After enjoying my National Trust membership in 2023, I decided I would rejoin the Trust for 2025.
I have been to Clevedon Court a number of times over the years. It’s only open for six months of the year and only a few times a week. I made a visit there in April of this year.
Clevedon Court
Medieval manor house and 18th-century terraced garden with wide views of the Mendip Hills. Clevedon Court is an outstanding 14th-century manor house. Purchased by Abraham Elton in 1709, this remarkable survivor from the medieval period has been the ancestral home of the Elton family ever since.
Current saving £205.90
One adult £12.00
Parking – Free
Total saving £12.00
Cumulative saving £309.10
Membership cost £91.20
Net cumulative saving £217.90
One interesting aspect of the house was that the Victorian facade which was added in the 1880s was removed in the early 1950s by the National Trust. When the National Trust agreed to take on the house, the Victorian west wing (but not its Elizabethan south front) were demolished as were a plethora of minor 18th- and 19th-century buildings at the rear.
While much of the house is now open to the public, some parts remain private. This is because the Elton family still uses the house, and they continue to stay there.
The gardens are also a highlight and are well worth exploring.
This year I have planned to visit fifty places, however I have already visited Clevedon Court as part of that series of blog posts.
