Snowshill Manor & Garden, Cotswolds, South West England

Snowshill is located in the northern Cotswolds and dates from the Tudor period.

It was once the property of the eccentric collector Charles Wade (1883-1956), and is now owned and operated by the National Trust. Wade was the son of wealthy parents who owned sugar plantations in the West Indies on St Kitts.

On the abolition of slavery, his grandparents received compensation through the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833.

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Wade supposedly inherited his love of collecting from his grandmother in Great Yarmouth. After working as an architect, he served in the First World War after which he bought Snowshill.

The manor house

Let Nothing Perish

Wade’s motto was, “Let nothing perish.” He did not live in the manor house himself but kept it as a location to display his collection of crafted “objects.”

These include many items from Japan and China, spinning wheels, model ships, beetles, and too many other things to mention.

Garden at the manor

Access – Getting There

Snowshill Manor & Garden
Snowshill, near Broadway
Gloucestershire
WR12 7JU
Tel: 01386 852410

Hours

Opening times are variable and visitors should check online at nationaltrust.org.uk/snowshill-manor-and-garden.

Admission

Standard entrance is 12.20 GBP for adults and 6.10 GBP for children (2019). There is a 1 Pound voucher for the gift shop if you arrive by bicycle on or foot.

Nearest Stations

The nearest railway stations to Snowshill are Moreton-in-Marsh Station 7 miles away and Evesham Station 8 miles away.

Both stations are on the Cotswold Line between Oxford and Hereford.

By road drive towards Broadway in Worcestershire from where the house is signposted from the A44. It is east of the M5 motorway close to Cheltenham, Gloucester and Worcester.

On foot, the house is just off the Cotswold Way.

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