This estate comprises two historic properties, Buscot Park and Coleshill House, set amidst beautiful countryside. Buscot Park is a 18th-century mansion with stunning interiors, featuring an impressive art collection and exquisite furnishings. The house is surrounded by tranquil gardens, including a walled garden, a lake, and a woodland walk. Coleshill House, a 17th-century property, offers a glimpse into the past with its preserved historic rooms, including a medieval great hall and a Tudor chapel. The estate's rolling parkland and woodlands provide scenic walking trails, while the surrounding countryside offers picturesque villages and hamlets to explore.
A fascinating piece of history, a little different for a NationalTrust place as there is no house but some fantastic countryside walks and a lovely tea room and bookshop!!
This is not the best of the National Trust, there's Coleshill Mill that is open every second Sunday of the month - 2pm-5pm from April to October (except April, when it is open on Sunday 16th) - and will be in use when water levels permit. and WW2 bunkers, The wartime history walk is currently once a month, and you must go to national trusts events page to book yourself a space, would be alright if they opened the same day, there is some signs about to see some buildings, but when you get to them they say no entry private residents, and there was nobody around the farm yard, you didn't no if you could just walk around it or not, (big doors were both open on both sides) there was a small cafe just inside, but that was shut, (it was early) there are lots of walks to take, there is over 400 acres, there's also a organics place that sells fruit and veg boxes, you can park on the road around the farm yard, plenty of room.
Very disappointing visit. No signage, no stewards/volunteers around to welcome and guide. Parked on side of a lane and went into a yard where there were some workshops. NT worker stopped his Land Rover to ask if I was okay. Kind, but a clear message I shouldn't be there. He directed me, as I requested, to the tearoom. People were queuing out of the door and it was extremely noisy inside. I gave up and went to the second hand book shop. I would have bought a book but there was no price on it. The only thing I felt was interesting was an information board about the estate having been an SOE training centre during WW2. I felt disoriented and unwelcome, despite being an NT member. I left after about 15 minutes, very unsettled and unhappy.
Fascinating place to visit. Went on the Model Farm Tour run by very knowledgeable and engaging volunteers which was very interesting and fun and so different from your normal National Trust property. Tours are not well advertised but run every Thursday and Saturday 1 pm and 2:30 - booked my tour as with friends - Cafe super too but have given site only 4 stars as they had run out of cinnamon buns!
I think it is fairly newly opened. Tried to do the red walk at coleshill which is lovely but couldn't complete it all as it was very flooded alot. Lively range of walks we doen abit or red, green and purple will visit again to complete properly. Nothing really here at this national.trust just a cafe and parking. You need to park at different areas for different walks though we found but all close to eachother but you can access all walks from Coleshill. Only thing to remember is sat nav takes you to cattle grid at start of Coleshill walk but carry on up the road and turn left and then the 2nd left and care park is there. Nothing for kids to do here would say it is only good for walking the dog there is a national trust cafe there.
Such a beautiful location ran by fantastic volunteers and an ideal place for a primary school trip to learn about the nature around us. Has an amazing old mill, that's at least 1000 years old, to visit too- if you're lucky enough to catch it on the day in the month it's open to the public!
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Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
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A fascinating piece of history, a little different for a NationalTrust place as there is no house but some fantastic countryside walks and a lovely tea room and bookshop!!
This is not the best of the National Trust, there's Coleshill Mill that is open every second Sunday of the month - 2pm-5pm from April to October (except April, when it is open on Sunday 16th) - and will be in use when water levels permit. and WW2 bunkers, The wartime history walk is currently once a month, and you must go to national trusts events page to book yourself a space, would be alright if they opened the same day, there is some signs about to see some buildings, but when you get to them they say no entry private residents, and there was nobody around the farm yard, you didn't no if you could just walk around it or not, (big doors were both open on both sides) there was a small cafe just inside, but that was shut, (it was early) there are lots of walks to take, there is over 400 acres, there's also a organics place that sells fruit and veg boxes, you can park on the road around the farm yard, plenty of room.
Very disappointing visit. No signage, no stewards/volunteers around to welcome and guide. Parked on side of a lane and went into a yard where there were some workshops. NT worker stopped his Land Rover to ask if I was okay. Kind, but a clear message I shouldn't be there. He directed me, as I requested, to the tearoom. People were queuing out of the door and it was extremely noisy inside. I gave up and went to the second hand book shop. I would have bought a book but there was no price on it. The only thing I felt was interesting was an information board about the estate having been an SOE training centre during WW2. I felt disoriented and unwelcome, despite being an NT member. I left after about 15 minutes, very unsettled and unhappy.
Fascinating place to visit. Went on the Model Farm Tour run by very knowledgeable and engaging volunteers which was very interesting and fun and so different from your normal National Trust property. Tours are not well advertised but run every Thursday and Saturday 1 pm and 2:30 - booked my tour as with friends - Cafe super too but have given site only 4 stars as they had run out of cinnamon buns!
I think it is fairly newly opened. Tried to do the red walk at coleshill which is lovely but couldn't complete it all as it was very flooded alot. Lively range of walks we doen abit or red, green and purple will visit again to complete properly. Nothing really here at this national.trust just a cafe and parking. You need to park at different areas for different walks though we found but all close to eachother but you can access all walks from Coleshill. Only thing to remember is sat nav takes you to cattle grid at start of Coleshill walk but carry on up the road and turn left and then the 2nd left and care park is there. Nothing for kids to do here would say it is only good for walking the dog there is a national trust cafe there.
Such a beautiful location ran by fantastic volunteers and an ideal place for a primary school trip to learn about the nature around us. Has an amazing old mill, that's at least 1000 years old, to visit too- if you're lucky enough to catch it on the day in the month it's open to the public!
