The gardens are beautiful and to make the whole experience better make sure you get the free audio commentary device which will tell you about the different places in the garden and its history. The house was also good with lots to learn and see. There were tour guides in most of the rooms who would answer any questions that we had. The cafe had some lovely cakes and food.

We enjoyed exploring the beautiful gardens, particularly the world’s oldest topiary garden, which was very impressive - I took sooo many photos! We were surprised that there were still so many flowers in September, even the rose garden still had several blooms. We read that it is recommended to walk up the river and back down the other side to see the deer and Bagot goats, but we didn't have time on this visit. We spent around 3 hours here, over 2 hours in the gardens and 40 minutes in the house. We were visiting with a small child though who woke up as we entered house so only managed a hasty look around the family home with Elizabethan interiors, fine furniture, clocks and paintings. There is a bakery for take away sandwiches and pastries, and a cafe with outside and indoor seating, both looked busy when we visited. The toilet block is near the carpark and was clean and tidy. Open Sunday to Friday, from 10am to 5pm. Tickets to House & Gardens are £14.50 each or Gardens alone are £10.50. Luckily we were able to use our 2-4-1 Gardening World voucher for the gardens, then pay a little extra to visit the house. Photographs are not allowed inside the house. Highly recommended for a half day visit.

Excellent as always, ignore below review absolute nonsense. Feel like I have to defend this place as the most current review is a totally erroneous and is not representative of this restaurant. The food is excellent, the service is perfect and whilst it may be on the more pricey side, it is superb quality. Perhaps Mcdonalds would suit the below reviewer more than this place.

An unusually interesting and well presented house and gardens. We often find the interiors of old properties palls pretty quickly, but this one is well set up with ample, adequate information to satisfy one’s curiosity and the team of volunteers were all friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. There’s also a trail of hidden birds and mice for children to seek to keep them occupied. We went to the cafe for lunch and were well looked after and the food was very nice. The gardens are lovely and DO NOT miss the remarkable topiary. Someone told us this is looked after by 4 full time equivalent gardeners. We were impressed - maybe they work at night with head torches!!

Levens Hall is known worldwide for its famous topiary gardens. They really are amazing with so many different shapes and sizes but the gardens are much more than the topiary and time is needed to fully appreciate the work that must be needed to maintain them to such a high standard. You could easily spend several hours wandering around the gardens where there are plenty of places to sit and admire the landscape. The Hall itself is particularly interesting with knowledgeable, friendly guides on hand to answer any queries. Photography is not allowed in the Hall as light levels are quite low in some parts. There’s more than adequate car parking and entrance was £31 for two adults which we thought represented very good value. There is a cafe/restaurant(reviewed separately) , gift shop and plant sales area together with toilets near the entrance. Easy to find as the M6 is close by and there was is good signage. Highly recommended.

This house is so beautiful and is steeped in history for a house that is a lot smaller than some I've visited. The topiary garden is just amazing and well worth a visit. We got our tickets on virgin experience it was £76 for 2, and we didn't realise that Levens does the same deal for £75 but I am not going to lose sleep over £1. For some people, this might sound expensive, but believe me, it's worth every penny as this price includes the house and gardens plus your lunch, dessert, and drink. The food was exceptional plenty to choose from. There is a bakery onsite but sells out of scones and other things quite early. There is also a giftshop. This is the type of house you'd wish you would have grown up in to play hide and seek in the gardens. No photography in the house allowed as it's a family home.

First visit to Levens Hall, garden and deer park. Free parking was welcome, from the car park we crossed the main road and did a circular walk in the deer park. There were a number of deer grazing happily near to the river. The walk took just over an hour and was very pleasant. We then visited the gardens which were quite stunning with the manicured topiary. The house itself was very interesting and lots of useful information in each of the rooms, there is also knowledgeable guides in each room. Whilst visiting these types of properties can be quite expensive, this one is definitely worth a visit. We also visited the cafe, which was very busy and was seated in another building across the courtyard which we found most comfortable. The food, drinks and service was excellent.

My wife and I visited Levens Hall on a beautiful afternoon. We went into the house first and there we saw some magnificent furniture and fittings together with very unusual artifacts. We then spent time in the gardens which are very well tended. We were going to have a coffee but it was so warm we decided on an ice cream instead.

We visited Levens hall and gardens as a group today with private tours in the house and gardens. Some of us spent the whole day there with an excellent lunch before we returned to the house and gardens for a Self guided your . We had a warm welcome with excellent guides in the house who brought the house alive. Chris brought in lots of garden design history which complemented the history of the house its families and their places in English history. The shop, bakery and plants all added to a great day out. Thank you

Levens Hall was superb, well worth a visit to the house. All the staff were helpful and informative. The bakery is an added bonus the sandwiches were excellent. The gardens are all very well maintained and the topiary gardens were magnificent. All in all a wonderful day out