowed to take photos of the outside of the house though and the church and the gardens all of which are beautiful. They gave coffee etc with an honesty box and good toilets. Parking is on the verges outside the grounds. Brilliant!
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