Volunteering at Woodchester Mansion

Woodchester Mansion is opened to the public on Wednesdays and at weekends by volunteer staff. At present we have a very small team and would like to recruit more volunteers to help open the Mansion both at weekends and during the week.

About 7,000 people visit Woodchester Mansion each year, and the revenue is used by the Woodchester Mansion Trust to maintain and restore this important and unique building. The Mansion is open to the public for over 80 days in 2011, mainly at weekends, but also on Wednesdays to cater for visitors to the National Trust’s Woodchester Park and for those who cannot visit the Mansion at weekends. Helping to increase the number of Open Days is where new volunteers can help.

There are many interesting things to do on Mansion Open Days: selling tickets and gifts in the shop, guiding tours, driving the Trust's mini-buses, and helping in the tea room. In addition there are working parties during which volunteers undertake general maintenance at the Mansion. Volunteers can do as many days as they want, and there is no minimum requirement.

If you would like to become involved in a fascinating local history project, meet and work with like-minded people in a relaxed atmosphere, and spend time in the beautiful setting of this Cotswold valley, come to the Mansion on any of the Open Days and see what volunteering is like.