Attingham for Christmas and a family trail run 28 November to 3 January. The mansion is shut 2 to 27 November; the park is open 8am to 5pm daily.

Attingham Park stays open through the winter, but the mansion does not. The house is closed from Monday 2 November to Friday 27 November 2026 and reopens on Saturday 28 November, the National Trust’s opening calendar shows. The park, walled garden, cafe and shop are open throughout. The only day the whole estate shuts is Christmas Day.

Updated 3 October: the National Trust has listed Attingham for Christmas and a Christmas family trail, both 28 November to 3 January.

The quick answer

  • Mansion closed 2 to 27 November. It reopens on 28 November, 10.30am to 4pm.
  • Park open 8am to 5pm every day from 2 November, including Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve. Closed Christmas Day.
  • Non-members: £12.50 an adult for the grounds, £18 with the house. Members and under-fives go free.

Opening times, day by day

The National Trust publishes Attingham’s hours for each day on its Attingham Park page. We read the calendar on 28 September. It runs to 31 December; the Trust has not yet published hours for January 2027.

Dates Mansion Park and playground Walled garden Stables Kitchen Shop
To 1 November 11am to 4pm 8am to 6pm 9am to 5pm 9am to 4.30pm 10am to 5pm
2 to 27 November Closed 8am to 5pm 9am to 5pm 9am to 4pm 10am to 4pm
28 November to 23 December 10.30am to 4pm 8am to 5pm 9am to 5pm 9am to 4pm 10am to 4pm
Christmas Eve, 24 December 10.30am to 4pm 8am to 5pm 9am to 5pm 9am to 3pm 10am to 4pm
Christmas Day, 25 December Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed
26 to 31 December 10.30am to 4pm 8am to 5pm 9am to 5pm 9am to 4pm 10am to 4pm

Three things stand out:

  • The park closes an hour earlier from 2 November, at 5pm, not 6pm.
  • The cafe shuts at 3pm on Christmas Eve, an hour early.
  • Boxing Day is a normal opening day, house included.

Prices

Admission is free for National Trust members and under-fives. Non-members pay on arrival. The Trust lists a standard price and a higher Gift Aid price.

Ticket Grounds only House and grounds
Adult £12.50 £18.00
Child, 5 to 17 £6.25 £9.00
Family, 2 adults and up to 3 children £31.25 £45.00
Family, 1 adult and 3 children £18.75 £27.00

With Gift Aid the adult prices are £13.75 and £19.90.

During November, with the mansion closed, the grounds ticket is the only one that applies.

Christmas at Attingham

The mansion’s hours change when it reopens on the last Saturday of November: 10.30am, half an hour earlier than its autumn opening. The calendar does not say why the house is closed for the four weeks before.

The Trust has now listed two Christmas events, both running from Saturday 28 November 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027 (National Trust events listing):

  • Attingham for Christmas, 8am to 5pm, which the Trust bills as “the perfect festive day out” (National Trust).
  • Just In Time For Christmas, a Christmas family trail, 9am to 4pm, in which “Spud the Otter and his nephew Sprout” race to get back to Attingham for Christmas (National Trust).

The listing gives no theme for the house, no prices beyond normal admission and no booking details for either. The 8am to 5pm hours match the park’s daily opening, not the mansion’s.

What is on before then

From the Trust’s events listing for Attingham:

  • The Garden of Curious Creatures, the October half-term family trail, from 17 October to 1 November. £3.50 a trail sheet, from Visitor Reception, with a painting set prize (National Trust).
  • The Pikachu Art Adventure, from 1 October to 1 November. No booking needed.
  • Imagining India, an exhibition of objects from the house’s collection, until 27 October.
  • Behind Closed Doors, a first-floor tour about Teresa, Lady Berwick, until 31 October. Booking is essential.
  • Free volunteer-led walks through the parkland on dates in October and November, including the Deer Park Walk on 19 and 24 October and 25 November. The Trust says signing up is free and gives free entry to the site (National Trust).

The last chance to see the house before the November closure is Sunday 1 November.

Getting there

Attingham Park is at Atcham, Shrewsbury, SY4 4TP. Check our Shropshire roadworks and travel page before you set out. If you are combining the visit with Shrewsbury, town car park charges are on parking in Shropshire.

Still to be confirmed

What Expected
Christmas at Attingham 2026: the house theme, trail price and any booking October or November
Any Father Christmas event With the Christmas announcement
Opening hours from 1 January 2027 Not yet published

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