Eat, shop & stay
Refuel in our restaurant and cafés and find fine wines, great gifts and unique pieces inspired by Waddesdon's art collection in our shops. Our Five Arrows Hotel at the gates of the Manor also offers a great place to stay.
Where to eat
At Waddesdon Manor, we offer several eating places and areas, some indoors, others outdoors, depending on the season.
All the food served at Waddesdon is prepared in our kitchens. The menus change with the seasons to reflect the best ingredients available. Our dedicated chefs seek out the finest local suppliers and insist on only the freshest, best-quality produce.
Manor Restaurant
Once the Old Servants’ Hall, during our main season the Manor Restaurant offers teas, coffees, breakfast and lunch menus as well as a quintessentially British afternoon tea menu.
How to book
We recommend booking a table in the Manor Restaurant to avoid disappointment. Table reservations can be made over the phone on 01296 820414 or for Afternoon Teas and our Set Lunch Menu you can book and pre-pay online when booking grounds tickets. Simply ‘Add’ the option to book the Manor Restaurant, select a time and the option you require. Please see the menus below.
Afternoon Tea & Set Lunch Menus
Traditional Afternoon Tea
Treat yourself to afternoon tea, with a selection of savoury treats and sweet fancies.
Adult £20.50, Child £10
Adult with Nytimber £25
Set Lunch Menu
With the choice of 2 courses for £16.50 or 3 courses for £21.50.
(available until Nov 11)
Children's Afternoon Tea
The Paddington Afternoon Tea has been cleverly crafted to appeal to all young Paddington fans, complete with Paddington’s suitcase and marmalade jar.
£10 per child.
Festive Afternoon Tea
From 11 Nov – 2 Jan we will be offering a Festive Afternoon Tea, complete with sausages wrapped in bacon, mini mince pie and winter spice apple crumble.
Christmas at the Manor Restaurant
Christmas Set menu
Enjoy a delicious festive lunch in the Manor Restaurant this Christmas.
Please note advanced booking is required.
(Sat 11 Nov – Tues 2 Jan)
Manor Terrace
Warm up in our heated Terrace, where you will find a selection of light bites including baguettes, soup and mulled wine.
Fancy a burger?
Stables Café
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 in the old stables, painted in light pastel colours, it’s furnished with Jasper Morrison air chairs giving a contemporary look against the original features. Outdoor seating and blankets are available in the courtyard too.
Stables Café menu
Stables lunch menu: serving delicious open sandwiches, soup, salads, burgers, veggie options, homemade cakes and children’s favourites.
Stables Courtyard
Stables outdoor kiosk: hot drinks, baguettes, cakes, ice creams and children’s lunch boxes to eat outside in the courtyard.
Stables Christmas Menu
Enjoy seasonal open sandwiches, burgers and soups in the Stables Café.
Stables Courtyard at Christmas
Mulled wine, hot chocolates, scones & baguettes are all available for take-away
Sweet treats
The Treaterie
Open Wed -Sun until 5 Nov, 10am-5pm
Based at the former Stables shop with plenty of undercover seating. Indulge in waffles and crêpes freshly made in front of you, which topping will you choose? Also, artisan ice creams, cakes, pastries, macarons, fudges and sweets.
Manor Courtyard coffee bar
Grab a quick snack, freshly made baguette, slice of cake or a hot drink at our kiosk in the Manor Shop Courtyard with covered seating in the Powerhouse.
Summerhouse
Just before the woodland playground you’ll find our Summerhouse. Open on sunnier days you can grab a coffee of snack and pull up a chair at one of the tables provided.
Wigwam Café
Following a successful debut last year, chef Barney Wrobel returns to serve more festive street food, hot chocolate, mulled wine and homemade cakes in our cosy Wigwam Café.
Five Arrows Hotel
Make the most of your visit and stay over at our elegant Five Arrows Hotel. Formerly a Victorian coaching inn, it offers seasonal menus and modern European dishes.
Gifts, toys, food & accessories
Our shops
At Waddesdon you’ll find lots to remember your visit by and take home in our shops by the main house. Open Wed-Sun until 5 November.
Manor shop
Originally a covered courtyard used for tradesmens’ deliveries, the Manor shop’s high ceilings and Bath stone archways make a unique backdrop for shopping. For 2017 we have an exclusive new range of products inspired by our collection.
Wine shop
Our wine shop is filled with a range of wines to suit all budgets, stocking Rothschild wines from both the Old and New Worlds. Our wine shop manager Peter Tompkins has taken time to choose 10 outstanding yet affordable wines for the shop from Burgundy, the Loire and Rhone to his selection of ‘Guest Wines’, designed to complement the wide range of Rothschild wines. You won’t find these wines in supermarkets or wine merchant chains!
Exhibition shop
For the first time ever, we are excited to have a shop at our Coach House Gallery celebrating our 2017 Creatures & Creations exhibition. So treat yourself to stylish homeware and accessories based on digital art by Platon H and fashion designs by Mary Katrantzou all inspired by Walter Rothschild’s collection of natural history, with some specimens on loan from the Natural History Museum. You can also shop this collection online.
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Seasonal Gift Boxes
Get Christmas shopping wrapped up early with our new online selection of wine, food and homeware gift boxes.
Festive Afternoon Tea
Round of your Christmas visit with a sumptuous festive afternoon tea, with a selection of savoury treats and sweet fancies and a glass of prosecco, served in the historic Manor Restaurant.
Christmas shops
Our seasonal pop-up shops are back at at the Stables this year, find Christmas decorations, gifts, and glowing stocking fillers, shops open from 11am-6pm.