Thank you for your review. We are delighted you enjoyed your visit.

Many thanks for your five-star review. We are delighted you enjoyed your visit.

Thank you for your review. We are pleased you enjoyed your visit. The rooms have been set out according to how they were when May Morris lived in the Manor using images and documents from our archives. The collection is mainly items left my May as the main items she wanted visitors to see when they came to the Manor. There is currently no charge for seeing the gardens so, if you wish to return and visit the gardens, tearoom and shop then you are welcome to do so.

Thank you for your review. We are sad to hear that your visit was disappointing. We have tried to recreate the rooms as they were when May Morris lived in the Manor using archive photos and documents. Many of the rooms at that time were bare and we have recreated the dark green colour that William used in some of the ground floor rooms to get them back to how William would have remembered them as much as possible. The bed that William Morris was born in is here at the Manor as his mother gave it as a gift to him when they rented the property. William's wife Jane remarked that coming to Kelmscott was 'like going on a picnic' as the rooms were sparsely furnished, A photo of the room shows this bed when William rented the manor in the 1890's. We are not a National Trust property and will be adding more information for visitors over the next few years including a research and archive room on the 1st floor.

Thank you for your review. We are saddened to hear that you were disappointed with you recent visit and that you felt that much of the charm and homeliness of the house has been lost. In redisplaying the collection our aim was to try to put the rooms back as much as possible to how they were when May Morris lived in the manor. We used our photo archive as well as a lot of research to try to make the place feel like a home rather than a museum. Unfortunately we have not been able to always open all our rooms fully on some days due to a lack of available volunteers so in some cases we are having to rope off a couple of rooms when this is the case. This has not been done in order to increase visitor numbers as our maximum daily visitors are lower than previously because we are now open more days during the open season. We think that this has made the visit more enjoyable for our visitors, volunteers and the collection. We will be looking at our food offer for our open season next year and will also be launching an online shop for people to buy exclusive Manor items.

Thank you for your review. We are delighted you enjoyed your visit. A lot of renovation and conservation work was carried out during the lockdown period, although it was planned a long time before. This included improved visitor facilities and our learning barn for activities.

Thank you for your review. I am sorry that it wasn't as enjoyable as your previous visits. Unfortunately we have on occasion had to rope off a couple of the rooms due to a shortage of stewards on certain days. We are busy recruiting more volunteers to fulfil this role and only install the ropes as a last resort. The new presentation of the rooms has been carefully researched using archive photos from the period may lived at the Manor as well as photos of internal rooms from the year William Morris died taken by Fredrick Evans. Both Jane and William's bedroom have had new wallpaper installed which has been hand blocked printed from the original blocks.

Thank you for your review. We are saddened that you found the experience underwhelming. As you can see from other reviews a lot of our visitors come away feeling inspired. The light in the rooms needs to be controlled to protect the many original items designed and made by William Morris and his family. In each room was an introductory panel introducing the rooms and you should have been provided with a visitor guide on your arrival. Our stewards are also very knowledgeable on the items displayed in each room and apologies if you found them intrusive. I am glad you visited the church and hope you saw the family graves.