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Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Eat, shop & stay

Open 10am-5pm, Wed-Sun The Stables Café, near the Woodland Playground, is informal and ideal for families. It's a short walk from the Manor. Housed inside the old stables, painted in...

Visitor in a wheelchair on the South Front

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Accessibility

Access house floor plan PDF (756kb)>Kids - My visit check list PDF (2mb)>Free shuttle bus tickets for Blue Badge holders and their carers must be booked in advance with your...

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Rainy day activities

Things to see & do indoors on your visit Behind-the-scenes tours for kids Exclusively for kids we run behind the scenes tours of the house and aviary. Discover Waddesdon's secrets...

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Aviary

The numbers of Rothschild mynah in the wild fell to just six birds in 2001. In 2011, four females bred at Waddesdon were sent to Bali to improve the gene...

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Joana Vasconcelos: Wedding Cake

Wedding Cake at Waddesdon, a 12-metre-tall ceramic sculptural pavilion in the form of a three-tiered cake, is a major Rothschild Foundation commission from celebrated Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos. Visitors can...

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

For families

Woodland Playground Our playground winds through the trees, making the most of the natural environment. Little ones can play safely at the bottom of the hill, on seesaws, swings and...

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

National Trust members

20 March - 27 October Waddesdon Grounds & House are open Wednesday to Sunday and Bank Holidays, 10am – 5pm. (House last admission 3pm, Grounds last admission 4pm) Tickets are...

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Highlights of the House

Where else can you find a French Renaissance château, inspired by those in the Loire valley, built by a Rothschild in the 19th century, and filled with royal treasures and...

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Learning

Learning Team E: learning@waddesdon.org.uk Follow us...

Wintry misty morning, South facing view of grounds

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Explore the gardens

Artificial rock grottoes were a feature of late-19th-century gardens. James Pulham invented a way of creating large blocks out of lime mortar poured over brick and rubble – a cheaper...

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Art in the garden

Baron Ferdinand used 18th-century sculpture to create points of interest or to frame views in the gardens of the manor. The sculpture in the two fountains at Waddesdon came from...

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Planning your visit

This French Renaissance-style château with its world-class collection and its beautiful gardens and grounds has something for the whole family to enjoy. We are looking forward to welcoming you to...

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Garden walks & maps

Wellie walk 30 minutes Difficulty: 2 wellies Buggy friendly, dog friendly Starting point: The Stables Look out for: Diamond Jubilee Wood, North Fountain Use our online navigation >Winter garden walk...

Visitors under the mushroom tree in the grounds

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Gardens-old

Glimpse the gardens on film Watch this short video to see stunning highlights of the gardens at Waddesdon including the Aviary, Parterre, sculpture and carpet bedding throughout the changing of...

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Flint House

Please note that guided tours of Flint House are not currently available. Please check this page for updates regarding their availability.In the form of an elongated, stepped wedge, Flint House...

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Bird gallery

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Groups & travel trade

We are accepting standard admission bookings for groups of 15 or more where these comply with government rulings and can be managed on site while respecting social distancing...

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Stables

Wednesday 1 November to Sunday 5 November If you're visiting us this week you may see a sneak preview of our Christmas light sculptures being installed in the grounds, so...

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Home

Eat, Shop, and Stay Musical elephant The elephant automaton was one of Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild's most admired treasures. It was mentioned in a local newspaper report of 1889 describing...

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Current vacancies

Internships IT Internship still available. Please send in applications by 5pm, Fri 27 Dec 2019. All other posts are now filled. See our internship profiles>If you are interested in any...

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THE COLLECTION

Waddesdon was built between 1874 and 1889 by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. He wanted a French Renaissance-style château, typical of the Loire valley, but with 18th-century interiors to house his...

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Accessibility & cookies

...Our website should display correctly in the current and previous two versions of the following browsers: * Firefox * Chrome * Internet Explorer * Safari * Opera Javascript is required...

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Shop

Welcome to our online shop where you can browse our renowned range of fine wines, homeware, gifts and beautiful books celebrating Waddesdon.

Children eating ice cream at the Stables

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Summer Holidays

Woodland Playground Our playground winds through the trees, making the most of the natural environment. Little ones can play safely at the bottom of the hill, on seesaws, swings and...

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Wine at Waddesdon

Waddesdon Manor has the privilege of being the centre of Rothschild wines in the UK, a wine portfolio that contains over 29 active estates spanning six continents. Waddesdon Manor offers...

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Tales of Waddesdon

Try your hand at writing a story about Waddesdon. We think we offer a perfect setting for a tall tale so if you're visiting us, head to the Powerhouse to...

A misty view of the North Front of Waddesdon Manor, showing an outline of the building against a blue sky

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Waddeson Estate privacy policy

...Estate will follow your most recent instruction. Cookies Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. The Waddesdon Manor website,...

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Rothschild Foundation Privacy Policy

...annual review of our use of CCTV. The recorded images are programmed to be deleted after a reasonable time. We use Auto Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology for the security...

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Explore Waddesdon online

Discover more about the sculpture in the gardens or objects in the collections with our online trails, which can be enjoyed onsite or at...

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Social media house rules

...each other’s views and comments. We ask all users to ensure their contributions are civil, polite, tasteful and suitable for all ages. It is tempting to use strong language under...

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Smartify at Waddesdon

...wherever you are in the house (some parts of the house do not have internet connectivity) We recommend downloading before you visit or using our free visitor Wi-Fi at one...

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Website terms & conditions

...of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment or other material transmitted with or as part of the website or any other internet site. Links Some of the pages...

Joshua Reynolds, Mrs Abington as The Comic Muse, 1764-68

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Travel online to an art lover's paradise

Watch an introduction to our art collections With more than 15,000 works of art and objects, the collection ranges widely in date, materials and techniques, and places of production. Explore...

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Wine Cellars

Bordeaux was exporting its red wine as early as the 13th century. Large quantities were sent to England, where the wine was known as claret. By the early 1700s wines...

Woman polishes the legs of an antique chair

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Work with us

Current Vacancies Current vacancies Find out what new jobs are available at Waddesdon and check back regularly for the latest updates. Browse our current vacancies>At Waddesdon we have around 300...

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Tremendous trees online trail

...or download to access this content – just a computer, smartphone or tablet and access to the internet. This new digital feature allows you to select a map or list...

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Creating 'A Rothschild Treasury' at Waddesdon

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The Mother of Parliaments: Annual Division of Revenue by Adam Dant

...of civil service life thus acquires something of the triumphant self-aggrandisement of the French Court or Revolutionary National Assembly. Something that is definitely missing from current British politics.’ The Mother...

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May’s almanac - The Universal Festivities, 1683

...young and recently threatened by civil war – was here to stay. The sheet celebrates both the continuity of Louis XIV’s line and illustrates the power of print. Publisher Pierre...

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Getting pupils online

...used to purchase an initial two month internet connection for families. The devices will be owned by the schools. Ellie Stout, Head of Grants at the Rothschild Foundation, said, “Digital...

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Gettin' giffy with it

...a bit of fun into unusual pieces. Our main goal is to share information about Waddesdon and our collection, but we want to communicate on the internet’s terms; this means...

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Rockwork online trail

...you need no app or download to access this content – just a computer, smart phone or tablet and access to the internet. This new digital feature allows you to...