Waddesdon Manor (National Trust) Review

Great place to go at Christmas. It's all lit up and there and food and gift stalls. There are buses which take you to the manor or you can walk up. It's really nice and a great family outing. Highly recommend.

Went for the lights display which was stunning, and the market and walking trails were extremely festive, well laid out and well organised. Delighted with the overall experience. One minor complaint on the catering, as our tickets included More

Amazing Christmas fair and light based art installation

Any NT property with gardens is a safe bet for a good walk through stunning landscaped gardens and wooded areas complete with areas for young ones to play in should you wish. And Waddesdon delivers. The house is one of my personal favourites too, so a good day out in my mind no matter how many times you may visit. A bus runs from Carpark to the house should walking be difficult.

The Christmas light display at Waddesdon Manor is spectacular. My photos don't really do it justice, but its well worth taking the time to visit, just make sure that you have on warm clothing and suitable footwear for a good walk. Organisation moving people from the car park by bus was good, if like us you were lazy enough to prefer not to walk all the way to the house.

Great day out. House and grounds are amazing. Bit of a bus ride from the Car park to the house. But they run very often.

spectacular Christmas tree display in the main house

Wow what a beautiful place. The outside looks like a French chateau. The gardens are beautiful and what a surprise to find the stunning bird house. The inside of the Manor is beautiful and has a lovely feel to it. I would love to visit at a different time of year to see the gardens in a different season.

All very well oranganised under the circumstances. Shame the house was closed. Will visit again.

Fantastic old country home of the Rothschild family

Amazing place to visit with the family, plenty of things to do with the kids

Absolutely fantastic place full of history plenty to see and do

Wonderful national trust house and grounds with easy access to the parking. Beautiful views in the house of the Christmas lighted trees and fantastic lights shows in the grounds after dark.

Very nice lovely grounds just a pity the weather wasnt good.

First time visitor to the gardens at Waddesdon Manor and what a great experience. Well organised, good staff and no hassle. We did the 15 minute walk from the carpark, then all over the grounds. Plenty of refreshment places, and toilets. More

Picturesque architecture stunning antiques artefacts etc
Reccomend going out of season to beat crowds. Very well organised buses from car park to 4 areas of grounds. Great for picnics. Cant wait to return in the sun and blooming garden. House unique in comparison of other stately homes because of its clever security and lack of roped off areas. If there's ONE house you must see, its this one! Beats Blenheim, Longleat, Stansted, Stourhead. Not comparing grounds etc just houses!

A long walk through the back car park. Need to take good note of where you are!

Smashing christmas markets outside along with a fabulously lit garden. The inside is perfect too.

amazing all family experience at waddesdon manor, could have easyly spent the whole day there, lots of kids oriented areas, and hot bevereges for thier carers

Always a lovely day out. The Woodland Playground keeps the children occupied. Nice shops/cafe throughout. Check out the Stables as well. Grounds very well kept indeed. A bus will take you from the car park to the main manor/Stables via a circular route.

Very nice. Be prepared for the walk to the house. A bus service is running if you need it too.The grounds are beautiful. The house isn't open currently due to covid but the shop is. I was taken aback by the price of a can of 330ml Coke. I suggest taking a packed lunch.

Very well organized parking service, furniture inside the magnificent mansion, everything is very well maintained and the guides are very committed and friendly. The Park around is very beautiful and perfect for families with children

Great historical house to visit but we'll worth it at Christmas time

I had wanted to visit Waddeston for year's and have finally got round to it. No where do I remember seeing the house tickets were SOLD out. I have never had to buy tickets in advance for heritage house! am very dissapointed. Especially after traveling 90 miles ish and three counties to get here.
The Christmas fare is one of the best we have been too but I still haven't seen inside:(

Lovely afternoon spent here, so much to see and do for all ages!

Probably the most stunning Manor house I've ever seen. A jewel in the Crown of the National Trust. The entrance fee may seem a tad pricey but trust me, its worth it.

Amazing place! Will definitely go back as there was so much to look at. Beautiful grounds and a fascinating house. I particularly liked the round room with the Sleeping Beauty pictures in. Bring plenty of cash as the shops are excellent too.

Beautiful place, exceptional management and service. Very knowledgeable about the manor. Buses take you from the entrance to the manor so good for those with mobility difficulties. Nice food, plenty of places to sit as you encounter the manor and gardens. Very good day.

Good day out. Interesting manor and grounds. Parking and on site transport well arranged. Manor house is very interesting, grounds are huge with well kept gardens, lots of walks, aviaries. Recommended.

Not a lot to see or do, the indoor is close due to COVID. Horrible walk from the car park to the manor. Tickets quite overpriced.

Impressive christmas lights and decorations throughout the chateau with a wonderful light display over the front of the house. Several places for food and drink including the wigwam and a playground for the kids.

Breathtaking Manor House in beautiful gardens and a park. The staff is so lovely and smiley! We enjoyed our day out. Will be back :)

Beautiful !! The house and gardens are well worth a visit especially for the Christmas Fair. Makes a really lovely day out.

Seeing the craftsmanship of items of so long ago. Down side the catering was of poor quality and price pity national Trust so much better

Beautiful grounds to stroll around very peaceful and scenic. House very interesting with very knowledgeable guides

Wow. A great example of the other half lived, and if you like looking around stately homes then you'll just love Waddesdon Manor. Pure opulence.

One of the most beautiful National Trust estates to visit.

Excellent lovely ground's and hold interesting events

Beautiful place but Christmas market poor. Will go again in summer

Me and the family had an amazing trip to there during the winter time when they have there light display. Great day out.

Lovely enjoyed walking around looking at all the Christmas trees

Great place to visit. Was also lucky to be there pre-Xmas time - the decorations inside & outarw stunning!

What a beautiful place for a day out. Wonderful gardens and a fantastic house to look around thank you to the rothschilds and national Trust for keeping it so well.

Lovely day ; just didn't get into the treatery queue too long!

The house itself was amazing but be aware that on a sunny weekend/bank holiday that this place gets absolutely rammed and service is glacial in the cafes and restaurants, also timed entry tickets mean you may not get access to the house for several hours after you get there if at all.

Re visit on 24/03/17 A pleasant day; lovely estate; good food; lovely staff in reception; the restaurant and coffee bar etc. Helpful volunteers. Spoilt slightly by the rather heavy handed way in which we where told to exit the house via the shop when clearly we could have simply gone out the way we came in if we so wished.
A polite suggestion with directions to the shop if the visitor is interested would I suggest be more appropriate. The rather obvious promotion of commercial interests is not what I expect at a property owned by the NT. Just a little tacky.

Beautiful house and gardens. Performances were amazing. A place to visit and enjoy

You will be hard pushed to find another place so impressive as Rothschild mansion beautifully restored with amazing treasures inside. The art work is in abundance, beautiful Gainsborough portraits will take your breath away. The furnishings are lavish and amazing too. The flower gardens are very pretty with lots of effort put into them. Impressive wine and souvenir shop before you leave. All in all incredible place to visit.

Busy on the day we went and it's popularity is evident. Nice place to visit. Lovely walks and beautiful building. Full of interesting art and architecture. The aviary is well worth a visit

Visited Waddesdon Manor for Christmas time during their light show. It was amazing. I would definitely say one of my best days in life. Definitely worth visiting.

We recently spent a week visiting National Trust properties as part of a Covid-enforced staycation (we're NT members, so it was a cost-conscious break too!)

We visited on 16th September, the first day that the house re-opened to the public after the venue had been closed for filiming. It was our first visit since the bus service has been introduced and didn't mind paying the bus fare to avoid the long walk to the house - not great fun when you walk with a stick (him, not me).

The house is only partially open at present, and the first half of the one-way tour was through rooms which have been 'put to bed' for the winter. The second half, however, included some beautiful rooms - although my favourite was a small corner set for tea.



The gardens have also been somewhat neglected (understandably), and there wasn't the usual fantastic display of planting but still very enoyable (and the dahlias were gorgeous).

Perfect, very beautiful
Grade 10

Christmas Fair a must for families and young children

Beautiful manor with nice territory to walk around.

Excellent, beautiful building and grounds. Well worth a visit.

Amazing place to visit. Unique French chateau in the English countryside. Once owned by the Rothschilds now National Trust. Lovely grounds and the house interior is full of paintings and porcelain. Highly recommended

Probably the finest national trust house we've ever visited, highly recommended for the whole family.

Love our trips to Waddesdon Manor. We regularly visit the manor on normal and event days, there's always lots to do and see! Great day out for everyone. Can not recommend a visit to the manor enough

Good walk around some lovely grounds even in this weather