Lytes Cary Manor (National Trust)

About Lytes Cary Manor (National Trust)

Lytes Cary Manor is an intimate medieval manor house that tells the story of the two families that lived here. Home to the Lytes family for several centuries before they left and it fell into disrepair, the Jenner’s bought it in 1907 and rescued it from decay.

The Jenner's restored the house in a 17th century style and adding on a new west wing, and the house as it stands today is filled with the collection they used when they lived here. The garden would have once been a very practical, working orchard, but much of the original garden was lost after the Lytes family sold the estate in 1755. When the Jenner family took up residence in 1907, Sir Walter and Lady Flora created a new garden. The design is inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, and is laid out in 'rooms'.

Lytes Cary also has an estate of around 350 acres, with tenant farmers, a woodland walk, and a route encompassing the river Cary.