Nuffield Place was the home of William Morris, Lord Nuffield, founder of the Morris Motor Company and a great philanthropist. Built in 1914 as Merrow Mount, it was his and Lady Nuffield's home between 1933 and his death in 1963. It came to the National Trust from Nuffield College with everything as they left it, from the black and white television to the workshop hidden in his bedroom cupboard, while Lady Nuffield's Wolseley Eight, the Trust's only historic car that still runs, sits in the garage. The Arts and Crafts garden has a rockery, herbaceous borders and a bluebell woodland walk; dogs on leads are welcome there and in the Common Room second-hand bookshop and its refreshment kiosk. The house is seen by guided tour for part of the day, and reviewers say the guides make the visit. Tips from visitors: book the tour in advance, as places fill quickly; the car park is a 200-yard walk from the house.
