National Trust - Westwood Manor — Attraction in Westwood

This is another NT property which has limited opening so we took advantage of a dry Sunday and made a visit, combining this with Great Chalfield Manor. Parking is limited so be prepared to walk a little way. The house dates from the fifteenth century and then has sixteenth and seventeenth century additions, including some fabulous plaster ceiling decorations. It was interesting to see as it isn't the house of a hugely wealthy merchant or member of the nobility but a relatively normal person. The rooms are quite small but seemed authentic for their period and included a collection of musical instruments, civil war armour and furniture, left to the NT along with the house. There is a small garden and next door a lovely little tea room in...

Westwood Manor is a 15th-century manor house with 16th-century additions and 17th-century plaster-work. Pevsner describes Westwood Manor as "a perfect Wiltshire manor house". It has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1956 and was designated as Grade I listed in 1962. The house contains fine furniture, musical instruments and tapestries collected by Lister from 1911 until his death in 1956. He restored the house throughout and adorned the garden with topiary; he was also an expert in needlepoint and upholstered much of its furniture in Florentine work. The garden isn't that big but is a modern topiary garden with lawns and two small pool gardens, which are home to Great...

This National Trust property has limited opening times, but is definitely worth a visit. Pevsner describes Westwood Manor as "a perfect Wiltshire manor house" and I would tend to agree. Quirky, with uneven floors and years of history. Highlights of a visit include restored wall panelling and plasterwork and rare musical instruments, some of which date back to the 16th century. My favourite was the Kings Room, a small chamber with lovely panelling and paintings of English monarchs in a frieze near the ceiling. On one wall is a wonderfully ornate Jacobean chimney decorated with Native American figures, mermaids with a comb and mirror, and...