Renishaw Hall & Gardens Reviews Summary

Gardens and Grounds

Pros:

• "The gardens are absolutely beautiful."
• "A delightful garden to visit beautiful planting schemes it has a romantic feel with so much to see."
• "The gardens alone are well worth visiting, obelisks you've never seen the size of before."
• "Only the gardens are open, but it doesn't matter, they are stunning and the walk around them and the lakes makes a wonderful afternoon out."
• "One of England's most beautiful gardens."
• "Beautiful gardens to explore and enjoy with delightful hidden surprises."
• "Wonderfully extensive and interesting gardens with access to a lake set off the river."

Cons:

• "A lovely place with great gardens and cafe. My wheelchair was a problem on the mainly loose stone pathways."
• "Sadly, access within the gardens for anyone with any mobility issues is limited and a full experience of all the areas is not possible."
• "Several areas I had to lift the pram up/down several steps."
• "The disabled guide to the gardens was pointless as little was reasonably accessible to the wheelchair I was pushing."
• "Only downside was that it wasn't pushchair friendly."
• "They are big enough for the kids too run off some steam but not so big to feel like you can’t see all of it."
• "Nice gardens. But quite small and only ok."

Cafe and Food

Pros:

• "The cafe serves very good quality food and the staff there and in the ticket office were so friendly and welcoming."
• "All staff very welcoming, the cafe is very nice, we had lovely breakfast."
• "The cafe has nice food but can get very busy during bank holidays and weekends."
• "Friendly staff in the cafe too and we very much enjoyed our food."
• "The café was cozy and classy."
• "Very good cafe with lots of choice."
• "Super-friendly knowledgeable staff made our visit: in the visitor centre and the excellent café."

Cons:

• "A young lad told me where to park then blocked me in with another car so we couldn't leave when we wanted too."
• "We ate the prawn cocktail, half a shredded lettuce leaf six prawns and a teaspoon of mayonnaise waited for the rest of the main meal to arrive I.E plate with veg etc but was told that what we got was it."
• "Her answer to this was that old people don’t eat that much anyway."
• "Lovely cafe, but a very small cup for a latte at a cost of £3. 50?!"
• "The disorganised cafe struggles to cope with busy periods so we were late for the tour despite sitting down to eat an hour before our booked time."
• "The cafe, well we had to queue for a very, very long time over 30 minutes."
• "At the moment food is served in card board box's with wooden cutlery and drinks in take away cups l don't like it !!! Surely a dish washer would sterilize sufficiently Price s don't reflect!!!!! Such a shame 😙"

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff there and in the ticket office were so friendly and welcoming all in all a perfect place to visit."
• "The staff were friendly and busy but only one till on a very hectic day for them."
• "The staff really friendly and knowledgeable."
• "The staff were so friendly, professional, and helpful."
• "Super-friendly knowledgeable staff made our visit: in the visitor centre and the excellent café."
• "A really nice place to visit. Its nice to find such a place that isn't a soul-less national trust property."
• "An absolutely beautiful place, carpark very close to entrance."

Cons:

• "A few moments later a man came shouting across the court yard asking how dare we complain to his wife, to say we were shocked would be an understatement."
• "But the parking was unorganised"
• "The woman at the ticket booth was also quite rude."
• "There is unfortunately a distinct air of class difference here, so make sure you know that the servant ladies are above you."
• "The disorganised cafe struggles to cope with busy periods so we were late for the tour despite sitting down to eat an hour before our booked time."
• "The cafe, well we had to queue for a very, very long time over 30 minutes."
• "Parking a bit chaotic, ended up parking in an area full of mud."

Accessibility and Facilities

Pros:

• "The free to enter family museum provides a fascinating insight into the history of the house and gardens along with many a detailed look at the life of Dame Edith Sitwell."
• "There is a slide and a maze to entertain the kids too."
• "The Garden is free with Historic Houses Association and well worth the visit just for the restaurant which does not need entrance fee."
• "It was beautiful in the 'car park', (best car park ever - grassy with mature trees hence lots of shade)."
• "Fascinating gardens and sculptures, a RHS partner garden."
• "Absolutely stunning!"
• "One of the most beautiful and interesting houses in the North of England."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately I wasn't impressed at all! It cost to park and then cost £3 each to get into the plant enclosure."
• "It costs £1 to park and £7 per adult for entry to the garden however there are concessions for RHS members and Gardeners World cards."
• "Shocking price to enter: 6:50 each. Very poor value."
• "Did get too stay as went to a craft fair which had paid to get in but last time we went was free."
• "The house wasn't open when we called but the gardens were lovely."
• "Didn't go into the Hall. It was closed for the weekend, but it didn't spoil my enjoyment."
• "Overall nice place, but not one I would keep coming again."