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Snowshill Manor and Garden
Snowshill is the unconventional home of the eccentric Charles Wade, who delighted in creating a stage for his life and passions.
Snowshill, near Broadway, Gloucestershire, WR12 7JU
Important notice
23 and 24 November. Snowshill Manor and Garden will be closed on Saturday and Sunday due to high winds.
Opening times for 25 November 2024
Asset Opening time Manor house Closed Garden Closed Priest's House Closed Shop Closed Café Closed Second-hand bookshop Closed Last admission for the Manor is 1.20 pm and last entry into the property is 2.30 pm.
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Ticket type Gift aid Standard Adult £10.50 £9.50 Child £5.30 £4.75 Family £26.20 £23.75 Family (One adult) £15.70 £14.25 Become a member and discover more than 500 places
Bookshop
Second hand book shop.
Electric vehicle charging point
Six 11kW electric vehicle charging points are available in the main car park. Chargers can be accessed using mobile app, RFID card, or contactless payment device. Visit our EV charging provider RAW Charging's website (www.rawcharging.com/drivers) to download the app in advance of your visit. Chargers are only available during property opening hours.
Café
Plant shop
Car park
Motorhomes over 5 metres, please call 24 hours before your visit. If there is a space, we will confirm your booking. Please note, we are unable to accept motorhome bookings during the school holidays in August or on bank holiday weekends
Shop
Dogs allowed
Dogs on short leads are very welcome at Snowshill Manor and Garden in the following areas: visitor reception, shop, outside the cafe on the patio and in the orchard opposite the cafe. Assistance dogs only in the formal garden and manor.
Designated disabled parking in the main car park, accessible toilet near reception and café. Garden is a 500-yard hilly walk from reception. Café and shop.
Accessible route and/or map
You can download our full access statement including a map on the link on this page.
Level access/terrain
Access to the manor is on a tarmac path please be aware there is a slope.
Accessible toilet
Narrow corridors
Braille (guide or menu)
A manor guide is available in braille form.
Photograph album
We have a virtual tour and manor volunteers have further information and pictures to hand.
Designated parking
Accessible parking spaces next to visitor reception.
Ramped access/slopes
Access to the manor and slopes on paths.
Drop-off point
Please ask at reception upon arrival who can direct you to the drop-off point.
Seating available
Induction loop
At visitor reception.
Steps/uneven terrain
Large print (guide or menu)
A manor guide is available in large print.
Virtual tour
Level access to food outlet
Wheelchairs available
Level access to shop
By road
Head for Broadway, Worcestershire – the principal route is signposted from the A44. From Broadway village green, take Church Street and follow this road for 2½ miles. This 'What3words' will take you into our main car park and to our Visitor Reception building. what3words:///newly.sourcing.rezoning
Parking: Free, 500 yards from the Manor and Garden. Six electric vehicle charging points are now available. See “Facilities” for more information. Drivers will require their own cables to charge. Motorhomes over 5 metres, please call 24 hours before your visit. If there is a space, we will confirm our booking. Please note, we are unable to accept motorhome bookings in August or on bank holiday weekends.
Sat Nav: Sat navs will direct you to the centre of Snowshill village. Once in the village follow the signs to our visitor car park. If approaching from Cheltenham direction enter Broadway as a destination and then follow the brown signs from Broadway.
On foot
We’re in the middle of some fabulous walking country – hills, views, great pubs. We’re just off the Cotswold Way, ¾ mile down the hill. There’s also a lovely circular walk from the top of our drive around Snowshill village. There can be some muddy patches so make sure you bring your boots.
By train
Moreton-in-Marsh 7 miles away, Evesham 8 miles away.
By bus
Our nearest bus stop is in Broadway, at the end of Church Street, a 2½ miles energetic walk from us. Services that stop in Broadway include: Castleways 606 service from Cheltenham and Willersey. The NN Creswell Rural 4 bus from Evesham. Stagecoach 1/2 from Moreton in Marsh.
By bicycle
If you enjoy hills, then you’ll love cycling to Snowshill. There are gradients whichever way you come, but worth every minute for the views – and of course for the welcome you’ll get. There are bike racks at reception.
Taxi
There are very limited local taxis so we strongly recommend that you book your journeys in advance to ensure that transport will be available. Broadway Tourist Information Centre on 01386 852937 will usually be able to point you in the direction of a local company.
Planning your visit
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Group visits to Snowshill
Snowshill is the perfect place to visit as a group, as there’s so much to discover in the manor and garden so there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
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Dogs at Snowshill
At Snowshill we are trialling welcoming dogs at our visitor reception, shop, café patio and Pipers Orchard. The trial is running from 22 July - 1 December 2024.
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Highlights
Manor
The manor today is much as Charles Wade intended. Wade spent time carefully restoring and redesigning the building. He played with light, texture and colour to create a curated world filled with atmosphere and surprise.
Garden
The Arts and Crafts garden is an extension of the house, a series of outdoor rooms. It is filled with curious doorways, hidden vistas and unexpected delights.
Collection
Snowshill Manor is a treasure trove of quirky and curious objects. Charles Wade was fascinated by anything hand-crafted and made with skill. Items on display range from mechanical doorbells to suits of armour and costume.
Wolf's Cove
Wolf’s Cove is a model harbour based on a typical Cornish fishing village. Charles Wade designed and built the miniature scene to delight anyone who came to visit. The creation features model buildings, people, canals and a railway scene.
Eating
The Snowshill café boasts beautiful views with indoor and outdoor seating, selling drinks, cakes, and light lunches.
Shopping
The Snowshill shop sells souvenirs, homeware, books and local food and gifts.
Second Hand Bookshop
Shop by the manor selling a range of second-hand books. Every purchase helps fund vital conservation work.
Orchards
From blossom to wildflowers to apples, the orchards delight all year round.
Things to see and do
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Things to do in Snowshill Manor
With a sense of fun and theatre, Charles Wade took great pleasure in turning his home into a stage for his collection of varied and sometimes unusual finds.
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Things to do in the garden at Snowshill
Alongside friend and fellow architect Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott, Wade set out to design a garden which reflected the theatre and form of the manor. The garden is an extension of the house, a series of outdoor rooms.
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Family friendly things to do at Snowshill
There's plenty for the whole family to enjoy at Snowshill Manor and Garden from seasonal trails and activities to the Garden explorer notebooks and Wolf's Cove model village.
Eating and shopping
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Eating and shopping at Snowshill
The café at Snowshill will provide welcoming refreshments during your visit. The shop stocks a wide range of gifts and souvenirs, and there's also a second-hand bookshop for picking up a pre-loved page-turner.
Places to stay
Snowshill Honor's Cottage
A cosy Cotswold cottage with plenty of original features and walks all around on the Cotswold Way.
Snowshill Manor Farmhouse
A gorgeous cosy Cotswold cottage with heaps of original features and walks from the door.
Diston's Cottage
A stable door and a woodburning stove make this pretty cottage perfect for a Cotswold country break.
Spring Cottage
With low-beamed ceilings and original inglenook, this little cottage is packed with Cotswold charm.
Top trails
Trail
Snowshill to Littleworth Wood circular walk
Enjoy this walk in rural Gloucestershire, exploring the beautiful countryside around Snowshill village and the Vale of Evesham.
Upcoming events
Event
Manor Tour - 'Off to St Kitts'
Charles Wade had a strong connection to the Caribbean Island of St. Kitts. Find out about how the income from Caribbean islands allowed him to leave his work as an architect and create his vision at Snowshill Manor.
About Snowshill Manor and Garden
Snowshill is a place like no other: a world away from ordinary and the unconventional home of the eccentric Charles Wade. In an idyllic Cotswolds setting he used architectural and theatrical techniques to dramatic effect and produced an experience like no other. Snowshill is a place filled with colour and intrigue, a delight to the senses.
The garden is an extension of the manor set out in a series of rooms with far reaching views and unexpected delights including Wolf's Cove model village.
History
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History of Charles Paget Wade at Snowshill
Find out more about Charles Paget Wade (1883–1956, an avid collector who donated his entire home and collection to the National Trust.
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History of Snowshill's garden
Designed by Charles Wade and his friend, prominent Arts and Crafts architect Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott, in 1920, discover how this former farmyard became a country manor garden.
Art and collections
Snowshill’s objects and collections
Explore the objects and works of art we care for at Snowshill on the National Trust Collections website.
Support us
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Volunteering opportunities at Snowshill
Volunteering at Snowshill can be fun, interesting and rewarding so why not check out the range of roles to suit all interests across the manor and garden?