The trust

What we do

Wymering Manor Trust was founded to save, preserve, maintain and restore the Grade 2* listed building known as Wymering Manor.

Since 2013 we have been doing just that, building on earlier campaigning by the Friends of Old Wymering (see our Archive).

Our aim is to restore, convert and build a sustainable future for the manor, for local people to enjoy as their ‘home from home’, as we manage the building to earn its keep by letting rooms for events, meetings, education and training, putting on plays, ghost hunting, socialising and new activities. 

Once restored, it will be a centre for the local community and a catalyst for regeneration of this deserving area of the city, offering help in wellbeing, tackling loneliness and isolation, developing personal skills and bringing the community together to shape its future.

We’re on track to raise the £5.9m we need with the application to the final stage of lottery funding and matched fundraising. We have consultants’ plans for business development, financial feasibility, design options, audience development, catering and weddings and interpretation. Now key areas of focus for the trustees are: developing our forward plans, strategy development and maintaining our financial viability.