Planning your visit

There is no staffed on-site ticket office. All visitors are strongly advised to book their Grounds admission and House entry online in advance as capacity is limited and we are selling out at weekends.

Tickets can be bought using your own smartphone on arrival if timeslots are available on the day.

For all Grounds admissions select the time of your arrival. This is to ensure visitor arrival is spread throughout the day, last admission slot 3pm.

If booking to visit the House or Afternoon Tea, please select a Grounds arrival time at least 30 minutes earlier than your timed House or Tea booking.

Please follow latest Government advice.

Shuttle bus tickets should be bought along with Grounds admission. Wheelchairs, mobility scooters, pushchairs and buggies are carried for free, but space must be pre-booked due to limited capacity.

The last shuttle bus to the car park leaves the North Fountain at 5.30pm.

Free visitor car park includes family parking.

Blue Badge parking is in the main visitor car park and free pre-bookable tickets for shuttle buses are available to book online for Blue Badge holders.

Walking to the Manor from the visitor car park takes about 20-25 minutes 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 should be pre-booked at the time of buying Grounds admission.

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Your Grounds admission is valid for the hour of your arrival, eg arriving between 1-2pm for a 1pm time slot. House entry times are carefully planned to manage visitor flow with slots every 10 minutes. 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 and any valid membership cards ready 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.

We encourage all adult visitors to scan the NHS Test & Trace QR code on arrival.

Takeaway food and drink for outdoor consumption is available 10am-5pm. There is indoor and outdoor covered seating at the Stables – there is no table service.

The Manor Restaurant is open for afternoon teas only. Pre-booking is advised as capacity is limited.

Toilets are open (including at the Welcome Pavilion in the main car park). Please use hand sanitiser and be respectful of other visitors’ space.

A drinking water tap is provided on the front of the Woodland Takeaway.

If your plans change and you have a total = £0 booking, we’d be grateful if you would cancel your booking to free up a place for someone else to visit Waddesdon. With limited capacities in the House, due to social distancing, this is especially important for those National Trust members with £0 House bookings. Click here to cancel your order

PLEASE NOTE: At present, this only applies if your order total = £0. For orders with any value, our normal no refund still policy applies.