West Horsley Place Trust

Do you love history, stories, nature or arts and crafts?

At West Horsley Place we love to welcome people of all ages to enjoy the manor house and gardens, creating magical memories which will inspire a passion for creativity and history for a lifetime. We’re looking for volunteers to help us welcome visitors to our Christmas Fair.

Volunteer activities in this role include:

• Admissions and Souvenir Sales
• Event Steward (welcoming and directing visitors)

Key Skills and Experience

• A welcoming attitude and friendly smile
• Good communication skills

The Christmas fair is Fri 21- Sun 23 Dec.  Volunteer shifts are 3.5 hours in the morning of afternoon.  Rosters are scheduled around your availability with no regular commitment. 

Training

Find out more about volunteering with us by attending a volunteer induction. This session includes an orientation of the historic manor house and an overview of available roles. Our next volunteer induction training dates are Thurs 23 Oct @ 5:30-7:30pm, Tue 18 Nov @ 5:30-7:30pm or Thurs 20 Nov @ 2-4pm. 

Following your induction, you will be able to sign up for event stewarding roles.

Posted: 21/10/25

West Horsley Place is a Grade I listed mediaeval manor house and estate of great beauty and historic significance. The manor house dates from 1425, though there has been a building on site since Saxon times. Our recent work to conserve and maintain the house has made our principal rooms safe and comfortable for public access, but the house remains on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register.  

The West Horsley Place Trust aims to bring the house, gardens, 380-acre estate and eight Grade II listed outbuildings back into good repair and to improve people's wellbeing through art, culture, heritage & nature.

We will give people freedom to explore and discover, to create stories and become part of ours. 

VISION

• To bring about a quiet revolution in the way an historic house and estate is managed
• To be a place that improves people’s wellbeing through culture, heritage and nature

MISSION

• To be sustainable, financially, environmentally and socially
• To be a catalyst for creativity
• To conserve the listed buildings in our care so that they are no longer on the Historic England ‘at risk’ register
• To provide learning and engagement opportunities in culture, heritage and nature
• To broaden our audience by being welcoming, inclusive and accessible
• To enhance the natural landscape through increasing biodiversity and habitat connectivity