Open days 2025. Please note. Hard hat tours of the derelict 1st floor will no longer be available due to the deteriorating condition.
2nd/3rd August. See details below.
8th/9th November. More details in October.

Here is a short video by Andrew Cruz Evans. We hope it tempts you to visit us ...

Saturday 2nd August and Sunday 3rd August. Ashton Court Mansion open weekend.

Free exhibition. Ground floor rooms open with a free exhibition showing images, documents and research findings about the history of the Mansion, the Estate and the people who lived and worked there. A student made film will be shown in the vaulted hall highlighting aspects of the Mansion's history -  past & present. Please come in - wander round and view our exhibition. We have discovery trails for children, and the fabulous retro 1980s bar will be open serving tea, coffee and soft drinks. 
Our August open weekend is still being planned but it will include all or some of the following:

Tour talks.
A 40 minute video tour showing the derelict upstairs rooms (previously part of the Dereliction tour), with in-person explanations by Juliet or Lynne, our Ashton Court tour guides. 

The trouble with Ashton Court. Or, how on earth did we get here?"
We will look at 700 years of surviving buildings and some of the past owners & occupiers, using drawings, paintings & plans. We also show many views of unseen indoor demolitions & failing fabric & take a different look at the parkland around. Finally, we look to the future but consider some of the past impediments to redevelopment. Illustrated talk. 50 mins

Walking tour of the outside of the Mansion (weather permitting). Join FAM on a tour around the outside of the mansion buildings, learning about the changes to the ‘Castle Court’ that once enclosed the medieval heart of the manor, and the Regency Gothic makeover which replaced windows of the Elizabethan manor, still visible at the back. The more well-known south and east facing buildings also include many changes that go back to the 1600s.
Dress for the weather on the day with shoes to cope on slopes, gravel paths & steps. We will try to adapt routes to people’s mobility. If the weather is bad we can adapt to an indoor tour.
Max. 50 mins

Peek through the Portal.
Pass through the time portal to catch a glimpse of the derelict first floor as seen from the great staircase. A FAM volunteer will be on hand to explain what you can see and when we think the dereliction began. Hard hats mandatory.
Saturday and Sunday. Peeks on demand throughout both days.