National Trust - Snowshill Manor and Garden

What a gem in the National trust estate. We finally got here before the winter closure. It was very popular Sat 8th Nov. Helpful and friendly staff from car park duty, vistor check in and volunteer guides. Its an eclectic collection of many items brought by Mr Wade. We enjoyed the cafe and was pleased to see gluten free sandwiches and cakes for sale. Highly recommended 👌

An amazing National Trust site and unlike any other I've visited. Charles Wade, who left Snowshill to the Trust, had gathered an eclectic collection in his Manor House which he curated with great care using colour and light. The house was used simply to exhibit his finds, not to live in! He lived nextdoor in a cottage which visitors can also see. There are several buildings to wander around along with the beautiful gardens and grounds. When I visited, a special exhibition of the many varied costumes and accoutrements Wade had collected were on display. He and his family and friends used to dress up in them! Social gatherings must have been interesting! As usual with a NT property, all the volunteers were brilliant in explaining the background to some of the quirky items. A great day out!

You can't help but be impressed by this place. What an incredible manor. Super impressed with this beautifully maintained National Trust site. The volunteers were very informative and helpful. We would love to return one day. Amazing history.

When I went there, I didn't expect such wonderful, diverse, and unusual exhibits. The garden also deserves recognition. But the people working there deserve the greatest praise. Everyone is incredibly kind and helpful, and the guides who explain the individual rooms deserve 10 stars for their knowledge and passion for this place.

It is an amazing and unique place. A bit different to a typical NT site or Manor. The owner was a collector so you can imagine what everything you are going to see in there. Nice gardens and orchards.

First time visiting Snowshill, and it's a great place to visit... the collection in the mansion is incredible, has a massive Japanese influence, although there are some really quirky bits and bobs throughout the whole place from allover the globe. I could have spent a few more hours there investigating all the corners of the rooms to see what treasures were tucked away.

A very interesting place preserved in the original style. Employees very nice, helpful and full of knowledge. A beautiful well -kept garden. A shop where we bought a lot of local products. A very large parking lot. It is worth seeing, I recommend it

Lovely place with excellent gardens. It helped that the day was nice and sunny. The house itself is quite dark. It's a good idea to book your two hour time slot. For those with electric cars, that's quite a few charging points!

Nice National Trust house with lovely garden and a house full of collectables that would appeal to some visitors but not others. Good tea room, interesting orchard, and really nice model village. A pity that access to the house was on timed entry.

Snowshill Manor, located near Broadway, is a National Trust property which has lovely Arts & Crafts style gardens and an amazing museum to tour in the home of Charles Paget Wade. The home was once owned by Henry VIII's wife Katharine Parr. The main part of the house dates from the 1500s and extensions have been added over the centuries. Mr. Wade spent a lifetime collecting items from all over the world. They range from Oriental curiousities, bicycles, toys, moving vehicles, furniture and so much more. There are 22,000 items to view and a 2000 piece costume collection. It can be very overwhelming in some of the rooms due to the mass of items to look at! The day I was there, one of the out-buildings had a show of the various kinds of English apples. The site has various special events during the year. A fascinating place to visit! http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-snowshillmanor

IMO, Snowshill Manor should be a 2.5 for the gardens, walking trails alone. The actual home of Mr. Wade was mildly interesting and had a docent in each room which was a nice touch. However, the home with his collection of a myriad of items looked like it needed a hoarders intervention. Not my cup of tea at all. I prefer to visit homes that show us a glimpse of how the homeowners really lived or a castle or palace that show us how the "other half" lived! This was tacky. Not worth the entrance fee.