Old Westbury Gardens Review

A great place for a romantic picnic and a walk. The museum in the center of the property is quite nice and gives insight into what luxury living looked like many decades ago. This place is also nice for young active kids because there is a lot of soft green lawn space for them to roam around and explore.

Went there for Rise-of-the-Jac-o-lanters. Couldn't believe the the details of workmanship.

I havent been to other old mansions on LI so I cant compare, but I will say that we came here when the home was closed for repair and the grounds alone were well worth the entry fee. Beautiful scenery everywhere you look

Beautiful place. If you come last hour of the day you can possibly get in for free. Mansion tour is also very nice. They do special events here too.

Went for scotches festival, vendors ran out of food wouldn't let us in until 1pm 20 $ wasted

Great place to visit! They have a special dog day in October and it was a blast. Love the gardens. You can spend 3 or 4 hours here and still not see everything.

Such a great spot to go and breathe in the fresh air. Beautiful landscape.

Beautiful gardens. This place is a labyrinth of beauty! Highly recommend for an outdoor picnic. Dog friendly!

It was OK but for the price it was over pretty quick and it didn't have the wow-factor I expected. The pumpkin carvings were top notch but after seeing a few of them it got repetitive. I expected some sort of over-the-top grand finale display that you'd go home talking about - but no. This was anti-climactic & before you knew it... you were at the exit.

Its a nice place. The phips house mansion, the gardens. Once a year they host the long island scottish games.

My third visit....magnificent estate includes over 70 acres of landscaped formal gardens plus informal as well. Westbury House is currently closed for the roof renovation project. There are 45 minute guided tours of the garden at 2pm.
Great opportunities for photography of extraordinary plantings. The gorgeous wisteria was brightly on display at my visit.

Always beautiful, many new additions to the gardens.

Very large beautiful property. Well maintained aswell.

Lovely grounds and house. Enjoyed vendors for shopping.

This place is beautiful for a walk in nature and pics.

Nice spot for photo shoot, and very scenic for nature strolls!

Absolutely beautiful and well taken care of. Not my first choice for wedding pics but it's nice and old.

If you need to breathe, this is the place! You must sit in quiet area by the Garden Cafe. The food is fresh with homemade taste from sandwiches to desserts. You will eat slower and be healthier for it. Need I say, I Love this place, my happy place.

If You Love Beautiful Gardens It's a Must See.
Go on a weekday for a more quiet experience without a lot of other people around.
The Cafe in the Woods has great sandwiches and good coffee.

Went to see the pumpkin show. What a disappointment. Total waste of money. What happened to the great artists of prior years. This looked like 3 year old children did the carvings.

Beautifully landscaped, over 200 acres, easy to access.

Horrible people run this place!! I asked BEFORE I bought the tickets and they said the tour met at the house. Then the SEVEN employees that were standing around said that I missed the the tour... Then there was no tour... Then come back later... Then they literally told me to just get my money back.

To boot there were no flowers visible without the tour on June... The whole thing was so disappointing....

And the house is completely closed. Another fun fact I was not told at time of purchase...

Just went to Rise of the Jack o Lanterns. It was great. It's nice to go at Christmas time and other time of the year.

The mansion was amazing. Garden was beautiful and the cafe was lousy.

Was under renovation, will reserve further judgement until a later date

Grand old house and beautiful gardens. I'm surprised that I've never been to this great location here on Long Island. The mansions I've visited so far have only been on the north or south shores.

The home itself is interesting enough to warrant a tour, and our docent/tour guide was very knowledgeable about the physical attributes and the original owners, the Phipps. They had it built in 1903 and lived there from 1907 till 1957.

Stunning place, was here for Rise of the Jack o Lanterns which was marvelous fun..

The displays were top notch and everything extremely well presented.

If you're visiting Long Island, this house and garden is one of the most beautiful places to go. Make sure to visit all the gardens, the pool and the lake. The tour of the house was free.

Beautiful gardens to stroll thru. Serene, pastoral, but also great for getting toddlers outside!

Absolutely beautiful place. The house, the gardens, the scenery is stunning. Bring a camera!

Beautiful grounds. Enjoyable during the warmer months, but always very pretty during fall. They often have seasonal events. Check them out on their website. Definitely worth a trip for the day

Simply beautiful and a beautiful day weather wise too
Gardens gorgeous and Seward Johnson art real life figures awesome

It was really disappointing this year. There were no elaborate or exciting displays like years past. There were a few intricately carved pumpkins but the rest were below average pumpkins that looked like they were carved by children. No spooky music. Just awful this year!

Extremely interesting place to see beautiful mansion beautiful gardens nice way to live

Lovely and expansive garden, quite the hidden gem. Look for the rose section.

It was awesome actually but a taxi driver and a lady (fellow passenger) said that this house was filmed in "The Shining" a horror movie. Then I felt awful and creepy regardless of beautiful house and garden. Straight away I googled it, but what the hell... there was nothing related!!!!!!!! Whoever hear this kind of nonsense, just let it go.

Beautiful grounds!
Great for family, wedding photos anytime of the year.

A large but exquisite manor house, the old house is maintained as new, the interior arrangement preserves the life scene of the wealthy family that year, the luxury reveals elegance, and many oriental antique collections are surprising. If it happens, there will be a free summer classical music concert in the huge sunlight hall on the side of the building. It's nice to sit in the shade and listen to the cold. The garden is also full of exotic atmosphere. There are exquisite Hechi ring corridors, fragrant rose gardens, bridges, and ancient woods. In front of the old house there is a vast expanse of greenery for tourists to barbecue or picnic. Tickets are based on people's prices, summer is best to come early, parking will be very crowded. In short, it is a manor house that is worth visiting and will not feel boring at all.

This old Phipps estate is wonderful place to visit.... unfortunately, we were there to remember a friend who died way too soon

Beautiful gardens and free tours. Don't go there in the heat though. I think the admission fee is too expensive though.

This place is absolutely beautiful! 10/10 will come back

Beautiful... The most stunning garden I ve ever been.

Magnificent gardens and mansion. Even in late summer the roses are still blooming and the grounds are vibrant with life. Do not miss the temple of love on the lake trail and the views from the back of the mansion are spectacular. Weekly musical performances also occur to add for a wonderful weekend amidst such a beautiful backdrop. Dont forget you camera and some water for the hot afternoons.

Cute house/Villa /museum. Interesting furniture.
Big beautiful garden, you can chill there half a day

I went there for the rise of the jackolanterns it was awsome

Nssd to Pay attention to costums not talk in their language right infront of them

Huge park, i had the chance to visit it at night for an Halloween event. I think it's an annual event, there is the exposition of plenty of carved pumpkins made by different artists. Very nice Halloween atmosphere, with music and you can buy food too, if you like

Very beautiful and well preserved garden. Our 3 years old loved it so much. We will definitely go back.

The Seward sculpture exhibit (until Laboratory Day) is not to be missed. These life size sculptures are all around the estate and are a joy to see. Picnic areas under the trees and a cafe is available. A gem.

Beautiful grounds! The Rise of the Jack O Lanterns in October is wonderfully creative!

Beautiful place but the Rise of the Jackolanterns was not great compared to years before. It was if I drove around my neighborhood to see carved pumpkins. No music or grand figurines built using the pumpkins. Waste of money. Hope they bring back the event to prior years.

I like it so much, the mansion is a real mansion and the surrounding gardens are more beautiful.

Went for the Halloween "rise of the jack o lantern". Amazing carvings and exciting for Halloween.

A great place to visit and take in the beautiful.garden and museum.

Gorgeous grounds very serene. The flower gardens are beautiful in bloom. Spring and summer flowers. Bring a picnic basket and make a day of it.

A great place to visit . My second visit in a week . The whole family adores the place . I love the fact that the home is over 100 years old . The furniture makes you feel like it is 1850 . We will definitely return soon . Our last visit we brought 2 guests . A doctor from Ukraine and a great polish ambassador.

We shot our wedding pictures here and the pictures came out amazing. If you want beautiful pictures that will last you a lifetime I strongly recommend this place.

Very beautiful grounds, gardens, house and complete layout.

Beautiful relaxing place, wish we could camp there.