National Trust - Croft Castle and Parkland

What more can I say than we loved Croft Castle and its Parkland!We seem to have a penchant for these old buildings and getting the chance to see and read about how people lived way back when? I blame my wife she loves her history and it seems I am converted now!??!Honestly, on a nice sunny day, a walk around the gardens is fascinating, but, when you go inside the buildings it can be a bit of an eye opener!The rich, truly were rich, to have afforded these houses etc, the local community, to some extent, worked in the big houses and and the fields as farm hands. Poorly paid in many cases but better than the alternative!Sadly eventually, even the rich could no longer afford there homes and many were sold off, sadly only a few were saved.Well worth a visit....

Great place for families, lots to keep the kids occupied, lovely historic house to mooch around in and pleasant walks. Very lucky with the weather today

An amazing walled garden, probably one of the most heavily planted and used, with an area for vines too!! We were u able to do any of the many longer walks in the surrounding parkland. But we do hope to return. We loved it.

The rooms looked so beautiful yesterday, and the bonus of the Ludlow Male Voice Choir singing carols was a real bonus.We solved the mystery of the missing necklace, and then had a fab hot festive drink in the cafe with a slice of parsnip and ginger cake!

Another gorgeous national trust property and gardens. Lots of accessible walks around the well maintained grounds and walled gardens, dogs welcome on leads. Stunning views across the country.

We visited Croft Castle last week on a free day out. It's certainly a fantastic place to be. Lots of different walks and dog friendly. Lots of parking. A great cafe on site. Lovely gardens and fruit and veg areas.One of the best looked after properties I've ever visited in Britain.It's not really a castle anymore, more of a stately home. But what a place to visit.

Beautiful home with large grounds and lake to walk around. Excellent walled garden with ancient tree orchard. Small church next to house worth a visit

Due to bringing a toddler, we only explored the immediate grounds of this property, not the wider grounds or inside the castle. However, we had a great time playing the games on the lawn as part of the NT's Summer of Fun. The play ground is fantastic... it has a wooden castle for children to play on. The cafe is consistent with other NT properties. Would like to come back and explore further!