Leeds Castle Reviews

Lovely day out, great views, great disabled facilities everyone helpful

It is a fantastic place for the whole family surrounded by greenery. With a beautiful castle, a botanical park and a beautiful playground for children.

Beautiful....very busy but worth a visit. Prices are a little high.

Entrance price includes a years membership so good value.
Nice to visit the castle, have a walk around the gardens, jousting tournament or as we did today, visit the Christmas market. Always enjoy my time here. Suitable for all ages, young and old.

Been a few times now always a good day out, shame we didnt realise the large play area was being refurbished but it looks like it will be good when its done. Many more things to do here though so we will have a go next time we go.

Great place to spend time with family. We can enjoy the beautiful castle, and stunning wildlife.

Leeds Castle offers culture and great days out as well as fun events for all of the family. The experience within the Castle grounds offers something for all age groups

A lovely castle, with beautiful gardens, but the 'box' has now been ticked.

I'm sure the fact that you can visit multiple times in the year is great for locals (and effectively reduces the ticket price) but as an overseas tourist, I found it too expensive - I wouldn't visit again if I was ever back in the area.

Maybe they should have a different price for a single visit (international tourist).

Brilliant place. Well signposted getting there large carpark. Beautiful grounds amazing castle and such nice, helpful and knowledgable staff. Cafe very good - a super day out. Definitely go again especially as entry fee gives access for a whole year

Great place to go for a walk at any time of the year. Love the castle at Christmas

What a great castle. It's got a bit of everything. great fun for young and old alike.

Lovely castle and gardens.
Slightly expensive if your only going once but the ticket lasts all year if you want to go alot

Very nice and highly recommended. We enjoyed the maze with the kids. Love the peacocks and the Swans

My friend said it best "Promises much more than it delivers." On arrival, we made use of the toilets opposite the ticket entrance and they were disgusting. They were supposed to be cleaned and checked several times a day, but they stank and the gents had certainly not been cleaned properly as surfaces (tops of urinals and toilets) had not been touched in days.

The grounds are immaculate. Can't fault them and hence the two stars.

The castle itself could be so much more. Compare it to a National Trust property and you get so much more information, heritage, and feel for the property. It certainly isn't bad, don't get me wrong, but it could be so much better and for such a large property, it took less than an hour for us to slowly walk around.

The restaurant and quality of the food was good although we did send one meal back for being cold!

Using the toilets there was not a much better experience. While the ladies was clean, the gents certainly weren't. But in addition, outside (as in outdoors) was covered in spider webs, I mean smothered that would have taken days and days to create.



Go visit Bodiam Castle from the National Trust for half the price and listen in on one of the tours for great information (all outdoors so fair weather needed).

It is a very beautiful castle.
Intre ticket remains valid for years.

Lots to do if you like old stuff and castles this is great falconry, jousts, grotto maze and more

The most beautiful stroll around this wonderful castle/ grounds. Coffee and cake as a treat

Very nice castle! In the interior of the castle there are exhibitions and furnished rooms of the same age. The garden is huge, with a smaller lake with ducks. There is also a huge labyrinth and an interesting tunnel-like part. A circus tent has a brief introduction to the Second World War. With some occasions, bird rallies are also organized. There are souvenirs, washrooms and food shopping facilities. Great for spending one afternoon! Take it back to the life of a few hundred years living people!

A great place to go on a nice day, plenty to go and see

A phenomenal palace and the beauty of the surrounding nature.

Amazing firework display and live band performance, however fun fair was a bit of a let down.

Great castles, beautiful gardens, and a children's play area, perfect for kids to visit!

A beautiful place. Will return in the summer hopefully.

One of our favourite places. Pay once and it lasts for a year, which is amazing value. The jousting event was great fun - just one of many events throughout the year.

Leeds castle christmas fayre. A wonderful way to spend a winter's afternoon and feel true christmas spirit Why not go back in time on the vintage carousel and keep the chill out with a mulled wine and some hot fresh doughnuts dripping in melted chocolate. Also do a little xmas shopping whilst your there. Lots of special gift ideas, my favourite was the Romney Marsh Wools gifts shop. Absolutely gorgeous throws and hot water bottle covers and natural products made from the sheeps wool.

Beautiful and outstanding. It's a must see castle. Will be going back. The lawns, lakes and restaurants outside the castle are lovely. Thankfully there is a train to take you around the vast space.

A bit too commercialized recently, but still a pleasure to visit.

Very nice place easy to get to a bit too pricey though

Lovely place for day out with family, and tickets are 25 for the year

Fantastic day out at a fabulous place. The castle itself is beautiful and very well kept, plenty to see. The tickets are valid for unlimited visits over 12 months. The castle grounds are massive and picturesque. There is a host of places to buy food, a restaurant and coffee shops. Kids playground is shaped like a castle, there's a maze, a grotto, a falconry, Battle of Britain display, plenty to see and do. Will be visiting often!

Strongly recommended Leeds Castle in Kent for people who enjoy hiking, strolling with wildlife, as well as people who love to enjoy an awesome afternoon tea and or reading inside an amazing garden! It s 900 anniversary in 2019!

Amazing place to spend the day walking around the expansive gardens & beautiful castle. Highly recommended

As a returning visitor I do love Leeds Castle unfortunately it was quite busy so we couldn't do the mini golf and was fairly crowded everywhere.

Great castle to explore. Loved the market and stalls they had

A beautiful place to walk around, the grounds are stunning and very peaceful, but also have lots available for children to do. Play areas and challenges along the way, a small maze, Segway rides etc.

The restaurant is pretty good, with a lovely view of the castle.

The castle is very impressive from the outside, and really interesting inside. Sadly it has been changed and updated over the years with the different owners, so it's not got as much history now as it would have done when it was first built, but it's still 900 years old outside, and so of course it would have been updated by the succession of owners who lived in it.

Leeds Castle, a very nice place worth a visit if you go to London, you can go by train, and at the train station I pick you up a bus that goes to the castle directly.

Historically fascinating and interesting building with attractive and extensive gardens and grounds but very popular and can get very touristy and frequently very busy. Lots of walking needed also to take it all in!

We visited this lovely castle for the first time this week and had the most wonderful day. The whole experience was first class from the moment we arrived. All the staff were friendly and so very helpful, nothing was too much trouble. For those of us who have limiting agility, everything was organised to make it easier so we did not miss out. They have dealt with the whole covid 19 restrictions very well with minimum disruption to the visitors overall enjoyment. Thanks to all, we will most certainly visit again soon.

So beautiful, however the cafe near the playground is never open when we go for some reason.

Beautiful place and brilliant decorations for Christmas

Beautiful place to visit and to spend the night. Make sure you do the segway tour.

Incredible castle and a lovely park. A must see place in England.

Castle was closed but the restaurant and the gardens were amazing!

Beautiful castle, great staff and amazing flowers. all your round good fun for all ages. Absolutely love this place.

Great value. Will definitely return as still more to see.

Lovely gardens, wheelchair and disabled friendly, plenty to do and see however eateries a bit pricey tho picnic areas are available

Beautiful castle with a modern flare. Don't expect to see a medieval castle. The grounds are outstanding. Recommend going but don't expect a history lesson or to spend more than 90 mins there.

Just got back from the Christmas market experience and this was my first time at Leeds Castle. The Christmas market is average. However, the rest of the place is excellent. The maze, wooden fort as well as the castle and grounds of course are superb.Everything is more than you should pay, but you are in the grounds so its their right to do so. When you purchase your ticket you can go back as much as you want for a year (excepts the events of course). All in all, I great place to take the family, and I'm all ready planning my next visits in the spring and summer.

Beautiful place to visit, a great play area for kids to burn of extra energy. Not a real castle by my standards but a nice day out

Lovely place beautiful grounds even though it was snowing when arrived! Food was really lovely can highly recommend the aubergine red dharl curry with Jasmine rice and Asian slaw, staff all really nice and helpful and you must visit the owls they are beautiful! Would love to go again when everything open and explore more.

A massive place with grounds to match. Play areas, a maze and enough places to eat make a great day out.

Brilliant very educational in fact getting lost was AMAZEing don't forget to duck when watching the bird show

Lovely place to spend all day. Kids love the playground. Have been visiting the outdoor theatre and it was perfect.

Great historical experience. Take your time to read the information boards to fully immerse yourself in the history of the castle.

Absolutely gorgous, great walks and the restaurant is very nice. Family friendly with kits if themed days and nights. Will visit again.