Owlpen Manor

Owlpen
Dursley
Gloucestershire
GL11 5BZ

Tel: +44 (0)1453 860 261
Fax: +44 (0)1453 860 819
Email: sales@owlpen.com
Web: http://www.owlpen.com

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One of the most romantic small manor houses in the West of England. The Tudor manor is the lived-in medieval manor house of the de Olepennes, dating from 1450 to 1616, with minor early 18th century improvements. There is a magnificent Tudor Great Hall, a Jacobean wing with Solar and an elegant early Georgian Little Parlour and doorcase of 1719. There was some Arts & Crafts restoration in 1926 by Norman Jewson after the manor house had been uninhabited for 100 years. The Great Chamber contains unique painted cloth and wall-hangings.

Exhibits also include:

  • Mander family collections
  • Panelling
  • Tudor wall-paintings
  • Furniture
  • Textiles
  • Beadwork
  • Pictures
  • Cotswold Arts & Crafts furnishings & Plasterwork

    The formal gardens include seven hanging terraces of the 16th/17th centuries, with topiary yews, box parterres, old roses and mill pond. On the estate there are lovely walks and fine manorial outbuildings, including a Grist Mill (1728) with cupola, a Court House (1620's) and an elaborate Victorian Church. There are miles of beech woods and historic parkland and spectacular bluebells in the Spring.

    Additional Information:

  • Our Cyder House Restaurant opens from noon
  • Manor house unsuitable for wheelchairs
  • No dogs

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    Opening Times
    (2009 times)
    3rd May to 29th September
    Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday 2.00pm - 5.00pm.

    Gardens and Restaurant: 12.00pm - 5.00pm.

    Notice of large groups and coaches essential (special rates).

    2010 - House Closed: Gardens open on Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday as usual.

    Admission Charges
    (2009 prices)
    House & Gardens: Adult £5.75; Child (4-14yrs) £2.75; Family (2 adults + up to four children) £15.50.

    Gardens Only: Adult £3.75; Child £1.75.

    Directions
    ½ a mile east of Uley, off the B4066. The M5 exits 13 (north) and 14 (south) are a few minutes away, head for the B4066 and at Uley follow the brown tourism signs.
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    Owlpen Manor Postcode for SatNav: GL11 5BZ

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