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Great Chalfield Manor and Garden
Charming fifteenth-century manor house with Arts and Crafts garden
near Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 8NH
Important notice
Great Chalfield is now closed for 2024. The Manor and Gardens reopen in March 2025.
Opening times for 21 December 2024
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Ticket type Gift aid Standard Adult £9.50 Child £4.75 Family £23.75 1 adult and up to 3 children £14.25 Group Adult £9.10 Group Child £4.50 Manor and Garden
Ticket type Gift aid Standard Adult £13.00 Child £6.50 Family £32.50 1 adult and up to 3 children £19.50 Group Adult £12.40 Group Child £6.20 Become a member and discover more than 500 places
Assistance dogs only
Kiosk
Honesty box tea and coffee facilities in Edwardian Motor House and Coach House. Please note, tea, coffee and biscuits only. This is not a National Trust food outlet.
Car park
Toilet
Guided tour
Designated mobility parking and drop-off. Accessible toilets. Some paths uneven. Stepped entry to the Hall; ramp available.
Accessible route and/or map
Photograph album
Accessible toilet
Ramped access/slopes
Designated parking
Seating available
Drop-off point
Steps/uneven terrain
Induction loop
By road
off B3107 via Broughton Gifford Common, follow sign for Broughton Gifford/Bell Inn (warning, narrow lane).
Parking: free, 100 yards, on grass verge outside manor gates
Sat Nav: use SN12 8NH
On foot
1-mile walk by public footpath from The Courts Garden (National Trust), Holt
By train
Bradford-on-Avon, 3 miles
By bus
Bradford-on-Avon to Holt
Highlights
Manor House
Medieval manor house, restored in the early 20th century. A much-loved family home, and important example of Edwardian period charm.
Garden
A romantic Arts and Crafts garden with topiary houses, a rose garden and a spring-fed pond.
Things to see and do
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Explore Great Chalfield Manor and Garden
Discover a unique 15th-century manor house brimming with history, and a one of a kind romantic Arts and Crafts garden.
Places to stay
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Upcoming events
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About Great Chalfield Manor and Garden
This beautiful medieval manor sits in peaceful countryside. Cross the upper moat, passing barns, gatehouse and delightful parish church to enjoy fine oriel windows and the soldiers, griffins and monkey adorning the rooftops.
Romantic gardens offer terraces, topiary houses, gazebo, lily pond, roses and views across the spring-fed fishpond.
You are welcome to visit the parish church when you visit (not National Trust), donations are welcome.
Great Chalfield Manor House is home to the donor family tenants, who manage the house on behalf of the Trust.
Art and collections
Great Chalfield Manor's objects and collections
Explore the objects and works of art we care for at Great Chalfield Manor on the National Trust Collections website.
Our work
Article
Poldark’s filming locations
Many of the places in our care helped bring the Bafta-winning Poldark series to life, including lots of coast and countryside areas that are rich in mining and Cornish history.
Support us
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Volunteering at Great Chalfield Manor
When Jennifer Connor became a garden volunteer at Great Chalfield for a summer she had no idea of the effect it would have on her life and future. Read more about her story here.