Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe Manor is a country house in Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, made of a stone main building with several outbuildings. The complex surrounds a central courtyard with an English garden and orchard, where old apple trees stand between low stone walls.

The manor was built in the 1620s and remained the birthplace and residence of the Newton family. During the great plague the young Isaac returned here and developed in this seclusion fundamental ideas about motion and light.

The estate name comes from the English term for sheep farming, which shaped economic life here for centuries. Today the connection to the Newton family shows in every room, where handwritten notes and early scientific tools are on display and you can follow how the young scholar worked.

The estate opens its doors on weekends, with visitors able to walk through the living quarters and garden. The rooms are small and the stairs narrow, so movement is somewhat limited for people with mobility issues.

In the garden grows a descendant of the famous apple tree, from which a branch supposedly brought Newton to a new idea. The original tree survived a lightning strike and was later continued through grafting, so its genetic line remains preserved today.

Location: Colsterworth

Location: Lincolnshire

Address: 23 Newton Way, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, nr Grantham NG33 5NR

Website: https://nationaltrust.org.uk/woolsthorpe-manor

GPS coordinates: 52.80926,-0.63058

Latest update: December 17, 2025 11:14