Waddesdon Manor (National Trust) Review

Amazing park, castle, interesting museum. A place that will not leave anyone indifferent!

I very much liked the look of this building. The shop was also an upgraded version of the usual National Trust shop. Good car parking and bus journey to the end of the main driveway. It certainly was very popular.

We are local to Waddesdon Manor and have been many times in the past however, we've only been to the Christmas market once, in the morning and have never been in the house at this time of year. We were not disappointed! As you can see from the photos, the attention to detail, inside and out was spectacular. A visit whilst it's dark is an absolute must to get the full effect of the fantastic outdoor light trails! The Christmas market was much bigger than our previous visit and while prices are A little raised, they are no more so than any other festive market.

Great House - Went for the Christmas Fair which was brilliant.

Beautiful and very empty, amazing staff and still plenty to enjoy even some facilities closed . Always such happy & helpful staff

Brilliant place for families and the trails they put out for kids are engaging. Great grounds and fabulous house

Lovely place, attended the chilli festival here, will return for a proper look around.

We went to the chilli fest held in the grounds, enjoyed a couple of hours wandering around and had some lunch from one of the food vendors.
Have been to the Manor house before and will probably go back again as it's an interesting place to look around the furnishings and style of the house are quite spectacular and mostly bespoke. It must have been a massive display of decadence when it was first built.

Disappointing light show. So much better in previous years.

Good value for money.. lovely grounds fantastic house... can spend a full day here easily..

Awesome National Trust property. Well worth a visit.

Fantastic place with wonderful exhibits. Will go again.

Pretty incredible Christmas market, and the house interior is great

Lovely day out to see house dressed for Christmas, Christmas market and light displays.

Fantastic experience exploring the manor house of the Rothschild family. A vast amount of land to walk around and enjoy. The house is great to visit although you do need to book a ticket in advance even if a National Trust member. The aviary is especially worth a visit.

Spent a warm, sunny afternoon at Waddesdon Manor.

Went by car as public transport a bit limited. Am a national trust member so free entry.

Well organised car park is about a km from the house but shuttle buses run up to the house and stables.

As it was a lovely day I walked, following the pedestrian footpath. It is a lovely walk although up a hill at the end.

I didn't go in the house (you have to book a timed entry if you want to do that). Instead I went round the gardens and aviery.

It is an amazing French-style chateau plonked into the Chiltern hills. There is a restaurant and cafe in the stables; these are close to the house but down a steep hill. There is a sloping path with steps which is not bad but if you are unable to manage this, the shuttle bus goes past every few minutes.

There are benches around the gardens and parterre. The aviery is very ornate but has some interesting birds.

The gardens looked amazing and being on a hill, there are some gorgeous vistas. There is a gift shop and a good wine shop if you want something to remember your visit.

Fantastic house with extensive grounds. The art and furniture in the house is seriously impressive with an amazing collection. The grounds are extensive and provide really good walks in picturesque grounds. The formal gardens are ok but not as spectacular as the house itself. Entrance is rather expensive for what is on offer. Really good for a first visit, but I wouldn't pay for it again in the near future at that price.

Christmas at Waddesdon manor is one not to miss.
All the trees near the house are lit up. Some to music as well. There is a light trail to follow which is very good for all ages.
The manor house has Xmas trees in every room. These are spectacular.

Wonderful Christmas lights and decorations in the house

Incredible manor house and superb parkland with stunning aviaries of endangered tropical birds. Friendly room guides. Fantastic place

Went to the Christmas fair had a great time. Great food, great place.

This was our second visit to Waddesdon Manor. Previously we visited in December a few years ago and we enjoyed the Christmas market. Now, in the spring, the gardens are a riot of colour with all the flowers in bloom. We also discovered the More

It's an amazing place and has some great things for the whole family

A true National Trust treasure. This estate and manor is one of the best, created by one of the founding bank families of Europe. The beautiful grounds, gardens, playground and shuttle to the old stable (now cafe) are stunning. The house tour is great, (best to book early as gets really busy), amazing to see what can be done with infinite funding. Great day out for all the family. Will be going back soon.

An awesome house with lots to see and "take in". Beautiful setting and really good history information. Recommended and I'll definitely be returning as haven't seen it all. Lots to do for the children.

Lovey walk around the gardens friendly helpful staff

Wonderful building, various art and furniture collections. A usual chandelier in one of the rooms. Lovely gardens, statues and grounds.There is somewhere to eat, drink and a gift/souvenirs shop.

Excellent day out, lovely grounds, house shut this time of year (till April) but the grounds, woods, walks are amazing, aviary is very special and the wine cellars are impressive.

One of the best National trust houses to visit and the Christmas market and lights are in a league of their own. A must for festiveness

[Apr 2019] Beautiful house with lovely gardens which look amazing in spring. Exterior and interior of house are opulent to the extreme. Friendly, helpful and knowledgeable staff as always with the NT. As always an excellent NT property that could only be improved by the banning of children.

Beautiful house and estate, Xmas market with food, clothes, Xmas ornaments and gifts. Winter light show in woodland rather lovely.

A simply amazing place plus good shop including wine. Vafe is a bit limited if you just want a snack.

Well maintained and lots of walks in the grounds with good views. Still wet and muddy on the surrounding public footpaths, but warm coffee, tea and cakes from a few pop up sites on site and from outside the pub in the village

Worth a visit. Well organised although food a bit pricey for NT

This is a nice place for the family. It can be a little pricey but if you're a National Trust member, this slashed the cost.

Lovely place for a day out and Christmas is always beautiful. Amazing lights and activities for the kids. The staff are all very friendly and I think you'll enjoy it.

There's lots of history here and worth a visit.

Beautiful building filled with exquisite works of art and furniture

We've never visited the House before although we have visited the grounds several times in the past....what an amazing treasure trove of a house! You could and probably should visit many times to take in all the amazing 'things' that form the Rothschild Collection.... heartily recommended for a rainy day visit or indeed any day visit!

Probably the best NT I have been to, fantastic house and gardens very interesting. The restaurant food was good to.

Lovely. A lot of effort put into the decorations and a good quality market

Fantastic day out with my little boy. He had a great time running round and exploring the grounds. Will definitely be coming back.

Overall, a good place to visit. Nothing really negative about the place at all. Car park is free but it often gets filled up so alternatively park in the village and walk about 10 minutes in. Decent signage, enough to see for all members of family. . Maybe not somewhere to go repeatedly as there's not really enough to continously see each time but does special occasions like Christmas lights well. House not really great for kids but there is a good wooden play area and trail is great.

Great day out. Nice garden areas, super aviary, lots of walks. Oh and there a big house

We had a wonderful day at the Summer Fest, enjoyed all the street performers and music. Just one point, when listening to the live music at station '9'. The young girl performing was 'drowned out' by the passing marching band who then stopped to perform very close by. Perhaps a mistake with timings?? The young girl did very well to continue her session.

We had a lovely walk in the grounds of the Manor and our grandchildren loved the playground. So glad we came.

Hugely impressive stately home. Packed full of incredible artifacts. Amazing history and a vibrant future. You must visit if you can.

Well worth it! Beautiful grounds for a nice family day out to tire the kids

Christmas trail through the house was just amazing, can't wait until next year. Brilliant.

A wonderfull day out The House is so full of history and the contents are very awinspiring The grounds are beautifull The Aviory is well wortha visit zThe parking arrangements are excellant there is a courtisey bus available

Very interesting place great staff to help onhand very very good
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We had a lovely walk around the grounds. Can't wait until the house is open once again and we can see all the treasures inside!

A grand mansion stuffed full of original antiques with beautiful wine to buy later.

Waddesdon Manor is a favourite with my family and I. It's beautiful gardens and house are such treasures. I always see something I didn't notice before every time I go in. The feast weekend just gone gets better each year. Love It!

Came for a fantastic Chilli Festival. And had a wonder around the grounds. A real treat!

Visited for the Christmas market and lights. The market consists of about 80 stalls in wooden cabins around the perimeter of the front lawns. Good variety of seasonal gifts available along with plenty if free samples. Once dusk falls, the illuminated manor facade and tree walk offer a wonderful experience for all ages - you can't fail to take away a little of the Christmas spirit with you when you leave.

Beautiful grounds to walk around with paths that make it easy for a pushchair. Different events through the year to make the walk around the grounds more interesting for little people as well!
The stables offer a lovely space to stop and have a snack (ice cream) and the play areas offer something for children of various ages.
We haven't made it into the house yet and have been several times.

Beautiful, green and amazing manor. One of the most exquisite palaces on the inside with one of the biggest and taken care of gardens. Perfect for picnics, spending time with sheep, walking or lying on the grass :)

Enjoyed the chilli festival but again let down buy the parking organisation, wanted a 'blue badge' bay but was told they were all taken so parked in a overflow car park in a field which made accessibility a struggle to start our visit also told the child/ parent parking bays were full so our son/ wife and 11 week old grandson were also parked in the same field,I'm not expecting special treatment but to walk past the designated bays and to find at least 50%empty made this a real disappointing ordeal,this being my second 'bad parking experience' otherwise the rest of the day was great.

Big house with lots of stuff. Especially liked the twee paintings by a chap called Joshua Reynolds... more of them than you can wave a paintbrush at. Actually, Hilliard's Liz 1 is rather good and worth vising for that alone

very wet and probably not quite as good as last year