Peter Hadfield

Review of Waddesdon Manor (National Trus...

Waddesdon Manor was built by Baron Ferdinand de Ro...

Waddesdon Manor was built by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, in the style of a French chateau, between 1874 and 1885 to display his collection of arts and to entertain the fashionable world. Opened to the public in 1959, Waddesdon Manor is managed by the Rothschild Foundation, a family charitable trust, on behalf of the National Trust, who took over ownership in 1957. It houses the Rothschild Collections of paintings, sculpture and decorative arts. There is a restaurant and shop in the manor together with a cafe and gallery in the Stables. Don't miss the formal gardens and the Aviary.