Wightwick Manor

Wightwick Bank
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV6 8EE


This fascinating house contains one of the finest collections of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement. Visitors can explore this Victorian masterpiece with its Great Parlour and timber-framed exterior. The house features many original William Morris wallpapers and fabrics, Pre-Raphaelite paintings, Kempe glass and tiles by de Morgan.

The Victorian/Edwardian garden is a stunning array of colour throughout the season. There is a long walk, formal gardens and an orchard. In the spring there are bulbs, daffodils, bluebells, rhododendrons and azaleas, in the summer there are flowering shrubs, herbaceous borders, roses and potted pelargoniums and at the end of the year there is autumn colour.

General Information:

  • Light refreshments
  • Specialist Arts and Craft gift shop
  • Level entrance to House
  • For information on facilities for disabled please ring

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    Opening Times
    (2008 times)
    House & Garden:
    1st March to 20th December: Wednesday to Saturday - 11:00pm - 5pm.
    Open Bank Holiday Sundays and Mondays ground floor only.

    Viewing is by timed ticket only available on day of visit.

    Entry to house between 11am and 12.30pm is by 20 minute themed tour only.
    Full house tours commence from 12:30pm. Entrance is by guided tour only, except first Thursday and Saturday of each month when we operate Free-Flow access from 12:30pm.

    Admission Charges
    (2008 prices)
    House and Garden:
    Adult £7.90; Child £3.90; Child under 5yrs Free; Family £19.70.

    Groups Adult £.10 Evening visits £10.00.

    National Trust and National Art Collection Fund Members Free.

    Garden Only: Adult £3.90; Child Free.

    Directions
    Car: 3 miles W of Wolverhampton, up Wightwick Bank (off A454 beside the Mermaid Inn.
    Rail: Nearest station Wolverhampton.
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    Wightwick Manor Postcode for SatNav: WV6 8EE

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