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Back to Clevedon Court

One National Trust property which is just down the road for me, is Clevedon Court. I was thinking about getting some air, and decided to pop over, have a look at the house, the gardens, and maybe get a coffee.

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 £130.30
One adult £13.00
Parking Free
Total saving £13.00
Cumulative saving £239.30
Membership cost £96
Net cumulative saving £143.30

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 house also has limited opening times and only recently opened after the winter break, even then it is only open three days during the week.

I enjoyed exploring the house, it was quite busy. I then walked around the stepped gardens at the back of the house. The gardens are also a highlight and are well worth exploring.

This year I have planned to visit fifty (new) places, however I already visited Clevedon Court as part of that series of blog posts last year.

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Clevedon #50places2026

Clevedon

I went for a walk along the seafront at Clevedon, which is just up the road from me. I nearly went down the pier, but it was quite cold and windy. Then it started to rain, which cut my walk short.

I did think I had been there in 2025 and would have logged it in my #50places2025 visits. However, it looks like my last visit to Clevedon was back in December 2024. I think when deciding places for a walk, I have been to Portishead more frequently. I have visited Clevedon quite a bit over the years, so I was a little surprised I hadn’t visited in 2025. That said I did visit Clevedon Court, but as that is on the road to Tickenham I’ve not really thought of it in Clevedon itself.

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Clevedon Court

Clevedon Court

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.

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Clevedon Court #50places2025

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. 

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 £73.30
One adult £12.00
Parking – Free
Total saving £12.00
Cumulative saving £194.50
Membership cost £91.20
Net cumulative saving £103.30

I enjoyed my visit to the house and had some interesting conversations with the volunteers.

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.

The Elton family still go and stay there, so though some rooms are open to the public, there are some parts of the house which are private.

The gardens are lovely and well worth walking around.

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Clevedon Pier

Clevedon Pier is a seaside pier in the town of Clevedon, North Somerset, England on the east shore of the Severn Estuary. It was described by Sir John Betjeman, as “the most beautiful pier in England”.

The pier opened in 1869 and served as an embarkation point for paddle steamer excursions for almost exactly 100 years. Two of the spans collapsed during stress testing in 1970 and demolition was proposed, but local fund raising and heritage grants allowed the pier to be dismantled for restoration and reassembled.

It reopened in 1989, the pier now, once again, offers a landing stage for steamers and is a popular attraction for tourists and anglers.