Layer Marney Tower
Magnificent Tudor gatehouse in rural Essex countryside.
Colchester, Essex, CO5 9US
Features
- Accessible loos
- Accessible parking
- Meet the owner
- Pet friendly
- Accessible parking
- Accessible toilets
- Guide dogs welcome
- Wheelchair ramps/routes
Access to the gardens, the church, tea room and shop are possible in a wheelchair. The play area has a large disc swing. We have a toilet fitted for wheelchair access.
There is no lift up the tower but if you are coming to a wedding or conference there is a lift to the Corsellis Room.
Some pieces from the Crowns and Crests exhibition are displayed on the ground floor in the Hall of the Tower
The tour will be from one end of the building to the other, going through the private parts of the family home as well as some of the larger rooms not open to the general visitor. It is mainly on the ground and first floor and follows a different route to any other tours. Most tours are arranged on days when the place opens in the afternoon which allows you to return to as a normal visitor to the tower, gardens and church at no extra cost, until 5pm.
Tickets for individuals are available through Invitation to View.
Groups, clubs and Coaches welcome on pre booked tours any time
Tours that are scheduled will be listed below. If none are scheduled yet, please check back later, or find other tours you might enjoy on our tours listing page here.
Look on our 500 page of the website (www.layermarneytower.co.uk/500) to see the tours on offer for Friday 14th July, the first of the 3 days re construction of Henry 1st Lord Marney’s Funeral procession, starting at the College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street London.
- Accessible parking
- Accessible toilets
- Guide dogs welcome
- Wheelchair ramps/routes
Access to the gardens, the church, tea room and shop are possible in a wheelchair. The play area has a large disc swing. We have a toilet fitted for wheelchair access.
There is no lift up the tower but if you are coming to a wedding or conference there is a lift to the Corsellis Room.
Some pieces from the Crowns and Crests exhibition are displayed on the ground floor in the Hall of the Tower
Layer Marney Tower tour
Layer Marney Tower
Layer Marney Tower tour
Layer Marney Tower
Layer Marney Tower tour
Layer Marney Tower
TOUR DURATION
2 hours
TOUR PRICE
£21.00 per person.
REFRESHMENTS
Coffee/tea and traybake
ACCESS NOTES
Ground floor and some first floor. There are gravel paths.
SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS
No dogs on the tour
Previous tour attendees have said
We had a wonderful visit to Layer Marney yesterday. The day went very well - including the weather! Sheila Charrington gave us an excellent guided tour which everyone was talking about on the way home. Please thank her very much for entertaining, and educating, us so well. … Although technically intruding into a private house we were made most welcome. They passed on their enthusiasm to us and all of a sudden it was 5 o’clock.
Even though the weather was not good, everyone had a brilliant time!! Our guided tour was the best ever (and we have been around, haha!) and everyone loved the house and tower.
It was a really great day out for us. Sheila’s talk at the beginning of our morning is what made the difference, she really bought the whole place to life.
