Birthplace and family home of Sir Isaac Newton
2016 marks 350 years since Isaac Newton's Year of Wonders at Woolsthorpe Manor. We're taking the opportunity to discover new ways of telling the stories here this year - watch this space, come and visit, and tell us what you think!
Isaac Newton was born in this modest manor house in 1642 and he made many of his most important discoveries about light and gravity here in the plague years of 1665-6.
As well as his ground-breaking scientific work, Newton went on to roles as diverse as a Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University, President of the Royal Society and Master of the Royal Mint.
The Manor House, his family home, is furnished as a 17th-century farmhouse might have been at this time. You can still see the famous apple tree that inspired his thoughts on gravity from the bedroom window, and explore some of his ideas for yourself in the Science Discovery Centre.
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | £7.10 | £6.45 |
| Child | £3.60 | £3.27 |
| Family | £17.80 | £16.18 |
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Group Adult
Minimum group size 15
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N/A | £5.95 |
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | £3.85 | £3.50 |
| Child | £2.50 | £2.27 |
| Family | £10.20 | £9.27 |
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 | |
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| 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 |
Film and grounds open as Science Discovery Centre. Guided tours to manor house November-February. *House open 17 and 18 February. **Closed 24 and 25 December.
