Charlecote Park Visit

This event is in the process of being postponed. If you were interested in booking, please add yourself to the waiting list and we will let you know once a new date has been arranged.

Come with us to have a look at this wonderful National Trust property.

Please note that tickets to the house are timed and on a first come first served basis at the weekend so we may have to wait for entry.

Charlecote Park, a family home for more than 900 years, was transformed in the 1800s into one of the finest examples of Elizabethan Revival style by its owners Mary Elizabeth and George Hammond Lucy.

Overlooking the river Avon on the edge of Shakespeare’s Stratford, it is a place of surprising treasures, which reflect the tastes and memories of the Lucy family.

The exceptionally well preserved working spaces, the laundry, brewhouse and kitchen, give a taste of past activity, while the stables still hold the family carriage collection.

In the parkland, Jacob sheep and fallow deer roam across the landscape designed by 'Capability' Brown, while the formal parterre and shady woodland garden that Mary Elizabeth loved so dearly are a haven for pollinators.

On our visit, we will be able to discover five rooms on the ground floor: the Great Hall, the Dining Room (although it might occasionally be closed for repairs), the Library, the Billiards Room and the Drawing Room. Upstairs, you can visit the Ebony Bedroom and explore a brand-new display, the Library of Memories.

To the side of the house is the service courtyard. Here we’ll find the beautifully preserved laundry and adjoining brewhouse,.

Around the corner are three carriage houses containing on of the best original carriage collections in the National Trust's care. Here we can compare the merits of a phaeton, a barouche or a brougham. 

As we explore the service courtyard, don't forget to pop into the second-hand bookshop, located in one of the old stable blocks. The books are carefully stacked up around some of the original fixtures and fittings still in place.

After we have had a good look around we can have a welcome cuppa in either the Orangery or the Wood Yard Cafe.

Entry is free if you are a National Trust member. Please make sure that you book the correct ticket type and if you have a National Trust card you will need to bring it with you on the day.