Planning your visit

All Grounds visits, Premium and Blue Badge parking must be booked in advance, including for National Trust, Art Fund, HHA and RHS members and local residents pass holders, and children of all ages.

Your ongoing support buying refreshments on site means a lot to us as a charity. All profits go towards the upkeep of Waddesdon for future generations.

Walk in the Grounds this winter

Waddesdon will open Wed-Sun for daytime local outdoor exercise only, 10am-4pm. Advance booking essential.

All visitors, including National Trust members who have free admission, need to book an arrival time slot as capacity is limited and we are staggering admissions.

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Important information about your visit

Grounds admission tickets

All grounds tickets, Blue Badge and premium parking must be pre-booked online for National Trust, Art Fund, HHA and RHS members, Local Resident Pass holders and paying visitors

Free tickets for toddlers and under-5s must also be booked to avoid overcrowding

Capacity has been reduced even further since Christmas to manage visitor numbers safely under lockdown regulations

Select the time of your arrival. This is to ensure visitor arrival is spread throughout the day, last admission slot 2pm.

Please follow latest government advice restricting interaction with people outside your household. Please do not make arrangements to meet others at Waddesdon which will exceed lockdown rules

Do not visit if a member of your household has had any Covid-19 symptoms in the last 14 days

Any visitor arriving without a booking may be turned away

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Parking

Shuttle buses are not currently operating

Free visitor car park includes family parking

Blue Badge parking is at the top of the hill by the Manor, is free and must be pre-booked

Walking to the Manor from the visitor car park takes about 20 mins along a woodchip path which has a steep section

There are some Premium Parking spaces in the private car park at the top of the hill, £15 per car. Parking must be pre-booked at the time of buying Grounds admission.

Please show your booking on arrival before turning towards the free car park

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Arrival & on site

Hour-long arrival timeslots are spread arrivals throughout the day.

Your ticket is valid for the hour of your arrival, eg arriving between 1-1.59pm for a 1pm time slot. Please do not arrive early, as you will not be able to enter early.

If arriving by foot or bike, you must still book your Grounds admission in advance and have it ready to be scanned. The ticket office is closed.

Ticket scanning is a few minutes walk from the car park along the woodchip path

Please keep your printed ticket or booking on your mobile phone to hand, and follow instructions for scanning

Keep to the Government advised two-metre distance from staff and other visitors

National Trust membership
At present we are not able to offer membership sales on site. If you would like to join, then please do so before pre-booking your tickets and bring your membership card or confirmation with you.

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Facilities & safety measures

Takeaway food and drink for outdoor consumption is available 10am-4pm

Toilets are open (including at the Welcome Pavilion). We have not been able to adapt the spacing in toilets, so please use hand sanitiser before entering and be considerate of others by keeping your distance

The Changing Places accessible toilet within the Manor is available for those who need it. Please ask a member of staff to assist you with access

Please bring a face covering (unless you are medically exempt or under 11 years of age)

Face coverings must be worn in the toilets and at takeaway outlets

Wash your hands before you arrive and during your visit. We encourage you to also bring your own hand sansitiser

Hand sanitiser is provided in both the upper and lower playground areas. Hand washing facilities are available at the Stables

A drinking water tap is provided on the front of the Woodland Café

What's open?

Grounds - 10am-4pm

Waddesdon’s Grounds will be open this January to give you an opportunity for local exercise in the fresh air. We encourage you to explore the gardens and outdoor space during your visit, but ask that all visitors be considerate of others and maintain a safe two-metre distance at all times.

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Aviary - CLOSED

Filled with colourful and exotic birds, the Aviary was a ‘must-see’ for Baron Ferdinand’s guests when doing a tour of the gardens in the 1890s.

Please refrain from touching the metal flight cages that house the birds.

Food & drink - 10am-4pm

Takeaway food and drink for outdoor consumption is available 10am-4pm.

Unfortunately, Covid-19 precautions prevent us from offering seating outside our food outlets. Visitors are asked not to move the furniture.

Please make sure to follow social distancing guidelines and take any litter away with you.

Indoor restaurant and cafes remain closed.

Toilets - 10am-4pm

Toilets are open (including at the Welcome Pavilion). However, we have not been able to adapt the spacing in toilets so some cubicles and basins are taped off. There is more space in the facilities at the Manor than in the car park or Stables.

Face coverings must be worn in the toilets (unless you are medically exempt or under 11 years of age)

Please use hand sanitiser before entering and on leaving toilets

Be considerate of others by observing distancing guidance

The Changing Places accessible toilet within the Manor is available for those who need it. Please ask a member of staff to assist you with access

Manor shop - CLOSED

Woodland Playground - 10am-4pm

Winding through the trees, the Woodland Playground makes the most of the natural surrounding environment and provides plenty of year-round fun for our younger visitors.

Please respect other visitors by keeping your distance, washing hands before visiting the playground and using hand sanitiser regularly.

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Parallels installation in the Coach House - CLOSED

House and Wine Cellars - CLOSED

Coronavirus Information

To ensure we operate safely and responsibly, protecting visitors and staff, we need you to do things differently on your visit to help us to stay open safely.

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