National Trust - Wimpole Estate

Another great year for the Xmas lights.A great evening out for all the family. Always well staffed for parking and around the venue. Don't go down the wrong road tho or you might bump into a horrible Karen . Who can't understand a wrong turn. Good food on offer even if it's a bit pricey. Mulled wine and Coco half way round.

Absolutely fantastic light display around this beautiful estate. Music is played around each set to fit the mood. Father Christmas greets you half way round and he does look the real thing! Very well organised and so worth the visit we loved it. It took well over an hour to walk and stop to take it all in.

Beautiful house and stunning gardens, it was built during the 1640’s -1650’s after the original Manor House was demolished. Mrs Bambridge ( Rudyard Kipling daughter) the last official owner passed away in 1976 the house was bequeathed to the National Trust. Entry is free if you are a National Trust member which I am. Extensive grounds to explore. We did not manage to get everything done in one afternoon so a return visit will be made. The house is stunning, with lots of rooms to view, cameras are allowed thankfully. Walled garden is beautiful with lots of produce being grown some of which you can purchase from the front ticket office.There is a restaurant, cafe and shop on site. Toilets easily accessible too. Large free car park. There is a farm yard area too, we did not manage to get to that bit today or the folly. Still lots to do. Highly recommend a visit.

We stopped off here on the way to Norfolk. This is a fantastic estate, with so much to see. We didn't manage to visit the house this time, but we walked to Home Farm via the Walled Garden. The Walled Garden had a selection of fruit trees and many flowers as well. They sell juice made from the apples on site. Home Farm had a great trail for the children that meant they wanted to go all round to collect their embossed stamps - a great idea that more Trust properties could learn from. The Great Barn had some fun hands-on this for children too. We loved seeing the baby animals, particularly the piglets. There was a small play area with a very popular combine harvester climbing slide-thing and some other less-popular items. There were a good number of picnic benches, though these were taken, so consider bringing a blanket. The estate walks appear to only be accessible from the front of the house, and it was later in the day when we reached this point so didn't attempt these. All-in-all this is a HUGE estate, with diverse activities to engage a wide range of audiences. Would definitely consider returning here if we were in the area - we loved it.

Stunningly beautiful place. Plenty to see and a lovely place to walk around. The inside is the house has plenty of guides to ask questions and an easy to walk through one way so you managed to see many rooms. Absolutely stunning walled garden - in fact one of the best I have ever seen. Everything as it would have been with every fruit/vegetable/flowers you could imagine growing together! The farm was excellent to walk through too - great to see the little piglets! Amazing barns amongst the more modern farm buildings too. Highly recommend this place.

A superb place, which should interest many people of all ages.Wimpole Hall is worth a visit on its own , the magnificent building and all the contents.The grounds including walled gardens although the visit towards the end of October are still interesting.The farm with its buildings , equipment and of course the animals, enable townies like myself to see farm animals close up

Good couple of hours in the spectacular grounds for the Christmas Light trail. Some very impressive displays from the sea of light through the Cathedral to the magnificent shows in the rear grounds. Coffee and food available at a couple of places and kids play area. Only gripe is £8 car parking after spending upwards of £30 for the tickets.

We grabbed the free Autumn family ticket for NT Wimpole Estate and we had a great day. Plenty for the kids to see and our little dog loved it too. We went on a bit of hike (could’ve been so much longer) as the weather was kind to us today giving that it’s October. The restaurant was great, there was plenty of places to sit down (but it did get quite busy around lunchtime). We had a picnic by the lake which was perfect and they also had some cool little coffee and crepe vans too. Will definitely be going back and we are now thinking of getting the NT annual pass - which you can actually pay monthly of around £6 a month - so that we can visit the other sites and estates around the UK.

Spacious NT property. Main points of interest are the house, walled garden, orchard, house farm and the folly/grounds which are more of a walk. Plenty of amenities. Pushchair accessible paths. Friendly staff. Can easily spend 4-5 hours here. Car park is a 5-10 min walk from the entrance. Only thing missing is a play area. But otherwise kids will enjoy it!