Visiting Orchard Wyndham
In line with current government plans, we are reopening and will have Covid-secure measures in place. It is recommended to book in advance. Guided tours start at 2.00 pm.
Sitting in a bowl on the edge of Exmoor, between the Brendon Hills to the East, and the Quantocks to the West, Orchard Wyndham is a secret and ancient place. Look at it from the North, and it appears to be a stately medieval manor. From the West, it looks more like a hamlet. Both are true.
It is a rambling, occasionally grand, often frail house that demands much maintenance and sensitive restoration. It is also a living house, the roots of our family.
We do our best to avoid giving the ordinary sort of tour. Whether a family member or friend, your guide will want to know your particular interests – to better tailor the tour. All visits are escorted, and visitors are invited to see the principal rooms, both upstairs and downstairs, as well as the gardens.
Groups
We are delighted to accept larger groups, which should book in advance so we can plan accordingly. Special groups, small clubs and societies are also welcome at other times of the year, by prior arrangement. Please contact us for details.
Fees and Bookings - 2022
Orchard Wyndham House and Gardens:
Adult: £12.50
Child: £4 (children under 14) Children under 7 enter for free
Groups larger than 6 people: £10 per person
Kentsford House and Gardens: £7 per person (upon appointment only)
Free entry to members of the Historic Houses Association
For any house opening enquires and for bookings please contact Wyndham Estate Office:
Telephone: 07950 428752
Opening Dates – 2022
April
Saturday 9th, 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Wednesday 13th, 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Monday 18th (Easter Monday), 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Saturday 23rd, 2-5 pm –– ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
May
Monday 2nd (Bank Holiday), 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Saturday 7th , 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Sunday 8th , 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Saturday 14th , 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Sunday 15th , 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Sunday 22nd , 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening (FULL)
Sunday 29th , 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
June
Wednesday 1st, 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Thursday 2nd (Spring Bank Holiday), 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Friday 3rd, 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Saturday 11th (Spring Bank Holiday), 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
(FULL) Wednesday 15th (Hawkchurch Historical Society), 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Friday 17th (Spring Bank Holiday), 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
(FULL) Friday 24th, 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
July
Saturday 2nd, 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Wednesday 6th, 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Wednesday 13th, 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
(FULL) Saturday 16th, 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
August
Sunday 7th , 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Monday 8th, 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house Opening
Tuesday 16th, 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
(FULL) Wednesday 17th, 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
Monday 29th , 2-5 pm (Bank Holiday) – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
September
Sunday 4th , 2-5 pm – ORCHARD WYNDHAM house opening
How to find us
Please see the contact page for how to find Orchard Wyndham by road. You can also get to us by steam on the West Somerset Railway. This beautiful line, built through Wyndham land, runs between Minehead and Bishop’s Lydeard, stopping nearby at Williton. Please note that Williton Station is about 40 minutes walk from the house.
Orchard Mill
Visitors may also like to visit the country’s only museum of Bakelite artefactsat Orchard Mill, on the edge of the park, close to Williton. The Bakelite Museum also does a very fine cream tea, which visitors may find refreshing after their tour. Coming from Williton, access is to the right, just after St. Peter’s Church and just before the Lodge