Waddesdon Manor (National Trust) Review

Really beautiful grounds during Christmas time. The Christmas illuminations are lovely and well worth a visit.

One of the best National Trust properties. Amazing house and grounds. Expensive to get in if not a member, but it's worth it.

Stunning place, especially at Christmas. Afternoon tea is the best very good value, compared with elsewhere.

Due to the usual events relating to covid-19 the house is not fully open. That said we were able to view the ground floor and the gardens which are extensive. The venue is well maintained and the parking was excellent. We choose to walk to the manor which took about 20 mins with a buggy. Within the grounds only take away food and drink were available all of which tasted good.

It makes a nice day out for all the family.

Well , what a place! A definite must go !
A good place for all the family and bringing a picnic along

Very impressive, great Christmas feeling. Manor was beautiful but not packed with historical information.

Chilli event was very good, parking and shuttle bus well organized, will go next year

Great day out, the kids loved the park land etc, and you can spend hours in the grounds walking on a summer day

Fantastic place, arrived just after 10 on "Good Friday" fairly busy due to Easter egg hunt. From car park you can be bused or walk to the Chateau, the walk is 20mins minimum. Beautiful large French styled house (Chateau) with lovely well More

Lots to see, if visiting the house you will need to get a timed ticket but it is worth the visit

Good Xmas fair, shame it's so popular which caused parking issues

Attended for Summer Fest 2019. Lovely event with great atmosphere, food & drink, entertainment etc

Really nice day looking forward to visiting again, really helpful and cheery guides

Fantastic grounds and a great venue for the Chilli Festival

Lovely spot, beautiful grounds and house plus kid and dog friendly.

Great afternoon out and we were allowed into the ground floor of the house. Recent filming of a new Brad Pitt movie, 'Cinderella' on site.
Poor signage in the grounds left you guessing where to pick up the three Covid secure walks.

First time I've been and was very pleased at what was available.

A lovely place to visit it would be nice to see in the summer

Visited Waddesdon Manor today (2nd time after aborting the 1st due to the ridiculously long walk to the house if you have a dog). Walked around the grounds and Christmas fair. The grounds were ok, and the fair was just like every other Christmas fair with the same goods (circa 6 stalls selling gins) as very other Christmas fair in the country.



As a National Trust member I find it disappointing that the cost if the food does not equate to the quality expected.

Lastly, I did not go into the house, for 2 reasons, firstly they were booked up to 4pm and I arrived at 11am and secondly the additional charge for entrance.

I left feeling disappointed in what I'd experienced and the National Trust.

IN RESPONSE TO THE OWNERS COMMENTS

I shall not be returning. I don't feel that the experience was good value for money. Equally, suggesting I return after receiving such poor standards clearly shows a lack of customer service or understanding. What you really want me to do is spend more money at a venue that doesn't care about the patron.

I will not be renewing my national trust membership at the beginning of next year.

Well organised and covid friendly. Got a tad crowded by the playground but people respectful and moved aside. Will be even nicer when the cafes on site open again. A great afternoon out

Visited for the Halloween Trail and Spooky afternoon tea. We had a lovely walk around the grounds and used the free shuttle bus from the car park to the main house. A mix up over the tea was dealt with very sympathetically and so we'll be heading back for the Xmas Fair.

It was a very pleasant visit. They just opened the house last week. The house was one of the most luxurious manor house we have ever seen. Had a packed lunch in the garden where my son can run around.
We would definitely go back when the house is fully open .

Great Christmas market and light show in a beautiful setting. Love Waddesdon.

Excellent Christmas markets and outstanding light show set in woodland walks. The house was beautifully dressed for Christmas. Loved it!

Thousands of visitors today...yet the place is vast enough to absorb them. Plenty of food and drink places. The grounds are extensive and superb. There is a children's adventure play area suitable for 18 months upwards.

Excellent gardens to explore an very friendly staff

Great place but very overpriced for refreshments. With the high visitor numbers surely the establishment could review this?

Feel so Christmassy after the Christmas Market and light show. Kids loved it

A fairy tale castle, in the heart of the English countryside. Stunning to see as you walk up from the car park .
The walk up to the major house is described as steep, but isn't too bad.
The inside of the house is rather 'dry', as are many old houses, the gardens are great.

Love this place. Stunning grounds & Christmas fair is amazing

Really pretty gardens and interesting bird aviaries.
If you're there around Christmas, definitely check out the Christmas Light Display.

Never knew place was here. Went as had a chilli festival. Got to see a bit of the house and wine cellar. Large grounds and also an outdoor play area. Shame I'm to big or an adult.

Lovely grounds, plenty of space. Child friendly and serves decent coffee. Great views. Plenty of parking.

Lovely place to visit and really enjoyed the walk upto the house from the visitors centre(there is a shuttle bus too). The house itself is a timed visit and you get your ticket from the visitors centre upon arrival. It was a great house and well worth a visit.

A fascinating old Manor house kept as it would have been in its heyday.

Lovely grounds lovely in the summer and even the Christmas market was lovely and the light show was amazing

Christmas fair was good and the house was decorated with trees

But I thought it's quite expensive 24 Pounds for Two of Us just to walk around the market and see some lights

Great national trust place to visit especially at Christmas

A magical place, despite Covid restrictions. Well managed for Covid and cannot wait to return when borders are planted and house is open.

Staff are lovely and help you understand the history of the place. We've been many times and always find fascinating new information. Love the property and grounds. Well worth a visit over Christmas when they have festive decorations. Kids have fun with the treasure hunts within the house.

Absolutely amazing house. Plenty of parking. Huge grounds, can walk (15-20mins) or get shuttle bus from car park to house.

Great family day out, always has different things on for the kids and adults.

Extensive grounds, great woodland adventure playgrounds

Enjoyed the extensive gardens which provide a long walk from the car park and a circular path. Wine cellar was interesting change from usual stately homes fodder.

Visit was spoilt by the terrible catering facilities, very poor choice of overpriced food, staffed by clueless kids who obviously did not want to be there. Take a packed lunch if your going !

Because we had a late booking for our otherwise very enjoyable Afternoon Tea yesterday afternoon at 4.30pm, it meant that we arrived at the bus pick-up point just before 6pm and caught the second from last bus to take us back to the car park. Having just got off the bus at the drop-off point we were very concerned when at 6pm all the lighting in the car park was switched off leaving us in complete darkness before we had a chance to get to our cars. There were a number of elderly folk on our bus who were struggling to pick they way through the car park in the dark, trying to avoid tripping over the raised kerbing. Surely it would be safer and more intelligent to have allowed enough time for those who were on the last few buses to get into their vehicles before switching off. .

Waddeson is a terrific place to visit, my favourite National Trust stately home.

It was build for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild as a county pad and somewhere to store his art collection.

The house is a a riot of art and is really worth visiting. It s closed for lockdown now, but when it open again, it s just incredible with lots in historic artefacts and an interesting museum.

The grounds are great - very large with many interesting walking and plenty of destinations. There are a couple of woodland playground (one for younger kids and one for older) which can hold attention for a long time. Also, there are lots of interesting corners like the tulip patch and Alice s woodland drive which are fun for strolling around

The aviary is a particular highlight, especially when it s quiet with fewer visitors. The birds are wonderful, including at least one species which is extinct in the wild.

There is a lot of parking, but it gets very busy. The car park is fair walk from the house, and outside of lockdown there is a shuttle bus if you don t want to walk (it s a nice stroll)

We went to the christmas market which is really good, we would recommend the stall selling toasty cheese sandwich, but I would recommend the melted cheese over saute potatoes with pancetta which is Gluten Free, they also had hot mulled orange juice (non alcoholic).

Great place to meet up with the whole family caters for all and great now dogs are more welcome

Beautiful place, well worth a visit, house amazing, we had the head sets very informative, set in lovely grounds

Lovely grounds.
Great childrens play area.
Rose garden a delight as is the Aviary.
House interesting and well presented.
Food good.
All in all a great day out

Fantastic day at Waddesdon Manor Summer Fest. The house and gardens are spectacular anyway but add amazing family entertainment, brilliant food and artisan produce and products and you get the makings of a truly special family day out, and More

Colourscape, so worth queing for. Bring a picnic and a ball for the kids while you queue

Amazing chateau style manor house of amazing beauty externally (I couldn t get a ticket to visit the house - you need to pre-book). Definitely one of the finest estates in the country.

Beautiful place! Make sure you book to see the house it's stunning with so much to take in. Good weather means you can fully appreciate everything.

Visited for the Christmas Lights and Fair. Brilliant!!

Myself and OH make a point of visiting at least twice s year- once st Christmas and most recently for an opener cdmims showing. Wonderful grounds and house.

Fabulous looking building that takes you to the heart of France...and then you realise you're just outside London! Amazing grounds and fabulous outdoor play area for the children. The house itself is beautiful though we've only ever been in during Christmas time when the rooms are beautifully decorated.
Would definitely recommend especially if you have NT membership.

Lovely house one of the National Trust houses we've been to it was raining so we will go back to explore the gardend

This is one of my favourite National Trust properties! We have been in the summer and also, more recently, for the Christmas fair and we had an excellent time at both visits.

The house is well worth a visit as the rooms are decorated beautifully (especially at Christmas with all the gorgeous trees) but the grounds are large enough to warrant a visit on their own.

The Christmas market was an excellent standard with interesting stalls and not too crowded even on a Saturday (probably as a result of the entrance fee).

The Christmas lights trail and projection on the stables' walls were both excellent and we left feeling very festive.

Nice place for a day out. Plenty of picnic areas for families.
A few restaurants and always busy
Sorry, I can't comment on inside the building as we went a bit late and missed the entry time despite payment for the full day. Still enjoyed the scenery outside

Lovely house and grounds, we went when there was a chilli festival on and we were spoilt for choice with amazing food.

Delightful place to visit. Don't forget to see the aviaries.

This is a beautiful property managed by the National Trust. Their Christmas decoration events are well worth a visit.