ascott house

the house is steeped with history and in typical NT style, the staff are very helpful and informative. Plan a day in advance and it's possible to take in local places of interest that tie in to this property. The gardens, beautifully landscaped, are stunning. Pick your time of year and the various flowers that bloom will not disappoint. Whether spring, summer or Autumnal blossoms, the colours are spectacularly placed around the walkways. Views beyond the garden extend toward Mentmore and open farm land.

What a lovely place the gardens are amazing. We'll worth a visit. Beautifully kept . Check opening times before going.

Open spaces. Quizzical aspects to the magnificent gardens. Didnt visit the House because granddaughter is too young. Visited out of school holidays thus we had the place to ourselves.

This is another beautiful National trust property. Some what smaller than some with no tea shop or gift shop but truly beautiful gardens. Go on a dry day and take a picnic :)

Fascinating Jacobean timbered buildings with historic contents and excellent National Trust guides. Scenic and interesting gardens - best to go on a nice day to get the best of inside and out. Great views from the grounds.

One can "show off" any number of ways. But, acres and acres of espaliered boxwood and hedges is the most obvious. The cost to maintain extensive gardens can't be calculated. What gardens!! Ordinary people rarely get invited into. The breadth of Ascott House gardens is amazing. They go on and on. The atmosphere is completely welcoming. Sit and enjoy the scenery, the art, the architecture, the splendor of it all. And to think; real people own and live in this space. It is only open to the public a few hours a week, and then for a small number of weeks per year. Plan your visit carefully so that you are not rushed. You won't regret it.

A great place to visit. Beautiful with lovely gardens. However missing coffee shop and small trinket shop. However don't let that put you off as it it very beautiful to visit for an hour or two x

This National Trust property is set in the rolling countryside of Buckinghamshire and is a perfect place to spend a summer's afternoon.The gardens of the house are beautifully manicured and views stretch for many miles across the Chiltern Hills. There are plenty of gravelled walkways and just a few steps and gentle slopes.Lily ponds and fountains are prominent features in the gardens.The house (which is still occupied by the de Rothschild family on occasions has a warm and welcoming feel to it. Admire the many fine paintings including some Gainsboroughs,Stubbs and various Dutch landscape painters amongst others. The porcelain room contains many priceless examples and is extremely well stocked.Every effort was made to accommodate the needs of a French visitor who accompanied us...even to the extent of immediately producing a guide to the house in French. Our business colleague was most impressed1Very easily reached from the M1 motorway and less than an hour from London this lovely old property is well worth a visit.Care! Toilets are in the car park (before entry to the gardens or house and there are no refreshments available on site.Like many historic properties there is a lack of seating facilities for the infirm or weary...maybe a chair or two in each of the rooms would make things rather more comfortable.

Went on a U3A history group trip to Ascott House last week and took my daughter and her 5 month old baby. At the ticket kiosk they had no facilities for paying by card so I had to give them cash. The house was much further from the car park than advised (more like 700 yds than 220) and we saw no warning that there would not be any toilets at the house. When we arrived we were not allowed to take the baby inside in her pram (not enough space) but when we took her out were also prevented from taking in the bag with her milk and nappies in it as it was 'too big and we might knock something over'.When I pointed out that it had her food and nappies in, I was told that there was nowhere to feed or change her anyway - no toilet and no cafe! - so no point in bringing in her things. The guides were not exactly falling over themselves to be helpful or friendly and my daughter felt so unwelcome that she decided to walk round the garden with the baby first instead of going inside straight away. After walking round the gardens, we decided to take turns to see the house. My daughter went first. As she headed into the first room she was told she was walking the wrong way - it was a one-way circuit only. On the whole, with one or two exceptions, we found the guides unfriendly and officious. The exhibits were presented without much information and there was little about the history of the house. Overall it seemed more to reflect the wealth and buying power of its current owners than to represent a good example of a fine Jacobean house.I can't say that we thought the scant 5 rooms available to view (in this huge house) were worth the £10 each that we paid (no concessions for seniors). Overall we would not pay a return visit.

I have visited many stately homes and this one is a bit tiny. Granted, it is tastefully done up then most but I feel that there are more of the house that can be opened up to the public than what they have at the moment-- a tad disappointing and mean on that count I feel.The grounds; I like the most! Beautiful and contained. I'm so not a great lover of walking around till you are completely lost so it's perfect!

Really beautiful landscaped gardens, acres of pathways, fields and formal gardens in which to wander. You could easily spend the afternoon just walking through the different types of gardens, sit and have a picnic and just relax, looking over the Vale of Aylesbury. The house is very nice, with a few rooms open to the public, a very homely place, in which the family still reside. The opening hours are limited, as are the car parking spaces, so if you don't want to be disappointed arrive just on opening time, not before, because they will not let you in and there is nowhere for cars to queue. A nice afternoon spent.

Really friendly nt guides house full of interesting things and is lived in.still, the gardens and views are outstanding and so peaceful

Can only agree with what has been written.Ascott house and park,part of Ascott Estate. Residence of the Rothschild family.The ground floor rooms with paintings porcelain and Chinese artifacts.The gardens are worth the visit.Caution the NT handbook states car park 220 yards from house,this is inaccurate it is more than that,600-700 yards.There is an electric buggy,runs a shuttle service,from car park to house.Toilets in car park,no refreshment facilities.

After visiting Waddesdon, we arrived at Ascott in the late afternoon, of a gloriously sunny day. The ground floor is open to visitors, and though access is limited, the pictures and porcelain on display are stupendous! The rooms feel lived in (such a contrast to Waddesdon). The room stewards were most knowledgeable,and helpful. It is well worth visiting - so don't be put off by other reports of there only being a few rooms open! The grounds - well, yes, some parts were roped off, but this didn't spoil our enjoyment of a series of superb gardens - loved the topiary sundial, and the Dutch garden. A good guidebook is worth getting as a souvenir of a great visit.

Ascott Estate. Spent a few hours at this estate. The gardens are well worth a visit. But the estate is only open on a Tuesday afternoon 2pm to 6pm. The house is Jacobean. But you can only visit 4 rooms downstairs. If anyone goes I would recommend you taking a picnic as there are no refreshments available, you have toilets by the car park. This is a National Trust Site. Enjoy.