Wow! This place is incredible. The house is huge with lots of history and beautiful/different things to look at. You get to see the children's nursery, the dairy, the servants area, the laundry, the meat store and much more. The grounds are extensive with lots of lovely places to sit. You get to see the stables, an organic vegetable garden and the most beautiful set of ponds and a river with waterfalls. Both adults and children thoroughly enjoyed our day out.
Great for a walk in the grounds and the house is small but lovely to walk around. Nice cafe with a good selection of hot and cold sandwiches, pies etc cute shops. Not a whole day out but ideal for an afternoon visit
Audley End House is a true gem in the UK! This historic mansion and its stunning gardens offer a delightful journey through time. The grand architecture, well-preserved interiors, and picturesque surroundings make it a perfect destination for history and architecture enthusiasts. The knowledgeable staff and engaging tours enhance the experience, making it a must-visit attraction.
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Driving in to Audley End feels like you're entering a scene from Downton abbey, it's just stunning. We loved our visit and knew we were entering somewhere pretty special.
You will need around 3-4 hours to visit if you want to just wander through the house and extensive gardens. We wished we had taken a picnic though as the grounds are stunning and there is ample space to set down a blanket and enjoy the environment. There is a cafe where you can buy lunch, cakes, drinks etc.
We missed the shows and demonstrations they offer due to lack of planning on our part, it was a last minute decision to visit. I would recommend looking online to see what is going on before you go.
The curators have explained everything perfectly, you get a real sense of the story and what it was like to live in the house.
There is a lot to see, the visitors were multi generational and of mixed abilities, there are steps and there is a lot of walking but there are also plenty of places to rest, I think if you take it easy most of the house could be enjoyed by all. I didn't see any lifts inside but there may have been.
No photography is allowed in the main house unfortunately but the do have a guide book to buy if you would like to show friends and family what it's like inside.
We didn't get a chance to do the miniature steam railway which is just opposite the main entrance, they do say always leave something to go back for though and that is good reason to return. My advice, make this a full day visit, there is ample to do for people aged 2-102
Emily Tricarico-Humber
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Beautiful well kept. Last entry to the house In the winter months is 13:30pm. Friendly staff, but feel like your being watched and followed round (made me feel on edge a little bit - expecially because I had young children). No photography allowed inside the main house as The English Heritage don't own everything inside (some items belong to the family still).
Beautiful grounds and lovely cafe on site. The kids loved the play area too.
Parking is on a field, so if its a wet day I wouldn't recommend visiting (Skid marks on the grass where cars have got stuck).
An interesting place and something different from the normal English Heritage property. The last entry to the hall is 15:00, inside you will find an amazing entrance hall. You are free to wonder round with information boards in each room and a volunteer on hand. There is no photography allowed in the hall, but you can get a guidebook with pictures in. The gardens are well kept with plenty of benches. Cafe, gift shop and toilets.
Beautiful walk around the gardens and house. Unfortunately the day I visited it was very hot, so didn't get to see the horses as they needed to be kept safe from the heat.
Stopped for tea and cake at the tearoom.
Would definitely recommend a visit here
My friend I went to a music event a Heritage Live at Audley end house and grounds. It was a well managed event. No parking issues or big queues. Excellent location. It's a beautiful house and grounds. I will definitely be going back to visit the house and garden's and look out for more music events 🎶
Beautifull house! The nursery is lovely, amazing wallpaper. The others rooms are very nice to look at. Victorian kitchen where they film - The Victorian Way - from YouTube. On the grounds are the most beautiful old big trees. You can spend hours there.
Well maintained throughout...lovely ground. Staff were really helpful and knowledgeable.
Great for kids, they have a play area to keep the young ones busy.
Nice little coffee shop...and plenty of benches and chairs dotted around to rest and enjoy the views!
Recommend everyone coming here..as there is something for everyone!
A very pleasant and interesting day beautiful house and alot to look at and staff were helpful and knowledgeable on all history. Lovely shop and tea rooms, also gardens are amazing so we'll kept. Definitely worth visiting.
It is a lovely setting with exstensive walks and wonderful walled gardens. The house is very dark and has lots of taxidermy. The upper floor coal store and nurseries were the best parts for me as lots of interest and history.
It was so quick and easy to get to this place and park, but I would recommend getting a membership as it makes it even easier. The house and gardens were wonderful, I took loads of pictures because I found it so fantastic. I would definitely recommend visiting this place. Absolutely stunning house with tons of history and entertainment for any children you might bring with you. They have a few different interactions within the house for children to take part in, staff dressed as the characters that would have lived there around the house, dressing up areas in the children’s bedrooms and play areas inside along with puzzles to play with. So overall Audley End would be a great place to take the whole family as it provides entertainment for the children and history sites for the adults. There is also a play area in the gardens further away from the house for the children to play in, with a cafe. Absolutely amazing place to visit. I would totally recommend it for a nice day out! 😋
I love it here, such a beautiful place.
As you would expect from an English Heritage property it is very well presented.
The grounds are vast and that makes it very easy to spend many hours here just enjoying the outside as well as the inside.
Depending on the day you go there are activities and demonstrations that you can watch and be part of....really interesting and educational.
If you have children there's a lovely play area as well as lots of space to run around
The food in the cafe was excellent with seating inside and out
A fab place to spend the day
Beautiful, interesting, worth the trip. The cafés closed too early - they need to stay open until the site closes. Otherwise fabulous!
Before visiting this place, I thought that Hampton Court Palace was the most luxurious place ever to exist in the UK. I was wrong. The fine art collection is beyond extraordinary. The main hall is sculpted in wood, and the level of details is amazing. The gardens are extremely clean, and one can imagine how people in the 18th and 19th centuries used to leave here.
Occasionally, English Heritage will organise events, and these events will bring back to life past stories.
The only downside to all this grandiose place is that you can't take pictures, which is absolutely a bummer. I was gutted by this and extremely disappointed. As long as it's opened for visits, I don't care if it is a private house, you should ve allowed to take pictures.
This was our Sunday afternoon sorted!
Plenty to see plenty of history and above all very child friendly, activities within the house for children areas for you to just sit and take in the history and even on this visit one of the staff members was playing the piano which was very pleasant, two lady servants in the kitchen areas was very in character telling us what they was up to for who and then whT they will do when they clock of from the working quarters (loved it).
The tea rooms was reasonably priced and a nice amount on offer for lunch and snacks.
Children's play area was good and toilets at hand in multiple places.
Plenty of pick nick areas and space.
Well worth the 2 hour drive.
Will 100% be visiting again.
Beautiful house with stunning gardens and views. Easy to get to, however finding the car park was not the easiest. It’s a lot farther on than expected then there is only a small sign that appears out of nowhere.
Once parked, it is a short walk down to the house, there is an entrance fee unless like us you are English Heritage members then it’s free.
No photography is allowed inside the house, which I was disappointed about. Only certain rooms are open depending on how many staff are onsite.
Gardens were stunning, lots to see and very well maintained,
There is an on site cafe and shop, plus nice clean toilets.
Aa it was a nice day, we took a picnic and sat in the grounds, there are benches dotted around to sit and eat.
Pleasant day out
We went to 2 days of concerts, firstly the sugababes then razorlight and both were amazing. Great location plenty of amenities. Being kept very clean throughout the day by friendly staff. Parking kept well by staff. Plenty of bars and staff so not much queues. Rented deck chairs at a good price. The only thing I was a bit annoyed at was it said strictly no umbrella but loads of people had them. So if you have rules please make them adhered to. Otherwise great
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