Lovely trip to Waddesdon Manor yesterday and our guest took full advantage of the Woodland Playground. This is a great place nearly an hour's journey away but you can easily spend the whole day there. It is administered by the National Trust but still owned by the Rothschild Foundation so there are a few quirks compared to other National Trust properties.
The day begins well away from the main house and grounds and a strange Welcome pavilion which appears to be a new attempt to control access to the house to ensure that not too many visitors get in at any one time. You still have to have a timed ticket to get into the house, even if you are a National Trust member and as there are only 35 of these for every 10 minute slot you are quite likely not to get one if you turn up after 11am on a busy Summer weekend.
I'd been in the house before so my guest and I just concentrated on the grounds and still had a wonderful time ! The gardens looked great, inspite of the recent hot weather and there were lots of picnic spots and a great aviary. So all in all the National Trust membership is proving its worth !
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