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A tall Tudor hunting lodge above a formal garden

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Things to do · Wotton-under-Edge

Newark Park

A Tudor hunting lodge of about 1550 on the edge of a valley above Ozleworth, near Wotton-under-Edge, restored by the American architect Bob Parsons and now the National Trust's, with a three-level garden, 700 acres and wide views.

Price band 2 of 4 Verified Oct 2026

Dog-friendly · Family-friendly · Walker-friendly

A likeable house with a cosy, lived-in feel, a garden on three levels and room for dogs and children to run. Do not trust the satnav: follow the brown signs.

  • Good: Dogs welcome on a short lead
  • Good: Changing Places toilet at visitor reception
  • Good: Tramper and wheelchair to borrow; book the Tramper ahead
  • Good: Play areas in the woods and the play field
  • Worth knowing: Satnav leads up a steep single-track lane: follow the brown signs
  • Worth knowing: Paths beyond the house are steep or uneven

About

Newark Park stands on the edge of a steep valley above Ozleworth, about 1.5 miles (2.5km) east of Wotton-under-Edge. Sir Nicholas Poyntz, an attendant to Henry VIII, built it as a hunting lodge in about 1550, and later owners, the Clutterbucks above all, made it a fashionable Georgian home, with James Wyatt among their architects. After hard times in the mid twentieth century, the American architect Bob Parsons restored house and garden, and the National Trust now cares for both.

Inside, the house has a cosy, lived-in feel, with William Morris wallpaper in the dining room and a second-hand bookshop upstairs looking over the valley. The garden falls over three levels, from the walled garden to a woodland glade and a lakeside garden, and three waymarked walks cross an estate of over 700 acres with two farms. Children have a woodland play area and a play field.

It opens daily until 15 November 2026, then mainly at weekends to 20 December; in late October the garden opens 10am to 5pm and the house 11am to 4pm. Adults pay £15 and families £37.50 (2026), with cheaper garden and estate tickets on winter weekdays from 2 to 13 November; National Trust members go free. Non-members pay £3.20 to park. Check the Trust's page for any event that needs booking. Allow two to three hours, and come on a weekday outside school holidays for the quietest visit.

Dogs are welcome on a short lead. Do not follow the satnav, which sends cars up a steep single-track lane; follow the brown signs from Wotton or the A4135. The Cotswold Way passes the estate, and our walk from Kingscote by Ozleworth and Lasborough passes St Nicholas's Church, Ozleworth below it.

Opening hours and season

Late October 2026: garden and estate 10am to 5pm, house 11am to 4pm, tea pavilion 10am to 4pm. Daily to 15 November, then mostly weekends to 20 December.

Facilities

  • Car parkAbout 90m from the house; £1.10 an hour or £3.20 a day for non-members
  • Tea pavilionTakeaway hot and cold drinks and light snacks on the lawn
  • Second-hand bookshopOn the first floor of the house
  • Play areasIn the woodland and the play area field
  • ToiletsAt visitor reception, with a Changing Places toilet, and in the house
  • Tramper and wheelchairBook the Tramper ahead on 01453 842644
  • Dogs on a short lead

The details

Time to allow
Two to three hours
Features
Café · Parking · Play area · Shop
History
Hunting lodge built about 1550 for Sir Nicholas Poyntz; NT since 1949
Parking
Pay and display about 90m from the house: £1.10 an hour or £3.20 a day, free to NT members (JustPark 80633). Disabled parking on the right of the car park.
Without a car
Cam and Dursley station is 8 miles away and Stroud 10. Buses from Thornbury reach Wotton-under-Edge, 1.75 miles away. The Cotswold Way passes the estate.

Photos

  • Visitors at garden tables on a lawn above a wooded valley
    The west lawn Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • A wide wooded valley seen from a high garden
    The view from the garden Photo: Oscar Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • The north side of a tall house across a croquet lawn
    The croquet lawn Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • A red-walled dining room with a long table under a patterned cloth, wooden chairs, portraits and a marble fireplace
    The dining room Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Location

Map showing where Newark Park is
© OpenStreetMap contributors

Accessibility

  • Accessible toilet
  • Changing Places toilet
  • Hearing loop

The area round the house is flat, on gravel; other paths are steep or uneven, and an accessible map shows the most level parts. A built-in ramp leads into the house, whose ground floor is step-free, with a photo album of the upper floors. Drop-off outside the house. A Tramper to hire and a wheelchair on request.

Questions about Newark Park

Are dogs allowed at Newark Park?

Yes. Newark Park welcomes dogs on a short lead at all times, in the garden and across the 700-acre estate with its three waymarked walks. The tea pavilion on the lawn serves takeaway drinks and snacks outside, which suits a visit with a dog, and the Cotswold Way passes close by.

How do you get to Newark Park?

Drive to Newark Park by the brown signs, not the satnav, which leads up a steep single-track lane. From Wotton-under-Edge follow the signs from the mini-roundabout up past the golf club; from elsewhere head for the A4135 between Dursley and Tetbury and turn at the Ozleworth and Newark Park junction.

Is Newark Park accessible?

Partly. The area round Newark Park's house is flat, on gravel, and a built-in ramp leads into the house, whose ground floor is step-free. Other paths are steep or uneven. There is a Changing Places toilet at visitor reception, a wheelchair on request and a Tramper to hire, booked ahead on 01453 842644.

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