Baddesley Clinton

Baddesley Clinton is well known as a moated manor house whose origins may date back as far as the thirteenth century and was home to the Ferrers family for some 500 years. The house was saved from ruin by Thomas Walker, who bought the estate in 1940. The National Trust took on the property in 1980. Surrounding the house is parkland, today mainly meadow with scattered trees with a lake on the south-west side. The walled garden, formally the kitchen garden, is now laid out with formal flower borders. The house is Grade I listed. Both the parkland and gardens are registered Grade II.

Stephen Wass was commissioned by the National Trust to review the gardens and park at Baddesley Clinton in the light of new LIDAR images they had commissioned. During the course of this work several new sites were discovered and the whole history of the gardens rewritten. The visit, led by Stephen, will provide a first-hand opportunity to view the new archaeology and hear his explanations of its significance.

The visit will start at 10.30. Meet by the visitor entrance. There is a café on site and free visitor parking.

Directions

Baddesley Clinton is located on Rising Lane, Baddesley Clinton. Sat Nav B93 0DQ Or Lats and Longs. Rising Lane is off the A4147 Warwick to Solihull Road from which it is signposted.

Free to WGT members who belong to the National Trust, Guest Fee £5. Any non-National Trust member will have to pay the standard admission price in addition.