Waddesdon Manor: Explore Rothschild Art & Gardens
3.3
17 Ratings
Waddesdon

Explore Waddesdon Manor’s art, gardens, and wine cellars. Discover Rothschild’s legacy in a stunning French Renaissance chateau.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Waddesdon Manor - Make sure you don’t miss any of the features that make Waddesdon, the only surviving Rothschild house and garden still housing its original art collection, so outstanding.
    Your ticket includes unlimited access to the Manor (during opening hours)
    To make the most of your visit we suggest an itinerary like this:
    Take a stroll in the…
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What's Included
  • Waddesdon Manor Bloomberg Connects App Guide In Various Languages
  • Anytime entry, and re-entry into the Manor on the day of your visit
Additional Information

Waddesdon Manor is a chateau designed in the French Renaissance style, constructed in the 1870s by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild to host the elite and showcase his remarkable art collection.
Constructed by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild from 1874 to 1885, Waddesdon Manor was intended to exhibit his art collection and entertain the fashionable society. It…

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Location
Waddesdon Manor
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(17 Ratings)
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Janer545
May 26, 2023
Great day out - Had a whole day at Waddesdon, grounds, afternoon tea, and house tour. All extremely good. Fabulous place, house is totally fantastic. We enjoyed a great afternoon tea. All staff were friendly, helpful from booking in, shuttle bus etc., would certainly recommend. If only all guests could be polite though, one very rude lady demanding lunch, was politely dealt with by staff!
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Lynnebetty
Jun 12, 2021
Best day out in ages - Had a lovely day looking round the manor and walking round the grounds, we ordered a picnic and it was the most amazing picnic we have ever had it was like an afternoon tea in a box. Such good value all the staff all had masks and felt very covid safe. Worth visiting the elephants they looked so life like. The whole place is so well kept and it was a lovely walk to and from the Manor
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Awjem
May 1, 2021
Great place any time of year - Great place. Well worth a visit Daffodils are amazing if you time it right. Lots of wide open space and the coffee is good too.
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Nwspm
Dec 14, 2020
Excellent day out - We were able to walk through the beautiful parkland from the Five Arrows hotel at the gates of the Manor (where we were staying). We stayed all day enjoying the gardens, the aviary and a short ground floor tour of the manor. Good coffee was available from the Stables cafe ; we had some quality sandwiches from another food location and sat on the Manor terrace with a great view of the park. The main shop stocked an excellent selection of gifts and of course wine. We look forward to visiting again.
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Moyraj6
Oct 23, 2020
A must to visit - The house is amazing, very like biltmore house in NC. Staff were very knowledgeable. Filming had finished not too long ago, half ground floor was in winter mode and half in summer mode.
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Tallulahbelle21
Jun 5, 2023
Lovely day, but take a picnic! - Loved the tour of the house as in each room there was a helpful guide to give you great information! Eating places were a disaster with no soup, sandwiches or savouries left at 14:00; we were sent to The Stables where the same story was relayed to us.
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44fairlight1
Apr 9, 2025
Boring Visit - Our first encounter with the staff at this property was at the kiosk. A very rude guy checked our National Trust Cards. The house was full of dark rooms. There was a lack of information and the guides were not engaging with the public. All in all a disappointing visit.
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U6830koamandab
Oct 5, 2025
Beautiful house and grounds ghastly customer experience - We have been national trust members all our married lives and as locals have used waddesdon for days out with our children, visits with friends abroad, dog walking and so on.. Today we arrived via our usual route (we always carry our members cards on us) and a turnstile had been installed with a simple sign asking us to scan a QR code. Quite rightly we attempted to scan our membership cards but no entry! Instead we had to walk back to the car park (completely out of our way given we had walked in across the fields) queue up at the ticket office only to be given another bar code! This was not just us a young family had walked up to the turnstile with small children they also had to turn around and go back! You are left feeling you should not be visiting the place! Cafes serving awful food and with little choice. This place used to be just wonderful now it feels restrictive, unwelcoming and paints an image of wanting to charge for everything (paying for the bus is another issue!) I am sure visitor numbers will fall this is not the place it used to be which is a shame indeed!
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128mattl
May 27, 2021
Not a jewel in the NT crown at all - mediocre at best - This is definitely run as a purely commercial Rothschild enterprise firstly and an NT property a distant second. I have never seen a smaller NT shop for the size of property and such a large high class wine cellar. The house is a waste of time - no interesting information - no stories - disengaged volunteers who don't interact. The NT cafe is down a steep hill from the property itself and it's the best part of a mile walk from the car park to the house. I will not be visiting again in a hurry as there are far better NT properties locally such as Cliveden and it's not a patch on Hughenden. The best part was the aviary.
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U6830koamandab
Feb 14, 2026
Beautiful house and grounds ghastly customer experience - We have been national trust members all our married lives and as locals have used waddesdon for days out with our children, visits with friends abroad, dog walking and so on.. Today we arrived and queues for coffee outside the shop were very very long. When we enquired about having coffee and lunch using the restaurant (but sitting outside we are told they were too busy even through the restaurant was half empty.) if you are a dog owner it’s impossible to access the restaurant as you have to go through the shop which is not dog friendly. This place used to be just wonderful now it feels restrictive, unwelcoming and paints an image of not actually being interested in the customer experience. From talking to people paying for the bus is another issue!) this is not the place it used to be!
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