Fodor's Expert Review Rodmarton Manor

One of the last English country houses constructed using traditional methods and materials, Rodmarton Manor (built 1909–29) is furnished with specially commissioned pieces in the Arts and Crafts style. Ernest Barnsley, a follower of William Morris, worked on the house and gardens. The notable gardens—wild, winter, sunken, and white—are divided into "rooms" bounded by hedges of holly, beech, and yew. The gardens are open for people to see the snowdrops on certain dates in February, but otherwise, they are only open from May until the end of September on Saturdays and Wednesdays. The manor is 5 miles northeast of Tetbury.