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Kelmscott Manor

Kelmscott Manor
Kelmscott
nr Lechlade
GL7 3HJ
Oxfordshire
England

Collection details
Agriculture
Costume and Textiles
Decorative and Applied Art
Personalities

Facilities

Parking: yes
Food: yes
Shop: yes
Guided tours: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes

Access:
Wheelchair access to gardens, shop, restaurant and ground floor of the manor. There are disabled toilet facilities. A wheelchair is available.

Contact details
Enquiries and bookings (Tel) : 01367 252486
Administration (Tel) : 01367 253348
General information (Fax) : 01367 253754
E-mail : admin@kelmscottmanor.co.uk
Website : www.kelmscottmanor.org.uk

Open
2009 SEASON

April - September.

Note extended Saturday opening in 2009. Details below.


GENERAL PUBLIC OPENING.

House and garden:

Every Wed, 11.00-17.00.
1st & 3rd Sats, 11.00-17.00 (April 4th & 18th; May 2nd & 16th; June 6th & 20th; July 4th & 18th; August 1st & 15th; September 5th & 19th)

Ticket office opens 10.30. Last admission to house 16.30.

The house has limited capacity.
Admission to the Manor is by timed ticket.
Visits on general public open days are not bookable in advance.


Garden only:

May & June, Thurs, 14.00-17.00
(in addition to Weds and open Sats).

GROUP VISITS.

Thurs and Fri throughout the season.
Advance bookings only. Introductory talks and tours. Minimum group charge. Please contact us for full details.

SCHOOL STUDY DAYS.

Mon/Tues during the season. Special school rates apply. Please phone or email for a Teachers' pack.

Closed
October to March.

Admission charges
GENERAL PUBLIC OPEN DAYS

Manor & gardens:
Adults: £8.50.
Students (in full-time education, with a valid student card): £4.25.
Children (8-16 years): £4.25.
Children under 8 years: Free.
One carer accompanying a disabled person: Free.

Gardens Only:
Adults: £2.00.
Students & Children: Free.

Description
Kelmscott Manor is a grade 1 listed Tudor farmhouse adjacent to the River Thames, dating from 1570 and situated on the edge of the village of Kelmscott, near Lechlade.

William Morris (designer, writer and socialist) chose it as his summer home, signing a joint lease with Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1871. Morris loved the house as a work of true craftsmanship, unspoilt, unaltered, and in harmony with the village and the surrounding countryside.

Visitors can enjoy much the same atmosphere now, around the house, barns, garden and stream. The site has a shop and licensed restaurant.

Collections description
The house contains an outstanding collection of the possessions and work of William Morris, his family and associates, including furniture, original textiles, carpets, books, paintings and ceramics. The house and other buildings reflect the site's historic use as a farm. A permanent exhibition illustrates the Morris family association with the Manor and village.

Key artists and exhibits
William Morris. Jane Morris. May Morris. Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Philip Webb. Edward Burne Jones. W. A. S. Benson.

Articles
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Trails
Arts And Crafts Trail: Cheltenham, the Cotswolds, Midlands and Lake District
Where To Find Pre-Raphaelite Properties Houses And Interiors
Where To Find The Pre-Raphaelite Collections General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Information point provided
Guided tours Collections
General guide to collections available
Specialist publications on collections available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance) Disability Access
Large print information and/or interpretation
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to some public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan Children and Families
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families
Gardens open to public General Education
Education facilities available
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups Schools Education
Primary school education service available
Secondary school education service available Facilities
Facilities for private functions and events
Gardens open to public
Mail order service available
Meeting room available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Refreshments
Restaurant
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