Lytes Cary Manor

Important notice -

The garden, house (ground floor only) parkland and takeaway kiosk at Lytes Cary Manor are open. On weekdays you don’t need to pre-book your visit. At busier times, like weekends and school holidays, booking is recommended to guarantee entry.

Intimate manor house with Arts and Crafts-style garden

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Visiting Lytes Cary Manor: what you need to know

The garden, house (ground floor only) takeaway kiosk and book barn at Lytes Cary Manor are open. To ensure everyone's safety, we've reduced the number of people we can welcome at one time and to avoid disappointment please book your visit in advance. Read this article to find everything you need to know about what is open, what you can expect from your visit and how to book. We look forward to welcoming you.

Lytes Cary Manor

What's on

Lytes Cary Manor Somerset

Please book ahead before visiting

The garden, house (ground floor only) parkland, takeaway kiosk, book barn car park and toilets are open. The chapel remains closed. We've introduced advance booking to keep everyone safe and to maintain social distancing. To avoid disappointment please book in advance, especially at busier times such as weekends, school holidays and bank holidays. However, where space is available on weekdays, pre-booking isn't always necessary.

Timed entry to Lytes Cary Manor (14 June - 20 June)

Sat 19 Jun 2021

+ 1 other date

10:00-16:00

Book your timed entry to visit Lytes Cary Manor.

Timed entry to Lytes Cary Manor (21 June - 27 June)

Mon 21 Jun 2021

+ 6 other dates

10:00-16:00

Book your timed entry to visit Lytes Cary Manor.

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Things to see and do

International Garden Photographer of the Year

Join us this summer (13 May – 22 July) for an inspiring exhibition of photographs from the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition.

View of the Great Parlour at Lytes Cary Manor

Lytes Cary Manor: a house of two families

This intimate medieval manor house tells the story of the two families that lived there. The house is open daily, but to help maintain social distancing, only the ground floor is accessible where space allows.

The view from one of the windows at Lytes Cary, Charlton Mackrell, Somerton, Somerset

Past and present in the garden at Lytes Cary Manor

An Art & Crafts-inspired garden with plenty of hidden delights.

Visiting Lytes Cary Manor with your dog

What you need to know when taking your doggie for a stroll around the beautiful Lytes Cary Manor estate.

Catch a breath of fresh air

With three waymarked trails to choose between, there’s something to help everyone get out into the countryside at Lytes Cary Manor.

Atkins Ferrie Wealth Management kindly supports South Somerset

Atkins Ferrie Wealth Management was founded in January 2011 with the aim of offering the highest ethical principles and the best service standards of any Independent Financial Adviser in the UK. They have a long-standing relationship with the National Trust in the south west and recently opened a new office in Sherborne. We’re very pleased that they will kindly be supporting the South Somerset portfolio, including Lytes Cary Manor, in 2021. You might see them under a gazebo on a sunny day saying hello.

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Eating

Woman holding takeaway hot drink — Pick up a coffee

Feeling peckish?

Our kiosk is serving a limited range of takeaway hot and cold drinks and some light snacks. We’ve introduced new safety measures including closure of our seating areas, screens at our till and collection points, and waymarked routes. Card is the preferred payment method. We look forward to welcoming you back and know that you’ll support us to make this a safe experience for everyone.

Second-hand book barn

Find your next good read in the Lytes Cary Manor second-hand book barn. There are treasures waiting to be found in this little cave in the courtyard. Better yet, all the proceeds from the donations go directly to back into looking after Lytes Cary Manor for everyone, for ever. If you have any questions about donating books, please drop us an email at: lytescarymanor@nationaltrust.org.uk

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Our work

shrill carder bee on flower — The shrill carder bee needs flower-rich meadows to thrive

Bee boost at Lytes Cary Manor

Volunteers, staff and farm tenants worked to improve flower-rich grasslands for the benefit of bees, and now Lytes Cary Manor has been designated as one of two exemplary sites in England for the endangered Shrill carder bee.

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Join or give

Visitors walking in the garden in spring at Belton House, Lincolnshire

Experience more with National Trust membership

Now more than ever, we all need access to nature, fresh air and open spaces. Become a member today and you can explore our outdoor places and park at most of our car parks free of charge. What's more, your membership will go towards looking after nature, beauty and history for generations to come.

Help support Lytes Cary Manor

For 125 years, people like you have helped us protect some of the UK's best-loved places. Everyone needs nature, beauty and green spaces now more than ever. But our income has dropped sharply due to the coronavirus crisis, and our essential conservation work is at risk. Please give what you can to help us look after these places, so people and nature can thrive.

Lytes Cary Manor

Places to stay

Holidays in South Somerset

Extend your stay in South Somerset and rent a beautiful National Trust holiday cottage in the area.

Lytes Cary Manor

Art and collections

Our collections

Explore the objects and works of art we care for at Lytes Cary Manor on the National Trust Collections website

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General

The garden, parkland, takeaway kiosk, car park and toilets are open.

The chapel and tea-room are closed.

To avoid disappointment please book in advance, especially at busier times such as weekends and bank holidays. However, where space is available on week-days, pre-booking isn't always necessary. If you do not book we cannot guarantee admission.

The house (ground floor) is open daily from 11am to 4.30pm (last entry at 4pm). Visits are limited to ensure social distancing and entry to the house is not guaranteed on the day of your visit.

In line with government guidance, you're required to wear a face covering in enclosed spaces. Please bring one with you.

Our kiosk is serving a limited range of takeaway hot and cold drinks and some light snacks.

Dogs on leads are welcome on the wider estate. Assistance guide dogs only in the garden.

Learn more about what you can do with your dog under ‘Things to see and do’.

We have been working hard to re-open our places, and we want to keep them open. But we need your help, so please be respectful of social distancing, we look forward to seeing you.

Government guidelines around coronavirus are regularly reviewed at short notice. Please bear with us while we work through these changes, and how it might affect your visit.

To protect our places from damage, and to avoid disturbing the people who visit them, the flying of drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) is not permitted on, from or across National Trust land.

Access

Designated mobility parking in main car park, wheelchair and mobility scooter access to reception through gate via drive

Toilet wheelchair accessible

Garden with slopes, uneven, narrow and loose gravel paths

Full access statement is below, but please note that some parts of this property may be closed on your visit.

Gift Aid

Standard

Adult

N/A

£8.00

Child

N/A

£4.00

Family

N/A

£20.00

1 adult, 2 children

N/A

£12.00

Gift Aid

Standard

Amount paid by visitor

£11.00

£10.00

Tax refund from Government*

£2.75

£0.00

Total received by the National Trust

£13.75

£10.00

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