"Free roaming peacocks and plenty of other wildlife and plants."
"Historically significant and the grounds are really beautifully maintained."
"Lovely walks within the grounds, dog friendly."
"Beautiful gardens to walk through and plenty to see."
"The grounds are extensive and worth a stroll around."
"The garden outside the palace is very large."
"Extensive and interesting gardens, well laid out with plenty to see."
Cons:
"Unfortunately a very wet day today so we couldn't really appreciate the grounds fully."
"I would strongly recommend installing more benches around the place. There are very few."
"The garden is not great and except the peacocks not lots of things to see."
"I was a little disappointed in the gardens as the walks were nice, but not so many flowers."
"Nothing special about the gardens (the maze was ok but that’s it)."
"Children were very disappointed by the playpark which normally can burn off a decent bit of time but it was very basic."
"However the £66 for a family of four is half the annual price of the aforementioned organisations who provide multi-site entry."
Staff and Service
Pros:
"The staff were absolutely brilliant, very polite and courteous."
"The staff inside were very nice and helpful."
"Fantastic visit, made all the better with helpful and friendly staff."
"Super friendly stuff."
"The staff were very friendly and forthcoming with information and stories of the Palace."
"The staff is gentle and always available to provide the guest with information."
"All staff super friendly and all very knowledgeable about each room."
Cons:
"The guide at the front door was none too friendly."
"Not very happy about being asked to move along to accommodate a tour group behind us."
"Some of the palace staff, they gave you the feeling that you are an inconvenience to them."
"Couldn't help feeling like we wanted a bit more from the house for the cost of admission."
"Some of the staff seemed more interested in chatting amongst themselves than engaging with visitors."
"Our guide was very knowledgeable, but didn't deliver the talk in a way to 'hold' the audience's attention."
"The only let down was the price of the food outrageous."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Visited here on the last day it was free to walk the Gardens but I'd be happy to pay."
"Fabulous place. Well worth the entry fee."
"Great day and value for money, a must see for true history buffs."
"A really good day out, not over priced and not too busy."
"Would happy go again and great value for money."
"Well worth the ticket price."
"Not a cheap visit, but worth the entrance money (£11 each today, £17.50 for the palace & grounds)."
Cons:
"A bit of a rip off, you walk around basically looking at the family wealth and fame unable to take pictures inside."
"£7 entry per person seems quite expensive though."
"It's expensive compared to castles, it only takes about a half hour to go through and you can't take pics inside."
"It's quite expensive (11 pound just for the gardens)."
"Having visited, and worked in, a number of palaces and castles, this was disappointing and expensive."
"Very interesting place but overly expensive."
"£28 for a family of 5 to visit the gardens and maze is a little steep."
Facilities and Accessibility
Pros:
"The cafe has some good food and cakes and the gift shop is well stocked and also has a selection of food and whisky."
"Well organised carpark a short walk to the palace which also includes a basement gift shop and café."
"The tea rooms have fresh made food at reasonable prices with friendly staff."
"The walkways around the grounds are wheelchair friendly, with colour coded routes used to easily identify levels of difficulty."
"Good access for most of the grounds for disabled and pushchairs."
"Cafe has a dog friendly section of plenty of tables."
"The coffee shop, gift shop and facilities were all excellent with plenty of space to relax and refresh."
Cons:
"This palace could also benefit from an audio guide."
"Unfortunately it was now in March which is low season and the palace is not open for visits, only the grounds and coffee and souvenir shops on sporadic days."
"The only thing for those with young children to be aware of is that pushchairs aren't allowed in the palace itself and have to be left in the cloakroom by the entrance."
"The purchasing of tickets is inefficient - you have to stop your car, get out, buy your ticket, then get back in your car and park 2 meters to the right."
"Unfortunately dogs are not allowed in the Palace itself so we couldn't look around that."
"The gift shop, food shop, kitchen cafe and restaurant are all extortionate with two tiny wee hot drinks costing £5 that where luke warm at best."
"However the £66 for a family of four is half the annual price of the aforementioned organisations who provide multi-site entry."
Experience and Entertainment
Pros:
"There is also a maze in the garden, which is very suitable for parents to bring their children to play."
"The maze is great fun. It’s only a small maze but very intricate…we managed to find the statue in the middle."
"An over all excellent experience."
"Beautiful place to go with the family. Children's play area's to entertain them and plenty of picnic tables."
"Had a great time exploring the grounds of the palace which are huge and very varied."
"Nice cafe too with outdoor seating."
"We had a great day walking around the grounds, and just enjoying the peaceful surroundings."
Cons:
"Ok but not great if you are thinking about going then only pay to see the grounds and take a picnic with you because the price for food is astronomical and nothing special."
"We expected something different."
"Not very happy about being asked to move along to accommodate a tour group behind us."
"The maze was currently closed or we would have gone round and taken longer."
"Thought it would be bigger!"
"Very little about the Kings of Scotland and their crownings."
"Children were very disappointed by the playpark which normally can burn off a decent bit of time but it was very basic."