"The castle itself was well taken care of with plenty of interesting historical objects to look at and architecture to see."
"The castle / house is amazing and full of history."
"The castle itself sits proudly above a valley and is magnificent both inside and out."
"The castle grounds are very nice and as guests of the inn you get to walk around them in the evenings when all the castle visitors are gone."
"Muncaster Castle has beautiful gardens and the castle itself is very impressive and worth the entry fee to look around."
Cons:
"Not all rooms have a kitchenette."
"The castle was honestly a little boring and we were able to see the whole place in under 10 minutes."
"Didn't manage to get into the house as closed for a wedding so check before you go online if any weddings on especially a Saturday."
"This was disappointing as the main reason for the visit was to see the birds being flown."
"The castle wasn't open but seen it before so know that is a good visit as well."
"You don't really have any information boards on the history of the castle or rooms."
"The castle was a little bit of a let down as it wasn't very big and nothing exceptional on display."
Staff and Service
Pros:
"We were greeted and guided by some very knowledgeable ladies."
"The lady who dealt with us when we arrived was really lovely as were all the other staff."
"All areas were clean and the staff very friendly."
"The staff are so friendly and happy to chat about the history of this beautiful place."
"Staff helpful and polite."
"The staff are really friendly, prices fair."
"The staff are amazingly friendly and knowledgeable about all the plants, wildlife and history of the castle."
Cons:
"It's definitely over priced and I would have liked some more information around the place about the hauntings as it's kind of the main reason it's famous."
"The only thing that was a bit annoying was that whilst the site opened at 10:30 the cafe only opened at 11am."
"The cafe was only serving sandwiches or pastries due to staff shortages."
"Very friendly people all round except the girl serving in the cafe, she didn't seem happy with her lot, might have just been a bad day for her."
"Even questions to staff about the castle or the birds were met with little enthusiasm."
"Only downside was an hour wait for food in the cafe."
"There's a cafe, but the service was very, very slow."
Attractions and Activities
Pros:
"The live bird show was really interesting, too."
"Nice gardens and they have a bird of prey display in the morning and afternoon which was amazing."
"Fabulous bird flying displays."
"The owl & hawk centre is an attraction in its own right, and the flying displays are the best we've encountered anywhere."
"The sensational birds of prey show is really great to watch."
"The most amazing part was the birds of prey show!"
"Fantastic owl and bird of prey displays not to be missed."
Cons:
"Still some gentle slopes and steps to contend with if you're in a wheelchair."
"Great little place for the kids, can't seem a little expensive for what is on site if you compare to other attractions."
"No attempt to tidy borders or any visible planned planting."
"Entrance to owl/falcon show not allowed as we had a dog."
"No bird of prey flights on our visit due to sickness."
"We only walked around the garden as we had our dog. It was a little disappointed with it for £10 each."
"The gardens are quite something to see and the birds of prey displays are impressive but the aviaries have diminished in size."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Excellent value for money experience."
"The National trust and other large organisations could learn a thing about value for money from Muncaster."
"No need to pre-book your entry and it's free entry for Historic Houses members but that may not apply for certain events (check their website for info)"
"Food and drink within the stables were great, fresh and tasty and not over priced."
"It's very reasonable at £19 to get in for the whole tour."
"The cafe is good value."
"The cafe in the stable block was excellent and very fairly priced."
Cons:
"It's definitely over priced and I would have liked some more information around the place about the hauntings as it's kind of the main reason it's famous."
"This was disappointing as the main reason for the visit was to see the birds being flown."
"I don't feel we had value for money and was disappointed with the visit."
"Only thing that I would advise is if you are thinking of using tesco vouchers just check if there is an event on and I hadn't realised there was so was told I couldn't use them on that day which was really disappointing."
"So money paid for entrance was just for a walk round the gardens, which at this time of year were nothing special."
"£150 for a family of 5 was overpriced."
"Expensive just to visit the gardens which are rather a disappointment."