3.5
Not perfect, but a lovely place for a relaxing day out
Fascinating and quirky family home of the Yorkes, with amazing servants' area and outbuildings, and lovely gardens.
A really short and easy walk from car park compared with many NT properties. And whole of garden area quite flat, there is step free access to almost all of it, though loose gravel with larger stones scattered through it makes some of the further paths not so good.
Reasonable number of seats throughout garden, though more would be better! Stunning formal parterre next to house, walled garden, creeper-covered West Front with sweeping landscaped views (but sadly no seats!) Many fruit trees, Apple Harvest in October a yearly highlight.
Cobbled yard where tearoom, shop, etc located has flat track laid for wheelchairs/pushchairs around most of it, but you do have to cross really uneven vintage cobbled surfaces for short distances. Step free access to ground floor of house and servants quarters, but only virtual tour of upper floors available.
Main restaurant upstairs with lift for disabled access, ground floor tearoom. Plenty of outdoor seating in attractive historic yard area, a lovely sun trap where we often while away an hour with a delicious Monty's Brewery beer!
Fascinating and quirky family home of the Yorkes, with amazing servants' area and outbuildings, and lovely gardens.
A really short and easy walk from car park compared with many NT properties. And whole of garden area quite flat, there is step free access to almost all of it, though loose gravel with larger stones scattered through it makes some of the further paths not so good.
Reasonable number of seats throughout garden, though more would be better! Stunning formal parterre next to house, walled garden, creeper-covered West Front with sweeping landscaped views (but sadly no seats!) Many fruit trees, Apple Harvest in October a yearly highlight.
Cobbled yard where tearoom, shop, etc located has flat track laid for wheelchairs/pushchairs around most of it, but you do have to cross really uneven vintage cobbled surfaces for short distances. Step free access to ground floor of house and servants quarters, but only virtual tour of upper floors available.
Main restaurant upstairs with lift for disabled access, ground floor tearoom. Plenty of outdoor seating in attractive historic yard area, a lovely sun trap where we often while away an hour with a delicious Monty's Brewery beer!
