Visit Blandwood Museum

Blandwood Museum Tours

All tours of Blandwood Mansion are led by trained docents, who will guide you through the restored main building including the rooms associated with the 1795 farmhouse, the 1822 addition, and the 1846 A.J. Davis Italianate addition.

Tours of Blandwood also include the two reconstructed dependencies: Governor Morehead’s Law Office and the Kitchen. Both buildings were recreated in 1984 using the original plans and archaeological evidence.

The Blandwood Gardens are open daily and include a variety of native plants and trees. In 1844 the grounds at Blandwood were featured in A. J. Downing’s landscape guide A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening Adapted to North America. Today the remaining original elements of that design are the sweeping drive, decorative urns, and feature plants that characterize Victorian era gardens.

Blandwood is located at 447 West Washington Street in Greensboro.

Tour Hours

Blandwood is open year-round, Tuesday – Saturday 11am-4pm & Sunday 2pm – 5pm with the exception of major national holidays.

The last tour begins one hour prior to closing.

Please note that Blandwood only offers guided tours, led by trained docents. If a tour has started prior to your arrival, it may be necessary for you to wait until its completion to start your tour. Generally a tour of Blandwood lasts one hour.

The historic gardens of Blandwood are open to guests from sunrise to sunset.

Admission

$8.00 General

$7.00 Seniors, AAA, Groups
FREE Students

We accept cash, check, or credit cards for your admission.

To qualify for a group tour you must have a minimum of 10 people. To qualify for the group tour rate of $7 you must have a minimum of 20 people. All groups must reserve tours in advance a minimum of two weeks.

All scheduled NC school groups tour Blandwood for FREE admission. School groups must have one chaperone per 10 children. School groups must book tours in advance a minimum of two weeks.

Group tours available by appointment, call 336-272-5003.

Photography is permitted

The exterior of Blandwood may be photographed at any time. The interior spaces of the museum may be photographed without flash, for private use only, and not for commercial publication. For timeliness of tours, no tripods, lights, video cameras, or “selfie sticks” are allowed. #Blandwood

Large Bags

For your convenience, and for the care of our collections, please do not bring large bags into the museum. A safe space will be provided for you to store your bag inside Blandwood, if needed.

Inclement Weather

Due to the size of the museum’s grounds and walkways, Blandwood is closed when there is more than a dusting of snow on the ground or if roads are icey.