I visited Wightwick Manor toward the end of August, and this was my second visit to the house and gardens. I first visited it over the Christmas period when the house and gardens were decorated for the holidays, but the full house was not open. Wightwick is located in Staffordshire in the West Midlands, and it is maintained by National Trust. This timber-framed manor house looks medieval, but it was actually built at the end of the 1800s.
When I visited, I was told that the conservation on the windows had been completed. Some of the timbers around the windows needed to be replaced.
I first went to check out the gardens, which were at the end of the summer hurrah. There were still some of the late summer plants out and fruit, such as apples, on the trees. I also saw some vegetables in the walled garden.
After I had looked around the garden, I went inside the house.
On this visit, I got to see the upstairs of the house. This was closed over Christmas.
One of the rooms that was opened was the nursery, where the children would play and learn. The nanny would also mind the children in this part of the house.
Next up were the servant quarters, such as kitchens and scullery and the servant dining room.
One of the other servant rooms was the laundry.
After looking around the house, I went to the gallery next door at the Malthouse. The gallery, De Morgan Gallery, contains the collection of ceramics and paintings.
Wightwick Manor has beautiful gardens and a house with interesting objects to explore, and there is also a shop, bookshop, and a cafe. For additional posts about the property on this blog, see the below posts:
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