Rare survival of a complete estate, with all major buildings including mansion house, servants' quarters, model farm and walled garden
Find out more about our plans for the Shugborough Estate
The mysterious Shugborough Estate is the ancestral home of the Earls of Lichfield. The fine Georgian mansion house, with magnificent views over riverside garden terraces, features stunning collections of porcelain.
With rumoured connections to the Holy Grail, the 364-hectare (900-acre) classical landscape is peppered with unusual monuments.
Come and watch costumed characters at work in the servants' quarters and farmstead: doing laundry, cheesemaking, milling, brewing and baking. You'll also find the Staffordshire County Museum collections here, which include a reconstructed chemist shop, tailors' shop, Victorian schoolroom and puppet collection.
Historic varieties of fruit and vegetables are grown in the newly restored walled gardens.
Shugborough is managed by Staffordshire County Council. Visit their website for further details.
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | N/A | £15.00 |
| Child | N/A | £9.00 |
| Family | N/A | £37.50 |
| 1 adult, 1 Child | N/A | £19.00 |
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | N/A | £7.50 |
| Child | N/A | £4.50 |
| Family | N/A | £19.00 |
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | N/A | £3.50 |
| Child | N/A | £3.50 |
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points. Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you the Gift Aid Admission prices. But it's entirely up to you which ticket you choose. If you want the Standard Admission instead, just let us know when you come to pay.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid* — an extra 25 per cent — potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below: Payment of the additional percentage donation is entirely voluntary, so if you prefer to pay the standard admission please advise our reception staff at the till point.
| 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 |
Admission charges apply to whole site visits (reduced for NT members).
National Trust members may access house (after 1) and gardens only for free.
£3 parking charge (refundable against purchase of a whole site ticket) applies to all visitors including NT members.
House tour is free with whole site tickets.
Shugborough estate is operated by Staffordshire County Council.
Shugborough is entirely operated by Staffordshire County Council. There are charges for members for all areas, apart from the house and gardens. The entire Shugborough Estate will be closing on 30 September 2016, whilst management is transferred back to the National Trust. We aim to reopen the entire estate in March 2017.
