"This place is great for the family you can have a really good day out."
"Visited Margam luminate with my 2 children and it was absolutely magical. They loved every second of it."
"Disabled friendly - a disabled car park, toilets and a mini bus that can take you up the hill."
"The fairy tale walk is great for days out with kids, family and dogs."
"The children absolutely loved the fairytale land."
"The fairy tale playground also free. And the deer and beautiful gardens and lakes and ponds dotted around the park. All clean and teaming with wildlife."
"What a great place to take your children and animals for a lovely stroll around the house."
Cons:
"Shame its limited access. Only the ground floor is open to the public and there isn't much to see beyond an impressive staircase."
"No play area for very young children and hardly any animals."
"A little bit disappointed with the farm trail, was expecting more animals for our little girl to see, plus the miniature village houses were a bit dark and scary and nothing really to see."
"The children's area (fairytale land) could do with some TLC as some of the items were broken which could cause injury to the kids."
"It was a lot of walking which didnt fair well with my two year old but now we know to take a push a long bike or pushchair next time."
"You are only able to view the entry way and stairwell, which is very disappointing."
"Downside of going here is having to pay to park a car but I guess that's how the whole country is going but it is cheeky as there is no other place to park."
Value and Pricing
Pros:
"Just £5 odd for parking and the day is yours."
"Cheap to get in."
"Very reasonably priced - only having to pay car park."
"It's only £6 to park and entry is free. It's such a beautiful place and you can spend a full day exploring the grounds."
"You only pay 6 pound to park and entry into the house is free."
"The best thing is that it's free you pay for parking. But for the amount of stuff you can do it's a bargain."
"Honestly, for just over £5 for parking (free entry) there is so much to do and see here."
Cons:
"It's also a shame that the parking charge has risen again."
"Ice cream stands charge £2.20 a scoop which I think is a bit excessive."
"Absolutely shocking price for a shockingly disappointing day out!"
"I thought the parking to be a tad on the expensive side."
"We wanted to go on the mobile train there but we though the price was a bit expensive for us all."
"Beautiful place but very expensive to park your car in a field."
"Prices for this were outrageous, just shy of £20 and that was after paying £50 for 3 people to get in."
Facilities and Maintenance
Pros:
"The grounds are lovely and well looked after/maintained."
"Fantastic, interesting country park with something for everyone."
"The park has deer, a narrow gauge railway, play areas, farm trail, boating lake, abbey ruins, sculpture gardens and the weirdest little fairytale land."
"Parking is on site and well maintained."
"The staff are always friendly and knowledgeable, and the castle and the surrounding grounds always well kept."
"The premises is always kept immaculate."
"Beautiful place , incredibly clean and well managed."
Cons:
"However the fairytale village seems neglected and needs a lot of love."
"Only 1 little room open in the whole place but Google says its open all day."
"What let it down really badly was the food and drink facilities."
"Very spaced out need toilets more near together. Park could be updated in fairytale also the fairytale houses."
"Fairy land could do with some love and attention i.e paint or even a pressure washer."
"The whole building is in a very poor state for how expensive all the activities and food are."
"The children's area (fairytale land) could do with some TLC as some of the items were broken which could cause injury to the kids."
Events and Activities
Pros:
"Love this place.... Plenty of things goin on most of the time."
"Lots to see and do. Play areas, café, picnic areas."
"The light show we all loved. It was excellent."
"Visited there 2 times. first time with bike... my 2nd visit was to attend Kite festival 2018."
"Went on the iron age fort walk, what a fantastic view and interesting walk."
"They also had peddle carts and canoeing / supp boarding on the lake for kids as well as a go ape."
"There are a lot of events held throughout the year for children and adults."
Cons:
"One man kept trying to get closer to take photos and ended up chasing them through two fields, with two children in tow."
"After paying quite a lot to park we were expecting entry to everything else to be free as advertised - the only free bit is the entrance and the base of the stairs."
"We even stopped for a hotdog, cookies and to roast some marshmallows, lots of fun for all."
"Prices for this were outrageous, just shy of £20 and that was after paying £50 for 3 people to get in."
"We went to the food Fest what a disappointment £30-00 for 1 child 2 senior citizens and 1 adult to look around a few stalls selling overpriced food."
"However, for over 1000 people in attendance, there was one cafe (in the main area) with two servers... Overpriced and not enough staff!"
"The circles where the main events were taking place were not big enough meaning lots of people couldn't get to the front."
Scenery and Environment
Pros:
"Absolutely stunning here and when luminate is on I advise anyone to go it is the most beautiful experience to get you in the Christmas spirit."
"The castle grounds are very lovely but due to refurbishments it's a shame you can't see more of the interior of the castle."
"Feel that this would be better in the summer but it was nice to see some deer. The train to the castle was very squeaky and the map for the park didn't mention any gradients; there are some quite steep bits!"
"Margam Park is a stunning location just outside of port talbot."
"Fabulous place my family love it there, great walks fabulous scenery spectacular wildlife and a wide range of events."
"It is so beautiful here on a sunny day it is so picturesque."
"The massive castle is beautiful to look at."
Cons:
"Could be stunning, but I was disappointed with the display gardens."
"The house looks great from the outside and is in great grounds with buildings, ruins and activities for all ages and is well worth a visit. However, it is just a shell of its former self."
"Could do with some money being spent on it as the house and garden are a bit neglected."
"A lot of the areas were closed off for maintenance, or had signs saying no access etc which put me off a bit."
"Very beautiful but a long walk to facilities and no bins so had to carry dog poo bag around! Map provided also not very good, we ended up using Google maps."
"Downside of going here is having to pay to park a car but I guess that's how the whole country is going but it is cheeky as there is no other place to park."
"Definitely won't be coming back and advising others to go to the much better dyffryn gardens."