A lovely afternoon outing. This house is an absolute marvel in the way the National Trust has preserved it as is, like the owners are still living there. It's a whimsical mix of the various centuries in its architecture and decor, feeling homely rather than imposing. Each room was wonderful to explore with the volunteers being full of information and the handy sheets explaining the history. It was a weekday afternoon and so it felt like we had the house mostly to ourselves with only a dozen or so other visitors spread across the property. Highly recommended for lovers of history, art and anthropology. The only thing that could have improved our visit is if they had a guided tour available.

An unexpected find as we were travelling on the road out of Stow and stopped there on impulse. A fascinating large house dating from the early 1600’s and in almost constant decline ever since. Now maintained with a light touch by the NT (as the selectively left dust and cobwebs attest) this is a charming building, with excellent volunteers in all rooms, together with information sheets. A wonderful experience capped off by tea and cake in the adjacent church. Definitely on the list for a return visit

This a wonderful old Jacobean Manor House, set out of town, about 4 miles from Moreton-in-Marsh. It had been in the same family for hundreds of years, and had received very few updates from the time time in was built in the 17th century. We were able to wander through the house on our own. There were guides in each room to answer questions. It was like stepping back in time, one of the best things we did on our trip to England!

Fascinating house and gardens with original furniture and items that have been the house for centuries. BEWARE it is a long walk from the car park to the house. (see photo). there is accessible parking closer to the house if required.

This Jacobian house, near Morton on the Marsh in the Cotswolds was built on a large scale, but the family could not afford the upkeep, nor to firnish it lavishly. It is very 'tired' in places, but interestingly they have left things as they were when the house was handed over. It is all about preserve not renovate, which makes it very interesting and the gardens are lovely. Check out the exercise room (and chair), the library with the special Charles I artefact and the white bedspread which took 15 years to make! The video in the stables is a useful introduction. Oh you have to walk past the sheep to reach the house.....

This is a splendid Cotswolds house and garden: authentic, beautiful and historic. The guides in every room can explain the art and furniture—as well as provide information about the people who lived there. You can also enjoy a church tea nearby.

Such an amazing place left in time as if the owner had just popped out. Really unusual architecture, artifacts and such friendly, knowledgeable and interesting guides. A beautiful walk down from the car park , small but lovely gardens and we were lucky to get refreshments from the church next door , these were made by local girl guiding volunteers. Sat in the churchyard in the sunshine. Absolutely wonderful afternoon felt so relaxed . A hidden gem. Definitely make sure you go all the way to the top for the magnificent surprise.

Its a great place (Opens 1-5pm) and left in a deliberately decaying condition, which creates real character for the whole place. Definitely worth a visit for an couple of hours. No tea room, but a temporary one was mocked up in the church and no real shop. The star are the house internals but the gardens were also well maintained and worth a walk around. We also played a spot of croquet!

This is a National Trust property. They have left it in the state it was in when they acquired it (rather than restoring it to some previous era. They operated timed entry into the House, to smooth out flow. The opening hours to the site are limited - do check the website carefully before travelling. It is quite a walk to the House from the carpark. Some staff were not very welcoming. There are some novel and interesting artefacts on display. Decent size garden: the home of croquet There is no cafe but when we visited teas/cakes were available in the adjacent church, for charity.

It’s been ten years since we last visited here and the update is that the house is now being presented with a strong emphasis on the metropolitan bohemian couple who were the last of the family to inherit the house in the 1950s, the wife remaining in residence until the 1990s. Expect to see the house “dressed” with the trappings of their crumbling and mildly chaotic sophistication with glasses of alcohol, lots of magazines, radios, and one-bar electric fires underlining what it was like to live in this elegant Jacobean pile largely unchanged since it was built in the 17th century, when it would have been a very high status, very expensive house. These trappings really work to emphasise that people really lived in this place as a home until relatively recently. One very knowledgeable gentleman stationed in the library taught me something that I never knew about books in great houses, that they were bought unbound and then sent to bookbinders to be bound in matching covers - odd that I didn’t know this given that my uncle was once apprenticed to a bookbinder! The house is a gem and well worth a visit. It’s a fine Jacobean house almost in the condition it was built and full of interest and atmosphere. It’s also where the TV series The Virgin Queen was filmed (alongside nearby Baddesley Clinton), the impressive barrel vaulted long gallery standing in for a royal palace, and that’s a thing that frustrates me about the National Trust, because it never makes anything of the fact that so many of their properties have been film sets! The only drawbacks are that there doesn’t appear to be a cafe onsite (there was a charity sale of tea and cakes in the church next door on the day we visited, and the walk from the car park to the house is via a path running through a field, that might be a little challenging for some, although there may be separate arrangements for people with mobility issues.