Leeds Castle Reviews

This place is now on my Do Not Miss list for anyone visiting southeast England!

Beautiful castle and gardens. Brilliant maze and large play area for kids. Shame the old avery is not there anymore, still has the large birds of prey but not the exotic birds and parrots.

Very good, be prepared to walk...... Disabilities are fine, but you cant see the whole castle, you can only view the botton floor which is a shame as it only takes about 20 mins to walk around

A decent day out, although expensive. You buy tickets for the year so the cost is more reasonable if you plan to go back. Also they have a maze! All mazes are obviously brilliant but this was a pretty good one, superior to Hever Castle for example

So much to do for all ages in beautiful surroundings. Plus the tickets are valid for a year after purchase. If like me it takes more than one trip it's a bargain....

Fantastic day out Grandchildren loved the whole day.

The guard almost locked me and my girlfriend in the labyrinth

It's nice to walk through the park.
To walk through the park is a nice experience.

Xmass market was good fun. A member of Staff to help the crowd when queuing up for tickets would have been useful. A very Christmassy day out well worth a visit.

Loved the Christmas market and a ticket gives a year free entry. Definitely worth the money

Loveliest Castle indeed! Great for walks and always something going on during the summer weekends!

We love to go to Leeds Castle. Especially when they have events. So many activities we can do. Busy only on events. The playground is big and for all ages. Golf for everyone. Beautiful garden with lots of flowers and colours. Small area to eat with restaurant, fish and chips,ice- cream. Inside of the castle is really nice as well. I recommend.

Beautiful grounds, well managed & lots to do for all ages

Beautiful grounds to walk in. The prices are high but you get a year ticket so worth it if you are local.
The castle itself is pretty modest, Windsor or Warwick offer far more. However it is set in beautiful country side.
Food there is expensive and low quality so bring a packed lunch.
The range of events throughout the year also will appeal to locals

We mack a point of going every year it's a fantastic time for all spectacular

Beautiful place well worth the trip especially when the weather us nice. Lots of things to do, activities.

Lovely place to visit and your ticket is valid for 12 months.. What a bargain.

Magnificent castle.
The labyrinth is to be done.

You can't go to London and stop visiting the beautiful castle with its black swans

Aways an amazing location for your wedding photography and visit.

Lovely grounds nice castle not much to do though but does have go ape .

Good picnic point with family .
Bring your own food and drinks then you are fine and ready to enjoy your relaxing day out.

Went in late November. Nicely kept grounds. Lots of history to the buildings. Could do with more interactive stuff for children but maybe this isn't the target audience.

We were fortunate enough to visit during the festival of flowers. The castle and grounds were lovely. We finished by having a picnic in the castle grounds. I told my fiance that we would h e to visit the Johnston castle some day. The only problem with that plan is that it is now situated in the middle of a housing estate.

Awesome family day, loads to do at Christmas time especially!

Magnificent site with the possibility of walking around the castle. Guide and audio guided tour of the castle. Several eating places and shops. What to spend a beautiful day in nature

Went for Leeds Castle classical concert. It was a great family day out, the music was excellent from an Abba and Madness medley to Enigma Variations. Great atmosphere with 12,000 in the crowd, late night fireworks and canons for Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture.
Well worth a visit, and next year's coincides with the castle's 900th anniversary, should be great. Treat yourself, even if you are not a classical music buff, you will be surprised how many pieces you know.

A wonderful place to visit lovely castle on a lake and beautiful gardens. Great to visit during the festive period and visiting the Christmas Market was a bonus.

Lovely place to visit and is suitable for all ages from the young to the elderly. Has beautiful grounds and the castle is stunning. When you purchase a ticket that entitles you to revisit as many times as you like in a year which is an More

Rip-off but we love it. Tickets should be valid for a year though.

Great place for families. Well manicured gardens for picnicking

A really well maintained castle/stately house. The castle looks very well taken care of, volunteers were lovely and the falconry display was an unexpected bonus. The maze was small but fun with a surprise exit path (you can cheat using Google earth if needed). A couple of bags of gravel would have taken care of the large puddles in the maze would be my only suggestion. The entry price sounds steep but parking is free and since the place was so well presented we will go back as the ticket lasts a year and feel like we have had even better value.

Amazing day out rain or shine. Get lost in the maze or learn about the birds of prey. Walk around the land and take in all the wild life. It's always a perfect day out for my partner and I or family, you can go with anyone. Pay for a ticket and you get to go all year around for free

Very peaceful and beautiful place ideal for a stroll on the weekend. The castle itself is very nice and can be visited. There is a very good restaurant to have lunch and afternoon tea. There is a bird show which is great for children, and the playground is outstanding (recreation of the Leeds Castle in wood). Lots to do, highly recommended.

Great day out but plenty of walking although they do have a little train to take you round to the castle

Wonderful experience. Loved being there. It was a little windy but it was pretty full of history. Try the Mead! Yum

What a wonderful place to visit...the staff are extremely informative warm and friendly...The gardens and grounds are beautifully kept..all credit to the Gardeners...the collection of swans geese and ducks are fascinating especially when you feed them. The restaurant has some super dishes to try and is inexpensive. All in all a wonderful day out.

A great day out idea with family you are looking for something historical and fun at the same time. Kids lived it, thumbs up from us.

The castle itself is not worth much, especially inside. The views though, and its park, make it well worth a visit. If you have kids, they'll love the animals and the attractions, so I'd highly recommend it for families

Your entrance fee is for a year
really lovely gardens and rare black swans
Entertaining and informative birds of prey show and the handler was very knowledgeable and mixed in a good dose of humour
Amazing areas to have a picnic
Well worth a visit and re visit

A great place to visit for all the family. Lots of interesting things to see and do. Well worth the money.

Beautiful Castle and grounds . Fantastic Christmas market.

I am 28 years old, live in Kent but never been to Leeds Castle .

I visited today with a friend to look round the Christmas market and we really enjoyed it.

Although the grounds are absolutely beautiful, unfortunately my visit was made unpleasant. I visited on my birthday, not being from the area, we parked the car up and walked through a public footpath that seemed to be a foot entrance to the More

Nice to go to on a nice day. Plenty to see and grounds are nice to have a picnic in

Great fun spending an evening in the grounds on a segway, highly recommended.

Castle is also great and love the maze and golf course

To sum up... Awesomeness.
Love coming to this castle it's just breathtakingly beautiful.
The restaurants are overpriced, so bring a pack-lunch (although if you do want to spend the money the food is yummy).
They hold all sorts of events such as big concerts. I once watched meatloaf here.. he wasn't so great, but you win some you loose some.
There is also a golf course, museum and a massive maze to get lost in. I am sure I've missed bits but just get on with it already and go!

A very interesting place get your family name printed on their computer in the shop . you might find a coat of arms and a family history. You will be surprised. Great history and beautiful lakes and gardens.

Ticket valid for the whole year, which is great as they have different events each season. Lovely day out from London. Need a car to get there.

Lovely grounds, plenty to do and very well priced. Will visit with the kids again!

Beautiful place to explore with 500acres
and a gorgeous castle. A maze, grotto, fun mini golf and 2 AmAzing play areas for children. A Favourite day out with so much more to see. BONUS - can buy a ticket that gives you entrance for the year Haven't booked/been to any Events they host YET, but looking forward to summer jousting and Christmas market, an overnight at one of the number of lovely accomodations and many more family memories.

A very beautiful and interesting castle, which should be visited in any case.

A great place to go with the kids so much to keep them entertained for the day and pay once and ticket is valid for a year.

Beautiful grounds and a stunning castle. Perfect day out with friends or family.

Lovely afternoon walk lots of amusing wildlife in beautiful surroundings. Fun maze lots to see and do

An absolutely amazing place to visit, so so beautiful,the staff are simply amazing they care and have knowledge on the castle. I recommend this to everyone.

Beautiful grounds. Very little original features of the 12th century castle. Now preserved as a prestigious residence of its last owner, Lady Ballie - an American who seemed to like French culture!

Yes, a well deserved tag line of, 'The most beautiful castle in the world' here you will find paradise, especially out of season. The year pass is brilliant, you can just keep visiting, great for locals or if you're about for a while. It's a vast site, take water and food as the prices at the onsite shops are a little high. (but hey, gota pay the staff I spose). This is a fabulous place, easy parking, lots of toilets and great events. If your local, buy a ticket and use it to death! If you're a visitor, go! You will not regret it.

Absolutely fabulous house and grounds, unfortunately stopped in the Castle View Restaurant for a cream tea and the scone was stale. The menu states baked fresh today, but could not have been. Looked at TripAdvisor reviews and their scones were stale in 2017!!!! About time they sacked the cook.
This brought the rating down from 5 to3 stars, shame.