Glyndebourne Review

A wonderful setting to enjoy Opera. Situated in the South Downs National Park you can see so much of Mother Natures beauty while enjoying a picnic.

Some visitors ask the butler to serve them the sandwiches and champagne. The rest of us prefer to do it ourselves.

SHeep or cattle are in adjacent fields and the parkland is kept immaculately bt a dedicated staff of gardeners/

Overall a wonderful place to visit.

Loved the festival! each experience and performance world class in beautiful East Sussex surroundings

Beautiful place amazing experience and topped of with an excellent performance

Wonderful Opera experience in beautiful grounds. Get dressed up and take a fancy picnic and take a few bottles of champagne and get ready for a fabulous day out.

Great value with excellent acoustic. Remove location and heavy traffic on all local streets after the performance.

So posh!!!! Quality of performance is 6 stars...bring your food and they'll help you transport it with trolleys

At that price you deserve a wow factor. Whilst it was all OK, there was no wow

Any opera lovers should try Glyndebourne at least once, it is strange, outdated and a bit pretentious but at the end it's a place with heart run by people that really care about music and operatic excellence.

Opera may not be your scene but a visit to Glyndbourne is as much about the experience as it is the performance. Firstly there are the beautiful gardens to explore and enjoy watching all the other guests, there's undoubtedly some characters among them. Then entering the auditorium is an experience in itself, so unlike any other I have seen, beautifully crafted in wood. The interval is deliberately long allowing time for a meal, be it picnic on the lawn or in one of the restaurants. After the performance you can join the rush to leave or better, follow the example of those who enjoy another drink in the garden.

Lovely gardens, we love the wall around the lake and through the gardens and the Opera is always superb!

Always the most wonderful experience, even on a rainy day.

This is such a beautiful place to visit. Children love it. Great shows as well. Can be pricey but I take this as a family treat and go to the shows and have a meal as well.

As always the perfect place to hear and see the very best opera productions.

Wonderful visit. Gardens looking at their best. Good weather. Fantastic opera house and great performances. Ha-Ha Tea at Mild may and Leith ' s picnic. Both very good. Well worth a visit

Opera house nestling in the Sussex countryside surrounded by stunning gardens. It has an outstanding reputation for attracting international talent and putting on superb productions. The season runs from May to September and involves only 6 productions each year. Every performance has a long interval of 90 minutes to allow visitors to dine or picnic. There are a Number of excellent restaurants on the site. You can bring your own picnic or order one from Glyndebourne. Nearest station is Lewes and the opera house runs coaches from there to tie in with the performances.

Visited the open gardens today. Great access arrangements and lots of staff on hand to give directions if needed.

What a wonderful setting to enjoy opera, added bonus if the weather is nice so you can fully enjoy the gardens

Absolutely sublime. Tears in my eyes and shivers down my spine at the amazing voices and orchestration. The voice of the Fairy Godmother was peerless. Although a modern interpretation of Cinderella the traditional Principal Boy being played by a woman manages to marry the modern with the old. A fantastic night. I will return again.

Fascinating opera, exquisite performance and the dining marquee more than compensated for any disappointment at not being able to picnic.

The place is fantastic and the best place to see opera.

Amazing experience to do at least once in your life!

+ Picturesque, quintessential, beautiful English countryside
+ Take a picnic, setup and give yourself time to enjoy walking around all the grounds
+ Great Opera with friendly staff to help
+ Good legroom inside, cool and ventilated seating

- The chairs aren't quite setup for someone 6ft 4

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A beautiful day in a very English setting. Be sure to take a picnic basket and pick your perfect spot before enjoying the amazing performance of some very talented Opra singers.

Loved the attention to detail of the young staff bringing out rugs as the temperature dropped

Wonderful experience with friends and Opera. Lovely gardens and very good food and of course champagne! We experienced Carmen! Very enjoyable. Definitely we're coming back in 2016. Well done!

If you like opera this is a must. Fabulous setting, excellent auditorium, but also eye watering expensive. Go on, break the bank!

Fabulous from start to finish what an amazing experience