Seaton Delaval Hall Reviews Summary

Gardens and Grounds

Pros:

• "The gardens are lovely for a walk round."
• "The building is very well kept and so are the grounds."
• "The gardens are stunning and the old hall is amazing."
• "The gardens were in full bloom and were gorgeous in the summer sun."
• "The gardens are absolutely beautiful."
• "All the gardens are gorgeous, and full of interest all year."
• "Gardens are amazing, with nice walks around the grounds."

Cons:

• "The grounds are quite small so does not take very long to complete."
• "The gardens weren't as big as I expected, although very nice and pleasant to walk around."
• "This is an interesting place, the gardens have got lots of potential with a lovely layout but unfortunately they are not in the best of state."

Family and Children's Activities

Pros:

• "Batsballs provided so kids can enjoy themselves."
• "There was ball games out that the children could play with which they really enjoyed."
• "The children's playground is great for the little ones (or not so little!)."
• "The grounds and gardens are pleasant to wander around and there is a children's adventure playground hidden among the trees."
• "There's a lovely little park and a big playing field with loads of games for the kids plus lots more."
• "The children loved the humorous rooms, with chairs on the ceiling and noisy beds!!"
• "Lots of outdoor activities for children, including a games field with lots of ball games to play."

Cons:

• "If anything the play area needs more swings for the kids."
• "Play area seemed a bit wobbly, maybe there were too many children on it."

Cafe and Food

Pros:

• "Cafe was good with some nice cakes etc."
• "The coffee and food in the cafe were very good."
• "The cafe is fab, and we can personally recommend the summer berries flapjack and the nutty carrot cake."
• "Great cafe with nice Earl Grey tea, decaf coffee nice and a good range of cakes, sandwiches and hot items."
• "Good tea, coffee and cake, a thoroughly enjoyable day."
• "The brewhouse cafe has a good selection of snacks."
• "Meals in cafe were substantial, good quality and reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "The cafe was a bit over priced for some items."
• "In my opinion the coffee place is a bit on the expensive side but their chocolate brownie was excellent."
• "The food seemed a bit over priced."
• "As at most Nat.Trust properties the food lacks imagination or any kind of salad!"
• "Food at the cafe what we had cheese burger was nice but all you got was a cheese burger for £8 and small amount of salad on side."

Accessibility and Facilities

Pros:

• "Nice big carpark, shame we live too far away to be regulars!!"
• "Plenty of motorhome friendly parking."
• "Ample parking, toilets, and caters for disabled people so easy to get around."
• "Decent size car park but limited disabled bays."
• "Level access toilets, really nice cafe, maps with level access routes."
• "Accessible toilets and baby change as well."
• "Free parking."