NOTE: ***The house is open 12:00 - 4:00pm, last entrance 3:15pm (daily, except Mondays) ****Lunch finishes 2:30pm daily Beautiful medieval house with rich gardens and estate This imposing house stands proudly at the gateway to the Lake District and has been home to the Strickland family for more than 800 years. There's plenty to explore on the 1,600-acre estate, including wetland, woodland and orchards - look out for fritillary butterflies, deer and rare hawfinches. If you'd rather relax in gardens, wander through the orchards, rock garden or stumpery or stroll along the herbaceous border and fruit wall - there's something new to see in every season.
Great location with excellent and varied gardens and walks of varying lengths through the estate. Many rooms to explore in the house with lots to see. Needs several hours to take advantage of everything the estate has to offer. Probably the best food offering I have seen in an NT tearoom also.
Lovely gardens to explore and a historic castle to view. Don't forget the orchard with all the rare fruit trees. Wheelchair accessible grounds, There is a mile without a stiles route that's accessible via the car park. A lovely National Trust site to visit.
Great place to spend a full day. The house is absolutely stunning. And really big, fully kitted out and has a nice quiz to complete in each room. Staff were very informative. Coffee/cake shop was brill and the gift shop was fantastic for a national trust place. Some just have the usual book shop but this was fully stocked with magnets, mugs. Plush, handmade wooden artifact, gardening and outdoor equipment. It impressed me. A few trails to veer off to after you've explored the house and the garden is very well kept full of life with fruit and vegetables. Parking is plenty with disabled access.
We are National Trust members and we had a great day out here. The guides were very knowledgeable and friendly. There are plenty of the grounds to explore along with guided tours of the gardens. We explored the rock gardens, through the orchard, around the lake with lots of lily pads. There are also accessible paths. They have a great cafe, all homemade, we had lunch followed by a cream tea later on in the day. There were lots of activities for children too and plenty of space for them to run around.
Great day out with the grandkids. The gardens were beautiful and kid friendly. There were many interactive items on the main lawn. The house your was interesting for adults however it is not appropriate for very young children, under 8 yrs. The parking is pay and display. Yet, the single machine was a bit twitchy. Recommend an online pay to park app if you have one. The app we used worked flawlessly. The cafe was well staffed, and many tasty items were on offer. This was a nice day out in the ever illusive sunshine. We recommend at least 4 hours to enjoy everything at a leisurely pace.
Lovely castle. Didn't go inside as we had our dog with us, and it was a hot day, and we didn't want to leave her in the car. So we went all around the grounds and the shop and cafe as these were all dog friendly. Will definitely go back one day without the dog and have a look inside.
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Good for kids
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Great location with excellent and varied gardens and walks of varying lengths through the estate. Many rooms to explore in the house with lots to see. Needs several hours to take advantage of everything the estate has to offer. Probably the best food offering I have seen in an NT tearoom also.
Lovely gardens to explore and a historic castle to view. Don't forget the orchard with all the rare fruit trees. Wheelchair accessible grounds, There is a mile without a stiles route that's accessible via the car park. A lovely National Trust site to visit.
Great place to spend a full day. The house is absolutely stunning. And really big, fully kitted out and has a nice quiz to complete in each room. Staff were very informative. Coffee/cake shop was brill and the gift shop was fantastic for a national trust place. Some just have the usual book shop but this was fully stocked with magnets, mugs. Plush, handmade wooden artifact, gardening and outdoor equipment. It impressed me. A few trails to veer off to after you've explored the house and the garden is very well kept full of life with fruit and vegetables. Parking is plenty with disabled access.
We are National Trust members and we had a great day out here. The guides were very knowledgeable and friendly. There are plenty of the grounds to explore along with guided tours of the gardens. We explored the rock gardens, through the orchard, around the lake with lots of lily pads. There are also accessible paths. They have a great cafe, all homemade, we had lunch followed by a cream tea later on in the day. There were lots of activities for children too and plenty of space for them to run around.
Great day out with the grandkids. The gardens were beautiful and kid friendly. There were many interactive items on the main lawn. The house your was interesting for adults however it is not appropriate for very young children, under 8 yrs. The parking is pay and display. Yet, the single machine was a bit twitchy. Recommend an online pay to park app if you have one. The app we used worked flawlessly. The cafe was well staffed, and many tasty items were on offer. This was a nice day out in the ever illusive sunshine. We recommend at least 4 hours to enjoy everything at a leisurely pace.
Lovely castle. Didn't go inside as we had our dog with us, and it was a hot day, and we didn't want to leave her in the car. So we went all around the grounds and the shop and cafe as these were all dog friendly. Will definitely go back one day without the dog and have a look inside.
