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GUIDED TOURS
Private openings for pre-booked
parties on Wednesday or Thursday evenings, and supper can be included. Guidebooks
available. School groups are welcome, and we provide a children's guide and teachers
resource book.
ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Access to ground floor and most
of garden and grounds, lakeside walk, restaurant and shop. Adapted WC by shop.
Wheelchairs are available. Some thick gravel.
OPEN: House: 3 March to 31 October: Wed to Sun
& Bank Holiday Mondays (Closed Good Friday). March, April & Oct: 1.30-5 p.m. May to
end Sept: 1.30-5.30 p.m.
ADMISSION: £5.00. Family Ticket £12.50 (2 adults
& up to 3 children). Grounds restaurant and shop only £2.50. Free Parking
Please allow 2 hours to tour the house and grounds. We regret, sharp-heeled shoes,
pushchairs and backpacks are not permitted in the house for conservation reasons |
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One of the most enchanting properties owned
by the National Trust, Baddesley Clinton has seen little change since 1633 when Henry
Ferrers 'the Antiquary' died. He was Squire at Baddesley for almost seventy years and
remodelled the house over a long period of time, introducing much of the
panelling and
chimney pieces. Henry was proud of his ancestry and began the tradition at Baddesley of
armorial glass, which has continued until the present day. Henry let the house in the
1590's when it became a refuge for Jesuit priests, and hiding places called "priest's
holes", created for their concealment, survive from this era.
The decoration and furnishings of the house also bears
the stamp of Marmion Edward Ferrers, and his wife Rebecca who continued to embellish the
house with stained glass and heraldry. Pictures painted by Rebecca remain to show how the
romantic character of Baddesley was enjoyed in the late nineteenth century when the family
also re-created a sumptuously furnished Chapel.
Baddesley Clinton has a
particularly beautiful garden which includes ponds, a walled garden, lakeside walk and
nature trail.
LOCATION: 3/4 mile W of A4141 Warwick/Birmingham road at
Chadwick End.
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BOOKINGS AND ENQUIRIES:
Should be made in writing with S.A.E. please.
To: The Property Manager, Baddesley Clinton,
Rising Lane, Chadwick End, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0DQ.
Telephone (01564) 783294. Fax: (01564) 782706.
INFORMATION LINE (01684) 855364
The National Trust & National Trust Severn Region
Images
by kind permission of The National Trust PHOTOGRAPHIC LIBRARY
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