About

Heritage attraction

Woodchester Mansion is a unique Grade 1 listed unfinished architectural masterpiece of international significance, which is also home to a large population of horseshoe bats.

Principally run by volunteers WMT was established in 1989 to conserve the Mansion. We are funded by a combination of grants and revenue from membership subscriptions, admission charges and visitor shop and tea-room income.

We open to the public and provide guided tours of the house and access to the bat observatory on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays between April and October.

We welcomed a total of 14,500 visitors in 2022.

We also run stone carving workshops, and (by arrangement) we offer bat experiences for groups on midweek evenings.

The Mansion is also available to hire for filming (eg The Crown) and photography shoots.