Historic House Volunteer
Welcome visitors, share the Bayly family story and help care for or catalogue a collection of more than 3,000 objects.
- Good for
- People who enjoy history and conversation
- Pattern
- Three- or six-hour shifts
Volunteer
Bring your time and skills.
Help welcome visitors, support events, care for the garden, work in the shop or contribute to collections and research.
Why volunteer
Contribute to a working heritage organisation.
Volunteers do more than fill shifts: they welcome people, turn research into conversation, support income and help care for the place.
Flexible by agreement
Some roles use three- or six-hour shifts and can be weekly, fortnightly or monthly, depending on the rota and training available.
Current areas of interest
Choose the kind of contribution that suits you.
Roles depend on operational need, training capacity and safe supervision.
Event Support Volunteer
Help prepare, promote and run events, including front-of-house support and practical set-up.
- Good for
- Organisers and practical team players
- Pattern
- Weekdays with some evenings or weekends
Other roles
Opportunities can arise in the shop, garden, archives, research, education, maintenance and administration.
- Good for
- A wide range of skills and interests
- Pattern
- Agreed around the role
What contribution looks like
Three real areas of impact.
Each image is linked to a specific part of the work.
Visitor welcome
Turn research into an engaging visit
House volunteers help people connect rooms, objects and the Bayly family through conversation and interpretation.
Events and activities
Help programmes run smoothly
Event support includes preparation, front-of-house work, practical set-up and helping visitors take part.
Shop and income
Support the trading activity that funds conservation
Shop volunteers welcome customers and help turn retail income into annual support for the charity.
Support and expectations
Clear induction before you begin.
Volunteers receive role-specific induction and support. The Trust explains safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality and data-handling requirements relevant to the role.
- Tell us about your interests and availability
- Share access needs or support that would help
- Expect an informal conversation before placement
- Roles are offered according to current need
Expression of interest
Tell us how you would like to help.
This starts a conversation; it is not an offer of a role. The team will reply about current needs, next steps and any informal meeting or checks.
- Share your interests and availability
- Mention access needs or useful support
- Do not include medical records or sensitive data
