Address: Penshurst Place, Penshurst, Tonbridge TN11 8DG, United Kingdom
Phone: +441892870307
Rating: 4.6
based on 181 reviews.
Accessibility
Pros:
"Penshurst Place is wheelchair and pushchair friendly on the grounds."
"Access for pushchair and wheelchairs. Easy access for everyone."
"One of our party uses a wheeled walker and we were signposted to an accessible route and we understand that as an historic building, some parts were not accessible due to stairs."
"There is free parking by the cafe in a big field and there was baby change facilities in the ladies and disabled toilets."
Cons:
"If you are in a wheelchair or have a buggy you will not be able to visit the house or toy museum."
"It's a pity you can't see the whole castle, because the rest is inaccessible."
"In the actual Manor House itself it might be quite difficult to manoeuvre a wheelchair up and down the spiral staircases and I did not see any elevators so please be aware."
"Wheelchair (or pushchair) access is awful."
"Toilets are questionable regarding the disabled and those in chairs."
"The toy museum has a few steps up to it, no ramp."
"Nice place although disabled would struggle around the house as its all stairs."
Gardens and Grounds
Pros:
"Great day out. Grounds and garden are lovely and can't wait for summer when the rose and nut gardens come into their own."
"An amazing house and the gardens are absolutely beautiful, so many different parts of the garden to enjoy."
"Beautiful place.....all the hedges had just been done and the gardens looked beautiful even though it was the end of October."
"The gardens are also breathtaking; you can imagine Queen Elizabeth wandering around with friends."
"Loved the gardens, always something interesting to see around every corner."
"The gardens are looking beautiful and my girls really enjoyed exploring the formal gardens, which are laid out in 'rooms', and were very peaceful."
"The gardens are stunning and very well maintained, you could lose yourself for an entire day if you wanted to."
Cons:
"The only thing is that the garden is currently under renovation caused by 2022 heat."
"I fully appreciate it is trying times. But was very disappointed on the state of the gardens on show."
"Gardens fairly formal and weren't at their best when we went in September."
"Gardens themselves are nothing remarkable that you couldn't see elsewhere for free."
"Gardens didn't seem as interesting as Hever Castle down the road. Very formal & not as full beds."
"The gardens were smaller than we had expected."
"The garden is very neat and pretty however the staff have been incredibly rude."
Facilities and Services
Pros:
"Cafe offers breakfast, sandwiches, salads, coffee and cakes."
"Friendly staff. Very well organised under the current circumstances."
"Complete with a toilet, free car park and a cafe."
"The staff were very helpful and friendly and very observant making sure little children don't touch things."
"There is a lovely cafe with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating."
"Has cafe and tea shop."
"The coffee shop is very nice."
Cons:
"Main problem was they've got rid of the big lunch marquee with the nice fresh sandwiches and indoor seating."
"Buffet style food at these places is normally not great and this was down there with the worst of them, and not cheap either."
"Only downside was very sub par food in the garden restaurant."
"Pleasant cafe but lacks healthy options and outside tables and chairs are in need of refurb."
"What had been a nice trip out with such beautiful gardens was thoroughly ruined by dreadful over priced 'food'."
"The service in the cafe (near the car park) was decidedly lacklustre when we visited at around 4pm."
"The only negative were the ticket office staff... that the public are a bit of an inconvenience."
Play Areas and Activities
Pros:
"Great play area for children, a maize maze was excellent fun."
"Wonderful grounds and lots of spooky fun for the kids!"
"There’s a large adventure playground."
"Brilliant playground for children of all ages."
"The adventure playground is absolutely brilliant and kept them entertained for ages."
"The children's play area was great fun too with age suitable equipment and children can feed the chickens."
"There is a large playground for the kids."
Cons:
"Was a little disappointed that the adventure playground has signs saying under 16s only?! Why? Big kids like to play too and is clearly build very strong."
"The only small downside was there were not enough ice creams/lollies to meet the demands of a very hot Bank Holiday."
"Ice creams were over priced, but where aren't they?"
"The large gardens have a lot of formal hedges and an adventure park for young children."
"The playground is pretty large and offers different kinds of activities."
"Good, large play area. The maze was really good, there are 3 different challenges with varying degrees of difficulty."