Baddesley Clinton

Om museet

Baddesley Clinton has Saxon roots, although no buildings from that time survive. The estate took its name from the de Clinton family in about 1290. The moat and the earliest buildings are probably the work of James de Clinton in the early 14th century. In 1438 it was bought by the lawyer John Brome, who made it into a house of some status, and his son Nicholas later added to the church tower as penance for two killings.

From 1517 the house belonged to the Ferrers family, who kept it for twelve generations and almost five hundred years. In the 1590s the Catholic Vaux sisters rented it and had hiding places built for priests; one of them, the priest hole beneath the kitchen, hid around nine priests for four hours during a search in October 1591. In the 19th century the house became a refuge for a group of four friends known as the Quartet, among them the artist Rebecca Dering and Lady Georgiana Chatterton.

Thomas Ferrers-Walker bought the house in 1940 and restored it over the following thirty years. His son saved it for the nation, and it passed to the National Trust in 1980. Visitors can see the gatehouse, bridge and moat, the Great Hall, the library, the chapel and the Great Parlour, as well as the walled garden, the lake and the wider estate.

Højdepunkter

• Moated manor house passed down through twelve generations of the Ferrers family
• Priest hole in the kitchen from the 1590s
• Great Hall with a stone chimneypiece and an 18th-century tapestry
• Library with a blood stain linked to a 15th-century killing
• Walled garden, courtyard and orchard
• 150 acres of parkland with a lake and woodland sculptures

Permanente udstillinger

• The manor house – Rooms including the Great Hall, library, chapel, Great Parlour and the priest hole, with stories from 500 years of the Ferrers family and their guests.
• The estate – About 150 acres of parkland, farmland and woodland with a lake, animal sculptures and walks.

Grundlagt

1980

Ejer

National Trust

Entrépriser & rabatter

Prices are standard admission without Gift Aid; with Gift Aid the adult price is £19.80, child £9.90 and family £49.50. National Trust members do not pay admission. Pre-booking is not needed. Some additional events and trails are not covered by the admission price or membership.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

Several accessible parking spaces are in the main car park. The five ground-floor rooms of the house are accessible, although some spaces are narrow and dark, and the six upstairs rooms are reached by a staircase with a handrail. The ground in front of the house is gravel and cobbled, and the paths in the gardens and parkland are gravel or mown grass that can be uneven and muddy. Four wheelchairs can be borrowed, and a mobility scooter for the house and gardens and two all-terrain mobility vehicles (trampers) for the parkland are free to use for visitors over 14; trampers can be booked by phone. Accessible toilets are in the barnyard and the Barn Restaurant has a permanent ramp. Induction loops are at all till points and a portable loop is available from Visitor Reception. Large print and braille guides are available, and assistance dogs are welcome everywhere.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Puslerum

Seasonal family trails and digital adventures run in the gardens, such as an autumn trail based on a children's book series and a mobile app adventure for ages 7 to 12, and the National Trust activity list '50 things to do before you're 11¾' is promoted. Baby changing is in the accessible toilet in the barnyard. There is a picnic area in front of the house, the restaurant offers children's portions, and there is plenty of space to run and play. Under 5s are free.

Transport & parkering

The property is ¾ mile west of the A4141 Warwick to Birmingham road, 6 miles south of M42 junction 5 and 15 miles south-east of central Birmingham. The Heart of England Way crosses the property. Sat-nav postcode B93 0DQ.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumsbutik

The Barn Restaurant in the barnyard serves drinks, meals, light bites and cakes, and there is also a kiosk. The barnyard has a shop, a plant shop and a second-hand bookshop. There is a picnic area in front of the house. Mobile phone signal can be intermittent at busy times.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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