Your Visit
- Opening Times /
Admission Prices - How to get here
- Catering
- Groups
- Costumed guides /
Candlelit Tours - Schools Programme
- Walk with Wesley
- Quiet Days
- Old Rectory Shop
- Physic Garden
- Accommodation
- Photography
- Access
We are delighted that you would like to visit Epworth Old Rectory. You can be assured of a warm welcome. All visitors receive a guided tour led by a trained guide. Tours usually take around 1 hour. The guides will show you around the house and tell you the stories of the Wesley family. Please feel free to ask questions. If there are more than ten people in your group, please contact us in advance to book in. Children have the opportunity of dressing up in 18th century costume for the tour. Please ask your guide at the start of your tour.
Opening Times
| March, April & October | Tuesdays to Saturday & Bank Holiday Mondays 10:30am to 3:30pm |
| May to September | Tuesdays to Saturday & Bank Holiday Mondays 10:00am to 4:30pm |
- Last admission is 30 minutes before closing to give you the full benefit of your visit
- If you would like to visit at other times or on other days, please get in touch because we may be able to accommodate your request.
Admission Prices
If you are a UK tax payer, we can reclaim tax on your admission charge. However the tax system demands that we charge an additional 10% above the admission price in order for the admission charge to qualify for gift aid. If you wish to gift aid your admission, please ask for a form when you pay your admission. Thank you.
| Standard | With Gift Aid | |
| Adult | £6 | £6.60 |
| Concession (senior citizens and unwaged) and groups per person (of more than 10 people) | £5 | £5.50 |
| Family (2 adults with up to 3 children under 16) | £15 | £16.50 |
| Student in full time education | £4 | - |
| Child under 16 | £3 | - |
| House tour and Walk with Wesley – adults (by prior arrangement) |
£9 | £9.90 |
| House tour and Walk with Wesley – children (by prior arrangement) |
£4.50 | - |
| For group bookings, you will be asked to pay a non-refundable deposit two weeks before your visit | ||
- The Physic Garden and other garden areas can be visited free of charge though you are encouraged to make a donation towards the upkeep.
- We can accept payments by cash, cheque payable to 'Epworth Old Rectory' or credit cards for payments over £10.
- If you become a Friend following a visit, your admission fee is refunded.
- Epworth is a registered charity and relies on donations and grants.
Photography. Personal (non-commercial) photography and filming are now permitted at Epworth Old Rectory. However we ask visitors to be sensitive and respectful in their use of photography equipment:
- Please do not carry large tripods around the house. These can be left safely in the shop during your visit.
- Where possible, please do not use a flash as this can damage artefacts.
- Please do not distract other visitors from their tour.
If you would prefer not to take photographs, there are postcards for sale in the shop showing several views of the inside of the Rectory.
Commercial photographers and film crews are asked to contact the Rectory office if they wish to carry out photography or to film at the Rectory.
Access. Improving access to the Old Rectory is a major priority of the development project. Currently the grounds are accessible for wheelchairs, there is a disabled toilet, and parking can be arranged close to the house. The shop is also accessible. There is a ramp available to the front door of the Old Rectory and the ground floor is accessible, though there are some small changes of level. Unfortunately at the moment, the first and second floors of the house are not wheelchair accessible. There is a reduced admission charge for those who are unable to access the upper floors of the house. Guide dogs are welcome. Our guides will adapt the tour of the house according to the varying needs of all visitors.