the peel mansion museum & heritage gardens

The tour guide was great, an older woman who had originally planted some of the gardens. The gardens weren't much too speak of during our trip due to the season and all the snow we'd been having but the grounds seem well kept. This is our third attempt to take a tour, the first time, well over a year ago, a woman came out to us and said we missed the tour so we'd have to wait and that it would be about an hour. The next time was just a week ago, we got there at about 5 past the hour and the lady who works in the gift shop said we missed the tour, it was the last one for the day but if we wanted to wait, she could give us a "tour" herself after the current tour finished. We didn't want to pay and not get the full experience and there's no way in the world it would take an hour to look around that tiny gift shop so we opted to leave. By the way, the website doesn't say anything about the tours leaving on the hour and there sign on the gate has times that differ from their website. Anyway, the tour guide was a friendly older women with a lot of information. The home is well kept and beautiful. It's definitely worth seeing, if you can get there at just the right time. They are currently doing construction so I would wait a bit to go!

A lovely restored mansion with a very knowledgeable tour guide. The gardens are beautiful and they continue to make improvements to them and the surrounding buildings. Very enjoyable.

The house is about 140 years old. Nelle, the docent who showed us through, must be about 130. The house is no big deal, but Nelle was utterly charming.

One of the few restored homes around NW Arkansas. The Peel Mansion has been lovingly restored, and is a beautiful place to visit, for both the house and the grounds.

From my childhood travels through Bentonville on our way to visit family in Kansas, I was captivated by this (then) spooky-looking mansion. It has now been completely restored, with a museum and gorgeous grounds.

Not up to, say, National Trust standards but they are doing a lot of improvements and are getting there...It is between a Walmart parking lot and busy street, so don't expect a historic landscape setting either.

Ive been throught Peel mansion several times including for a wedding. Each time Ive been Ive learned something new that I didnt know before. Its a great venue for weddings or events as well. The grounds are gorgeous. A wonderful place to visit or use as a venue!

Beautiful mansion and a wonderful amount of history. Loved the staff and museum store. Liked hearing of the future plans. Awesome place!

The home has some neat furniture and a lot of history. We really enjoyed the guided tour and explanations and how the home is used today as pa place for receptions and parties. The gardens were very beautiful.

This home was built in the late 1800's and has been restored. All of the rooms are open to the public and are nicely restored. There are guides that can provide interesting stories of the various parts of the house and the furnishings. The outdoor gardens are very well maintained and beautiful.

There is not much to see here for the $8 admission price. I felt that it should be priced lower, but the grounds and mansion are well kept. It is in the Walmart parking lot.

Such great history and beauty in the place...gardens are to die for...and the antiques in the home is wonderful. Guides was very insightful.

The Peel mansion is easy to find since it's on the main road through Bentonville and adjacent to a Walmart parking lot. The mansion has been restored to it's original beauty. Our docent offered interesting information about the history of the home. Be sure to ask about the history of the food storage in the basement and the chalk boards in the third floor room. The home tour is a well-spent 5 dollars. The gardens and gift shop are free. There are stairs to the second floor, but someone who cannot handle stairs would still enjoy the ground floor. Add this one-hour tour to your visit while in town for Crystal Bridges museum and the Walmart Visitor's center.

This mansion is on the main drag through Bentonville and very easy to find. It has a wrap-around porch that reminds you of times gone by. The tour is very interesting. The funishings are in very good condition.Upstairs there is a very old trundle bed. We took my husband's parents there some years ago and Dad started to weep, as it reminded him of the bed his folks slept in and the trundle part was slept in by him and his brother. We were sooooo glad we took them there and that it blessed him so. He was about 96 at the time. The gardens are in full-bloom starting in the spring and are spectacular. A small fee is charged, but is worth it.

It was our intention to visit the Peel Mansion. Had I not visited their website before our trip or had I not call and listen to the recording phone message, I would've certainly understand. When we arrived we found the Peel was closed. Now admittedly this was a Thanksgiving trip for us. However, it was not Thanksgiving when we arrived at gate of Peel. It wasn't Sunday and they were not closed because it was the holiday. They were just closed.Your website and your phone messaging system should say we are closed for the entire Thanksgiving weekend and will not reopen and have regular business hours until a specific date. C'mon Peel management and staff! You can do better.