Support the repair work
Your donations will help us to carry out essential repairs to electrics, floorboards and plasterwork in Avebury Manor, allowing us to reopen the house to visitors once again.
Project
Reopening Avebury Manor
On Friday 5 January 2024, Avebury Manor was badly damaged following storms and widespread flooding in the local area.
A significant amount of water entered the Grade 1 listed manor house, causing damage to each of the rooms on the ground floor.
The manor is still closed while essential repairs are carried out and we are aiming to welcome visitors back in 2025.
A fundraising campaign has been launched, with all donations being used to support repair work.
How bad was the damage?
Rooms on the ground floor were affected by the flood water, which was over a metre deep in the manor basement and parts of the gardens.
The manor’s electrics, floorboards, plasterwork, and some items of furniture were damaged.
Some of the house’s original features were affected and are still being assessed by conservation specialists.
Any items that could be moved were relocated to areas of the building not affected by the floodwater.
How is repair work progressing?
Our immediate focus in the weeks and months after the flooding was to get the building completely dry again.
Huge progress has been made since that point, but there is more work still to be done before we can reopen to visitors.
Members of the National Trust Specialist Crafts teams and conservation specialists are hard at work and further updates will be provided as we move towards reopening.
Your support matters
“The support we have received from visitors since the flooding in January has meant a great deal to the team at Avebury.
It has been physically and emotionally challenging for all involved, but we are making progress.
Now is the time to ask for your support; anything you can donate will go towards the repairs.
There have been people in Avebury Manor since the 16th Century and its story is not finished yet.”
Janet Tomlin, General Manager.