Coughton Court
A Tudor house in Warwickshire whose Catholic collections and continuing Throckmorton family connections give its architecture a personal historical setting.
A Tudor house in Warwickshire whose Catholic collections and continuing Throckmorton family connections give its architecture a personal historical setting.
Record
- Tudor country house
- United Kingdom
- Coughton
- West Midlands
- other
- 1956-02-10
Editorial reading
The National Trust traces the Throckmorton family's connection with Coughton to 1409. The present house began in the fifteenth century, and its collections help explain the family's Catholic history. Gardens complement the house and remain closely associated with the resident family.
Visitor arrangements changed in 2026: the National Trust states that day-to-day management returned to the Throckmorton family and that Coughton is no longer included in its membership admission offer. This concerns visitor management; it should not be read as evidence that ownership of the house has transferred.
Planning: consult the family's own website for current opening, admission and access arrangements. Do not assume that a National Trust membership provides entry.
Sources: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/warwickshire/coughton-court (checked 21 October 2026); current visitor information: https://www.coughtoncourt.co.uk/.
Recommendation
Our editorial view: read the house and collections together as an account of family continuity, religious identity and changing visitor access.
Location and visiting
Confirm current opening times, access and reservations with the place itself. These details follow the source record.
Sources & credits
Source record: Wikidata
Source record: Eigen redactie
Source record: National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Source record: Wikimedia Commons
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