Address: B6342 near, Morpeth, NE61 4AR, United Kingdom
Phone: +441670773606
Rating: 4.7
based on 549 reviews.
Grounds and Gardens
Pros:
"The grounds are vast and varied, save time for enjoying them too."
"Ample parking, good quality paths and the walled-garden area was particularly pleasing."
"The walled garden is a delight."
"These are some of the best gardens and grounds I have ever visited."
"Extensive grounds and well kept gardens offering a variety of walks."
"The walled garden is without doubt one of the finest gardens in the North East, nestled in a south facing valley it's filled with fragrant and stunning plant collects."
"The grounds and woodland walk are beautiful."
Cons:
"Riverside walk was pretty but too crowded and narrow to provide a relaxing socially distanced experience."
"Some of the garden maybe too steep for anyone using a wheelchair."
"The walled garden was lovely but the orchard is in a bit of disarray, the trees looked diseased and this area was not as well maintained."
"The river walk is just about doable with a pushchair, it is a bit bumpy as most is off road and there is a stepping stone crossing where we had to fold it up and carry baby and pushchair separately so not suitable if you're not confident on your feet or in a wheelchair."
"Pity the river stones not safe to use."
"Only gripe is that the final (stepping stones) part of the walk is currently closed so you need to walk on the road for a small section."
"Stepping stones currently (Feb 2023) closed, possibly 1 missing?"
Facilities and Accessibility
Pros:
"Good cafe and shop."
"The courtyard has toilet facilities, cafe and shop."
"Much of the grounds are accessible to wheel chairs and mobility scooters."
"It's particularly good for me as, a person with very poor mobility, they have mobility scooters which you can book free of charge."
"Facilities are all excellent and everything is within easy reach."
"Good toilet facilities but only near the main entrance."
"Good wheelchair access to the rooms on the ground floor."
Cons:
"Cafe overpriced especially ice creams (this is National Trust, remember)."
"The toilet facilities at the walled garden are poor. One small toilet at a considerable distance from the coffee hut."
"No toilets adjacent to the car park/visitor reception area! Just watch out if you arrive desperately in need ... they are a 5min walk in the main courtyard."
"The Orangery not open and the toilet there was badly blocked and overflowing."
"Only letdown was all food and drink served in disposable crockery and cutlery."
"The refreshment hut could do with improvement, it was very small and limited."
"The disabled toilet is spacious enough to drive in on the scooter."
Family and Children's Activities
Pros:
"Plenty for kids to do with four play areas."
"If you have kid, there is a great adventure playground."
"There are 3 or 4 playgrounds for kids including a great train playground which was built linking to the original estate."
"Great fun for young families, as there's adventure playground climbing frames."
"There is always a new activity for kids to do, the play parks are interesting and cater for a range of ages."
"Toys available for kids, interesting house to explore."
"3 great children's playgrounds."
Cons:
"Being in the summer holidays, it was full of kids, so if you want to avoid this and have a more peaceful visit I would recommend visiting during term time."
"School holidays mean it can get busy. Conservatory still closed."
"It was very busy on the Bank Holiday."
"Lots of kids playing football where everyone was sitting on the grass in the sun having a picnic don't think ball games should be allowed."
"The only downside is only the ground floor of the house is open and the long walk to the wall garden where the glass houses where closed to the public with no notices about this until your there."
"The composting one at play area is still closed."
"The conservatory is currently closed, and needs urgent repairs."
Staff and Service
Pros:
"The staff at the entrance were more than helpful and went above and beyond to make him comfortable on the scooter considering he had never used one."
"Staff are always pleasant and welcoming."
"All the staff were welcoming, friendly, helpful, polite, and very informative."
"The staff went out of their way to make our visit just perfect by giving us the information we needed."
"Plenty of friendly staff who couldn't do enough for you."
"Very welcoming and helpful staff, good visitor centre."
"The staff are welcoming and there is a lovely visitors center on arrival, with doggie treats too."
Cons:
"I let the staff member know that I would be on the public road and taking some shots of the trees and buildings from above and she refused me or told me that I couldn't."
"I think overall it was a little bit disappointing and I found the regular boxes asking for more donations a bit off putting."
"The only negative would be the way a lady spoke to my wife and I when we were walking around the house."
"Only thing missing is a book shop, all the big NT sites that I've been to have all had book shops on site, shame this one didn't."
"We had planned to visit, upon arrival we greeted with by a parking attendant who informed us that we had to pay £16 ish each…. For a walk around a stately home… we had travelled to Holy Island, Housestead & Barnard Castle during week…. Not one of those places charged anywhere near that!"
"Needless to say, we left & went to have a walk around Aydon Castle instead…. For free might I add!!"
"Some of the wealth of the Trevelyan family derived from the holding of slaves in Grenada."