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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

...the house, please be prepared to stand while waiting there are ramps that enable entry via the main entrance of the House, visitors need to be self-sufficient entering and exiting...

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Rainy day activities

...reasons children may not be carried on your shoulders during your house visit u5's can bring small bicycles into the grounds, please keep to the pathways. May be taken on...

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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...

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Aviary

...their enclosures to be fed with treats by him. His sister, Alice, continued this tradition. Their interest in birds can also be seen in the house on the exceptional Sèvres...

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For families

...visitor route is narrow and they may inadvertently cause damage. We request that babies are carried in a front sling or hip-carrying seat. for safety reasons children may not be...

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National Trust members

...need to show your membership card on arrival at the Welcome Pavilion in the car park. House From 10 Nov - 2 Jan, there will be a charge for all...

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Planning your visit

...throughout the day between the visitor car park and grounds, the last bus to the visitor car park is 5.30pm March-October. Your ticket is valid for all journeys, these can...

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Garden walks & maps

...advance. It shows the suggested route when walking between the car park and the Manor, location of ticket checkpoints, shuttle bus stops, highlights and facilities. Download map PDFWe have four...

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Highlights of the House

...is fragile but you can see it in action on special monthly tours or watch this video. You can follow it on Twitter @WMelephantBaron Ferdinand, who built Waddesdon, was also...

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Art in the garden

...contemporary sculpture including Lafite, our two giant candlesticks by Joana Vasconcelos, adorned with Château Lafite Rothschild wine bottles, and Le Carrosse by Xavier Veilhan depicting a red charging horse-drawn carriage....

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Learning

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

Wintry misty morning, South facing view of grounds

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Explore the gardens

...small lakes interconnected by Pulham rockwork, waterfalls, cascades and paths, and a lake with rare water fowl, it can be visited during special tours or pre-booked tours. Water Garden Walk...

Visitors under the mushroom tree in the grounds

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Gardens-old

...a bare hill in 1874, is now an exceptional example of Victorian horticulture including formal gardens, trees and walks. Watch this short video to see highlights throughout the changing of...

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Flint House

...designed by David Mlinaric.The building was given to and is now run by the Rothschild Foundation alongside all the other publicly accessible buildings at Waddesdon, including the Manor itself and...

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Bird gallery

Waddesdon Manor: Your Visit

Groups & travel trade

...Vasconcelos: Wedding Cake tours The Wedding Cake is a 12-metre-tall ceramic sculptural pavilion in the form of a three-tiered cake and a major new Rothschild Foundation commission from celebrated Portuguese...

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Stables

...The Stables Café is informal and ideal for families. There is also an outdoor kiosk in the courtyard for hot drinks, snacks, ice creams and children’s lunch boxes. Outdoor seating...

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Home

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 the visit...

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THE COLLECTION

...with our virtual tours. Some rooms aren't always open to the public, or due to their fragility can only be viewed from the doorway, now's your chance to see them...

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Current vacancies

...We have launched the Waddesdon Pathways, a year long innovative internship programme with on site accommodation for those looking to develop a career in heritage. Learn about the internship programme...

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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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Tales of Waddesdon

...pick up a piece of paper and pencil to start writing. If you're unable to visit at the moment, then email us your story to alice@waddesdon.org.uk We’ll select our favourites...

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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 home....

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Guildhall School of Music & Drama

...James Allen. Sound design by Miky Drees, Liam Noonan and Sam Nunez-Doyle. Curated and supervised by James Allen. Directed by Mike Roberts, Head of Electronic Music. The Tunnel of Light...

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On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me...

Table centerpiece by Luigi Valadier (1726-1785), Italian, c. 1780; marble, lapis lazuli, crystal, mother of pearl and ormolu, 692 x 430mm; acc. no. 110.1995 Nine Ladies dancing This wonderful table...

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

...year’s Mouton vintage. In 2004, the artist was HRH Charles, Prince of Wales, to mark the centenary of the Entente Cordiale between the two nations. You can visit the Wine...

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

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Rothschild Foundation Privacy Policy

...employees, contractors, agents, and professional advisors of Waddesdon Manor (Rothschild Foundation), the National Trust, fraud prevention agencies, and other carefully selected organisations. Written agreement exists between Waddesdon Manor (Rothschild Foundation)...

Woman polishes the legs of an antique chair

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Work with us

...our many different departments. See our work experience profile Internships Those looking to explore a career in the cultural heritage sector may be interested in our next Internship programme which...

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Apaltagua Colección Limited Edition Pinot Noir 2017, San Antonio, Chile

...single vineyard in the San Antonio Valley, which is one of the coolest regions in Chile. Pinot Noir thrives in a cool climate, and the gradual ripening process enables an...

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Apaltagua Colección Limited Edition Blanc 2018, San Antonio Valley, Chile

...using Marsanne, Rousanne and Sauvignon Gris planted in the San Antonio Valley. The resulting wine was a huge success, winning a gold medal at the Medaille d’Or in Paris when...

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Beautiful backdrops for your virtual meetings

...with the Churches of San Giorgio Maggiori and Santa Maria della Salute, Venice) are the largest known works by Francesco Guardi. They are early examples of the real and idealised...

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Top ten must-see pieces in Waddesdon’s collection

...San Marco with the Churches of San Giorgio Maggiori and Santa Maria della Salute, Venice (c. 1755-1770) This oil on canvas by Francesco Guardi shows a view from the Piazzetta...

Château Mouton Rothschild 2014 wine label designed by David Hockney

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David Hockney raises a glass to Mouton Rothschild

...design special labels since 1945. Other top artists who have designed a label include Lucien Freud, Francis Bacon, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol and Henry Moore. The latest label...

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Inspiring a musical Christmas

...the Queen came calling! The Rothschilds were a musical family and have a longstanding interest in music. Taught by some of the world’s leading musicians, several members of the family...

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Tremendous trees online trail

...but he was faced with an enormous task. When he bought the land from the Duke of Marlborough, it had been stripped of all its sale-able timber; it was, quite...

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