National Trust - Biddulph Grange Garden Reviews Summary

Gardens

Pros:

• "This is one of the finest gardens in the country."
• "Fantastic national trust garden. One of the best I have visited."
• "Absolutely beautiful. Family friendly nice touch with children's woodland walk/play activities."
• "A very diverse range of gardens. With many themes from around the world."
• "The gardens were beautiful enjoyed the different sections."
• "All the different areas, China, Egypt, Himalayas and the arboretum are stunning."
• "Beautifully maintained gardens."

Cons:

• "Much of the gardens is just trees and shrubs which, in the main, for much of the year, lack colour."
• "I was a bit disappointed. Not that the gardens aren't good it's just that I didn't enjoy the formality or having to have a picnic in a picnic area along with lots of children."
• "Most parts of the main garden are unsuitable for wheelchairs - Steps are one of the very first obstacles after the viewpoint/eaterie area."
• "There are lots of narrow walkways and steps people with mobility issues or wheelchairs etc will struggle to access a lot of the areas."
• "Accessibility is a major drawback. Many areas are stepped or narrow owing to legacy design. Sadly not wheelchair friendly."
• "Bit disappointed more trees than plants load of dalia's waiting to appear lots of nice rose's around by the house this appeared to be where all the flowers were close to the house there s a lake below the house that looked quite nice with the large house behind."
• "Unfortunately, not worth going. It's amazing to me, how they have made a garden, with nothing interesting to look at, unless you're a fan of boxes of Kew hedging and tulips."

Cafe and Food

Pros:

• "Decent cafe with reasonable prices."
• "Great cafe with scrummy food and places to eat outside."
• "Its cafe was busy and we enjoyed our mandatory cream tea but also observed others enjoying their hot meals too."
• "Tasty ice cream available in tennis court area."
• "Tea room hot cross scone, omg 🤤 nicest scone I've ever eaten."
• "The coffee from the cafe tasted great."
• "Another plus is the friendly cafe serving a great mix of sweet and savoury and quality coffee."

Cons:

• "The cafe is also small in comparison to other national trust sites."
• "However, be aware that the main cafe is quite small so it could be painful if there is a queue."
• "There is a tea room but the queues each time I've been were long so we didn't sample their offerings."
• "Usual N Trust cafe with slightly inflated prices."
• "The cafe has a limited range of goods for sale but as always the luxury hot chocolate doesn’t disappoint 👍🏽."
• "The cafe service was very slow, so better to eat before or after, in the picnic area."
• "The cafe was not so great. Very little variety on offer with no hot food like jacket potatoes, soups etc that would normally be available at NT properties."

Accessibility and Facilities

Pros:

• "There is an area with some outside games to play like connect 4, jenga and boules (free)."
• "There is a large pond with carp which you can feed."
• "Lovely place for a walk, didn't realise that spent there 4 hours. Brilliant idea with little shop with second hand books!"
• "Toilets and disabled loos on site."
• "There are also picnic tables near the car park, where you can bring your own lunch if you prefer."
• "Most routes are wheelchair accessible, although there are areas that include steps(especially the Italian gardens)."
• "Free car park with accessible spaces."