The name Wolsey recalls Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor, bon viveur Cardinal Wolsey. When he toured the realm in the sixteenth century he expected to receive generous hospitality at any suitable country house along his way. These pleasant homes, often of historic interest, include timber-framed Elizabethan manor houses, Georgian mansions, Victorian country rectories and lovingly-restored cottages.
Wolsey Lodges vary from quite grand country houses to more modest homes. At some you will enjoy antique furniture, fine pictures and portraits, beautiful silver and glass. Others offer more informal hospitality.