Visited today with my partner and had an absolutely wonderful time. All of the staff were lovely and told us lots about the history of the house, explaining photographs and family trees. A special thank you to the gentleman on the second floor who showed my very curious partner where the chamberpots were hidden! The two gentlemen working the model railway were full of interesting information, and clearly put a lot of care and pride into the trains. We had coffee and cake in the tearoom — the coffee cake was delicious and the staff very friendly. The lady in the second hand bookshop was lovely too, and we picked up a couple of books at amazing donation prices. My partner is from Scotland and it was his first time visiting; I felt extremely proud to show him such a well cared for and friendly National Trust home. Thank you!

Great visit to the hall today and very lucky to have Janet giving us the history and a tour of the house,so knowledgeable. Lots of activities to do if you had children with you. A vist to the cafe did not disappoint the scone was delicious but a thumbs down for the plastic cups although reusable it was a disappointment. The grounds are well worth a look around. I would visit again if in the area x

What a hidden gem this place is. Spent 4 hours mooching in the house , kids enjoyed playing in the gardens with lots of play activities set up for over the summer. The cafe is basic but good - the cheese scones were very tasty and good value . All the staff were very friendly and knowledgeable.

Visited in December, but the house was rather taken over by a fairytale themed display. It was very popular and certainly must bring in much needed income at a quiet time of year. Unfortunately it was just not my cup of tea and I’d have preferred to learn more about the Pennyman family and the house. The cafe was very busy and congested with quite long waits. Given the popularity of the Christmas displays I would have thought some additional pop-up facilities for tea and coffee could have been provided. Good model railway upstairs is worth a visit. Some nice walking in the grounds too.

First trip to this place, never knew it existed. It's only fairly small, but still spend 3-4 hours here, the house is really good, they had a musical event and pond dipping on for the kids during the holiday. So the joy of a tranquil trip was stopped by children smashing saucepans with wooden spoons. But all part of the fun. They oddly have a really good miniature railway in the house, the staff were more than friendly and were happy to talk about the house. The gardens are lovely, lots of seats in the cafe and outdoor space for sitting/picnics etc. car park is all hard packed gravel, plenty of disabled spots, but didn't see electric parking. Looking forward to the car event in June!

Very interesting property, fortunately lacking NT corporate influence. Only complaint is how difficult it is to find. Turned left onto road that runs alongside hall grounds. Came to entrance sign for tradesmen etc., continued along road and arrived at the church and dead end. Turned round, went past trade entrance again, and arrived at closed entrance with notice saying use other entrance, so went back to trade entrance and found my way round estate to car park. Evidently the main entrance is in other direction. A simple arrow on notice by closed entrance would have saved a lot of time. Total absence of brown signs on direction from which I approached. Just lack of thought and seeing approaches from a strangers perspective.

This National Trust property is a lovely Georgian Mansion full of wonderful rooms and interesting information on the family who lived here. The model railway was a enjoyable surprise and the grounds a pleasure to walk round. Would recommend a visit.

The hall isn’t particularly big but it is brought to life by the enthusiastic guides in each of the rooms. They didn’t wait for people to ask questions; they just started telling you about the history of the house and family. Signage was a terrible let down. We were one of three cars to enter via the exit. There are no directions from the car park to the house so we went the wrong way again. We also struggled to find the walks around the estate, even with a map, and the signs on the walks were very hit and miss.

We came for the free-day and it was SUPER busy but the staff did a great job of fitting everyone in. There were loads of cool activities like archery and sports, and falconry and owl shows. The interior of the house is gorgeous and so expensive but the entire site is so nice and I would definitely recommend it.

Arrived here on a very wet day to an empty house & lovely welcome from the staff & volunteers. They were very knowledgeable & engaging on the house & family. It was clear that work continues to find out more & they genuinely love the place. Enjoyed looking at the cameras & photographs. Good tea & cookie in the cosy cafe, picked up a few books in the bookshop. Skipped the garden as it was just too wet.