UNLIMITED ACCESS TO OVER 400 HISTORIC PLACES
Live and breathe the story of England at royal castles, historic gardens, forts & defences, world-famous prehistoric sites and many others.
Plenty of parking and designated disabled spaces in the Walled Garden area.
Our café located in the walled garden provides the perfect pit stop to refuel after a full day out.
Picnics are allowed throughout the grounds. Picnic benches are available.
Gift shop selling gift ranges, including homeware, jewellery, cuddly toys, garden items, books and more. There is also a plant shop, and a secondhand bookshop in the Bothy building in the car park.
Dogs allowed on leads in the grounds. Assistance dogs welcome.
There’s a water bowl for dogs at the Visitor Centre.
More than 90 acres of glorious gardens. Find out more here.
Free audio tours are available from the visitor centre. There may be limited availability during very busy periods.
Baby-changing facilities are located at the visitor centre.
Push chairs are allowed in most places on site, except the house due to its historic nature. There is an area available for pushchairs to be left outside while you visit the house.
Specially designed children's activities.
Some traffic on site.
English Heritage welcomes amateur photographers to our sites and we hope you will share your pictures of your visit with us on social media.
If you are looking to use one of our sites for commercial, corporate or professional photography or as a filming location, please contact our filming team as soon as possible to check availability and acquire the relevant permissions and paperwork.
Due to the delicate nature of our sites, English Heritage does not permit drone flying from or over sites in our care, except by contractors or partners undertaking flights for a specific purpose, who satisfy stringent CAA criteria, have the correct insurances and permissions, and are operating under controlled conditions.