Wollaton Hall, Gardens and Deer Park Reviews Summary

Deer Park and Wildlife

Pros:

• "An absolutely amazing deer park."
• "Keep an eye open for the deer roaming freely on the grounds."
• "The experience of seeing the deer walking around the grounds is breathtaking, they walk within metres of you."
• "Grounds are wonderful to be able to walk so close to the deer."
• "Fabulous place, extensive grounds to explore, and great to see the Deers 🦌 plenty about."
• "The Deer are a wonder to see and are really beautiful animals; we’re very lucky to be able to share their land with them."
• "Deer roaming wild throughout the park, must be wonderful at Christmas."

Cons:

• "We have not seen any deers but it was very busy during the event."
• "Only saw 1 deer but we didn't walk too far on our first visit."
• "We did not see any deer, but plenty of birds and some squirrels."
• "Unfortunately signage in the car park is scarce and does not inform you or the parking conditions or the fact the deer are rutting at the time in the year and not to approach."
• "Please be aware of the rutting season if you taking your dog make sure it's on the lead at all times."

Park Facilities and Attractions

Pros:

• "Great place to visit. Fantastic play area for the kids right near the cafe and toilets."
• "The walled garden is small but packed with interest from Spring to Autumn."
• "This historic house with magnificent grounds and lake is a wonderful place to just stroll with the family and dogs at any time of the year."
• "The exhibits inside are both educational and captivating, offering a delightful experience for history and nature enthusiasts alike."
• "Definitely worth a visit to see Titus. Lots of information about the T Rex and how it was discovered."
• "Fantastic outdoor play park with plenty for all ages, enclosed for safe playing."
• "The Hall is also free to enter and full of fun and interesting features."

Cons:

• "Food prices were extortionate."
• "Unfortunately the museum was closed when we visited so could only wonder around the grounds."
• "Needs more seating areas though. Especially in the cafe area."
• "Whilst visiting I also went to the cafe, but this was less impressive, with there being limited hot food options, & at the same time being expensive."
• "The cafe in the courtyard is expensive for what you get and the milkshakes look better than they taste."
• "The park area is good, didn’t go round the hall but did visit the cafe which was a bit of a disappointment."
• "The cafe has some gluten free options (and also veggie/vegan) which is good."

Events and Activities

Pros:

• "The hall stages many different activities throughout the year one being a charity fun race called Gung Ho."
• "We visited here for the festive light trail which was very enjoyable."
• "The recent Christmas wonderland was breath taking. Very well done and felt magical."
• "Attended a amazing fantastic lightshow!! At wollaton hall.....friday night 11dec 20 ... Absolutely incredible!!"
• "We went to the open air cinema it was a great experience."
• "Wollaton hall also does a movie night outside, so look out for the tickets."
• "We visited Wollaton Hall for the Christmas Lights and had a great time."

Cons:

• "Christmas lights trail: to avoid at all costs, paid almost £100 for my family for what was 30-40 minutes of walking at most and absolutely underwhelming lights."
• "Went for the Christmas at wollaton event the lights were lovely. funfair was a small wheel a carousel and helter skelter expected more for just shy of £90 for 2 adults and 2 children under the age of 15."
• "Went to the festive light display in the evening. It was ok - if you've not been to one before. It did not really have the wow factor - unlike the Belton house display we did a few years ago."
• "Wollaton Christmas Lights -We have attended the Christmas Lights on 3 occasions now and its the worse light show experience ever."
• "No Xmas theme whatsoever a total disregard for families looking for that Xmas experience."
• "It's nice but not as good as last year and very poor value for money."

Parking and Accessibility

Pros:

• "Parking available both at bottom end by play park or closer up to the hall. £5 for all day."
• "At weekends park in the University Campus for free, walk across the the Derby Road if you want to visit Wollaton Park."
• "Parking is £5 for the day which is a good price considering the hall & gardens have no charge."
• "Plenty of parking and wheelchair friendly acess."
• "U can pay for the carpark by phone app or manually at the top of the hill with a carpark attendant."
• "You only pay for parking, the grounds and Hall are free."
• "Parking all day is £5."

Cons:

• "Parking isn’t free, it’s £5 flat fee for the whole day even if you arrive late afternoon."
• "Also the parking is diabolical, expensive for one but also requires an app to use which is Ill thought out considering there's literally no signal there."
• "But car parking was a pain. You have to download another app on your phone, register, set up a password, put bank details in, what a pain."
• "The parking payment system was awful. Could not download the app due to slow Internet connection."
• "Parking isn't cheap with only 2 options (2hrs or all day)."
• "Car park ticket machines are now boxed up. You are forced to use parking app."
• "Less said about the car park though, can't pay at the machine, have to download an app and pay through your phone which took a lot of time and was extremely frustrating."