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Wightwick Manor Gardens

Wightwick Manor Gardens is a grade I listed historic house museum in the West Midlands. The built-up area of Wolverhampton includes it. Its upkeep is handled by the National Trust.

Photo: Wightwick Manor Gardens, Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Wolverhampton

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Garden in Wolverhampton

Inside Wolverhampton

Wightwick Manor Gardens is inside Wolverhampton’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Wolverhampton has 339 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Aim for June to September, when Wolverhampton reaches 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°61 mm

Feb8° / 2°49 mm

Mar10° / 3°49 mm

Apr14° / 5°55 mm

May17° / 7°57 mm

Jun20° / 10°68 mm

Jul22° / 12°64 mm

Aug21° / 12°67 mm

Sep18° / 10°61 mm

Oct14° / 7°75 mm

Nov10° / 4°70 mm

Dec8° / 2°70 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Wolverhampton, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Wolverhampton. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Wolverhampton’s full climate →

About

Wightwick Manor Gardens

5 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Within 15 km there are 48 more places to visit, starting with Wolverhampton Art Gallery (4.6 km).

Wolverhampton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Garden
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: in Wolverhampton
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/wightwick-manor-and-gardens

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The area around Wightwick Manor Gardens

The map puts Wightwick Manor Gardens in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Among the 8, Wolverhampton is the biggest, home to 234,029 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Wolverhampton

234,029 people · 25 places to visit

2 · 600 m north of it

Perton

9,302 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 900 m west of it

Old Perton

368 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 3 km south of it

Wombourne

12,810 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Wightwick Manor Gardens is	People	Places to visit
Wolverhampton	It’s in town	234,029	25
Perton	600 m north of it	9,302	7
Old Perton	900 m west of it	368	4
Wombourne	3 km south of it	12,810	5
Codsall	3.9 km north of it	11,867	12
Pattingham	4.2 km west of it	1,773	1
Trysull	4.2 km south of it	402	2
Seisdon	4.2 km southwest of it	411	1

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Within 15 km are 48 places, among them 3 museums, 3 historic houses and a castle.

MuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery4.6 km away · 159K visitors a year 2

CastleDudley Castle11 km away 3

MuseumBantock House2.8 km away 4

Historic house · English HeritageBoscobel House10 km away 5

Historic houseChillington Hall8.4 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustMoseley Old Hall8.7 km away 7

MuseumRAF Museum Midlands10 km away 8

PalaceWeston Hall14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Wightwick Manor Gardens

Where is Wightwick Manor Gardens?

Wightwick Manor Gardens is in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Wightwick Manor Gardens?

Grade I listed historic house museum in the West Midlands, UK.

Who runs Wightwick Manor Gardens?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Wightwick Manor Gardens?

June to September are the warmest months in Wolverhampton, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Wightwick Manor Gardens a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Wightwick Manor Gardens?

Within 15 km: Wolverhampton Art Gallery (4.6 km), Dudley Castle (11 km), Bantock House (2.8 km) and Boscobel House (10 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Wightwick Manor Gardens: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wolverhampton Art Gallery: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dudley Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bantock House: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Boscobel House: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chillington Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moseley Old Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
RAF Museum Midlands: Voice of Clam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Weston Hall: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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