Tyntesfield

Over het museum

Tyntesfield takes its name from Tyntes Place, the old home of the Tynte family, which later passed through several owners. In the 1840s the merchant William Gibbs bought the estate near Wraxall. He remodelled a plain Regency house into an ornate Gothic Revival home and had the interiors decorated and furnished by leading Victorian craftsmen, including the designers John Norton and John Gregory Crace.

The Gibbs family fortune came from the international trading firm Antony Gibbs & Sons, whose profits grew greatly from the Peruvian guano trade. Over three more generations the family added to the house and introduced the latest technology of the day. A chapel modelled on the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris is joined to the house by a bridge.

Today the house is cared for by the National Trust and holds a collection of more than 72,000 objects, among them a painting of the Madonna and Child by Giovanni Bellini and extensive Chinese ceramics. The surrounding 540 acres include woodland, parkland, an orchard, formal terraces, a historic Orangery and a working Kitchen Garden. The former home farm now holds one of the Trust’s largest shops, a café in the Victorian dairy and a covered play area.

Hoogtepunten

• Gothic Revival house richly decorated by leading Victorian craftsmen
• Collection of more than 72,000 objects, including a Bellini painting
• Chapel modelled on the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris
• 540-acre estate with woodland, orchard and parkland
• Kitchen Garden, Orangery and glasshouses
• Three play areas and a woodland den-building village

Vaste collectie

• Tyntesfield house – Victorian Gothic rooms including the Cloister, Library, Dining Room and Hall, with a collection of more than 72,000 objects and a painting by Giovanni Bellini.
• Garden and estate – Formal terraces, an Orangery, a working Kitchen Garden, woodland and parkland across 540 acres.

Opgericht

1863

Beheerder

National Trust

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Whole-site entry prices from 1 March 2026, without the Gift Aid donation; with Gift Aid an adult pays £23.10, a child £11.60, a family £57.80 and a one-adult family £34.70. General admission also applies to the shop, bookshop and cafés. Entry is free for National Trust members. Parking costs £3 per vehicle per day from November to March and £5 from April to October (free for members).

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The house is about 1 km from the car park and the route has a steep incline. Home Farm, with the shop and café, is fully accessible. There is ramped access to the ground floor of the house, and a photograph album shows the upper floors for visitors who cannot use the stairs. Pushchairs and trampers are not allowed inside the house. A volunteer-run electric mobility shuttle runs on site, three electric mobility trampers can be hired, and manual wheelchairs are available on request (tyntesfield@nationaltrust.org.uk). Accessible toilets with baby-change facilities are at Home Farm, the Pavilion Café and the house garden passage. Paths are steep in places with loose gravel and some steps. Large print guides and menus are available.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Verschoonruimte
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

There are three play areas for different age groups, a woodland den-building village and a sculpture trail, plus a covered farm play area in the upper courtyard. Baby-changing facilities are available. Buggies are not allowed in the house unless needed for mobility, but baby carriers and child holders can be borrowed. A children’s nook is in the second-hand bookshop.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The sat nav postcode for the main entrance is BS48 1PA; the entrance is on the B3128. The estate gates open at 10:00 and are locked at 17:00 in winter and 18:00 in summer. Cycle parking is at the main car park and in the upper courtyard of Home Farm.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel

The Cow Barn Café in the Victorian dairy at Home Farm serves meals, snacks and ice cream indoors and outdoors; the Pavilion Café serves lighter food with outdoor seating only. The shop is one of the largest in the National Trust, and Buzzard Books is the second-hand bookshop. Toilets are at Home Farm, the Pavilion Café and the house garden passage.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Je bezoek plannen