National Trust - Kingston Lacy

Easy to find and plenty of parking space. A great place for dog walking or picnics. The house is wonderful and packed with many treasures. The woodland walk and Japanese gardens are good. I especially liked the Egyptian exhibition. Has a good cafe serving the usual NT menu as you would expect. Well worth a visit.

I had a very enjoyable visit on a sunny afternoon. The grounds are spacious and include formal gardens, expansive lawns, woodlands, a large kitchen garden and a beautiful Japanese garden. The house is grand with exquisite furnishings including items from ancient Egypt and paintings and from Italy. Well worth a visit.

Easy to find with plenty of parking and easy access. Beautiful house and gardens with very friendly and helpful staff. The children were engaged with their guide of the house and found it a fascinating place. Picnic area seating was provided as well as cafe. Currently the main toilets are being refurbished so only temporary toilets available, same with the play areas through the woodland walk. We had a lovely day out and would go again.

We visited for a second time. First time was during COVID. Second time was far better. I felt that I had more time to read about the house, speak to the volunteers and just generally take time to explore the property. All rooms were open (unlike our first visit) and it definitely made this trip a lot better. Being able to go upstairs to look at the bedrooms and leaky skylight was lovely. Maybe next time we visit NT will have fixed the skylight.
When you've left the library and gone in to the next room (possibly a lounge) make sure you ask the volunteer about the small paintings hanging on the wall as you leave that room. Some interesting facts.

Work was being carried out to clean and restore the chandelier at the time which was also good to watch. It looked very time consuming and luckily there was no Only Fools and Horses moment 😉.

Make sure you visit the laundry area outside with all the different Irons
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The gardens are lovely and there is a walk around the estate which is recommended.

There was also work going on fitting a heat pump and lots of information about why this is taking place. This didn't affect the visit at all.

A fantastic house that is complete with all it's original fixtures and furnishings including a magnificent collection of artwork. The guides were very helpful, friendly and informative. The grounds are very pleasant to stroll around and the kitchen garden should not be missed. All told a great place to visit.

I liked the inside of the house and how much cool stuff that it contains inside it, The food there isn't that excellent though. It's a nice cafe though. You can buy Sausage rolls, Pasties, Sandwiches, cakes, drinks, ice cream and also wedges. The gardens are lovely to walk around and I would recommend this place for school trips as it's excellent to see an old house in the National Trust.

Lovely day out for all the family (and any dogs). Would have been great to see the light show trails but visited during the daytime at the end of season - one for later this year. Well laid out and very accessible, the grounds offer plenty to see and explore - great to have multi use paths of varying distance on the adventure trails, not many properties seem to allow for cycling. The house itself was a delight, though not much appeared open (no bedrooms on show, for example). The Christmas decor added a real cosy feel to the art on show and warm, traditional wood panelling interiors. One for a summer visit again!

Visiting family in the area, so went here as a trip out. The house is, as often the case, spectacular. Beautifully decorated for Christmas. Huge tree's, lovely lighting, and well informed guides. It was a bit busy, probably due to the poor weather, but plenty of space for looking round, lovely to have so many children there ... it didn't look like there was anything special on for them, unfortunately. Great lunch, and seating in the stables is perfect. The Spicy Cauliflower Pasty is an absolute treat. The second hand bookshop is worth a visit .. and the little Christmas sale worth a look. We didn't do the advised walk and the rain had decided to beat us .. but it looks lovely from the photos. I've included the poster advertising the snowdrops if you're interested, in the photos. There's no need to book in advance, although there's a timed system for the house, we certainly didn't have to wait.