A most enjoyable day in all respects
Beautiful panoramas of lake and surrounding countryside. Most informative, well-presented, tour by Jean our guide: amazing memory to achieve such a comprehensive hour-long tour. Elegant and interesting house interiors. Friendly and helpful staff at entrance. Excellent food at garden centre cafe. Shame an entrance to the old castle is not from within grounds of the house. Overall, a brilliant day.The best castle & grounds around.
We visited the castle & gardens today (27/8) & we absolutely fell in love with this place! We didn't want to leave! The gardens and lake are truly beautiful, so peaceful to walk around with nature trails to follow, beautiful plants & trees. Designed by Capability Brown they are a perfect example of gardens from that period. We took a tour of the castle and were blown away by the beautiful rooms furnished with lovely furniture, paintings, porcelain & family heirlooms passed down over the generations from Sir Walter Raleigh (who built the castle) to the present day. Our tour guide Tony was exceptional. His passion & knowledge of the castle and grounds was amazing - the best tour guide we've ever had (& we've had quite a few!). We will definitely be back & please plan a visit if you are ever in Dorset. You won't be disappointed.Don't miss this place
What a great place, history and nature at its best, the gardens are stunning, please not if walking the whole of the grounds it is a big walk, but plenty of seats to rest, it's a place you could go time after time especially with the season change.A thoroughly enjoyable day out
What a magical estate with stunning grounds. I also very much enjoyed my guided tour: I particularly liked the authenticity of each piece of furniture and Jonathan's commentary was excellent. Very entertaining! The history of both Sir Walter Raleigh and the Wingfield Digby family was very interesting. Took forward to sharing my knowledge with my students in France - especially the merchant navy officers who will love the stories about Sir Walter Raleigh! Thank you so much for a wonderful visit.Gardens: 28th March 2024
Castle: 3rd May 2024
* Castle and Gardens tickets need to be purchased 48 hours before entry to qualify for the 10% discount, after that normal price.