This is a great place to visit.
Plenty to see inside the mansion and really interesting. There is also the fantastic gardens, farm and walled gardens to explore anytime of the year. There is a large estate and several suggested walks. Although when we visited (Oct 2023) there were some parts of the garden and a larger part of the estate were flooded from the river Trent
As you would expect with National Trust, there is a car park, toilets and cafe.
Spent a lovely couple of hours here today which wasn't nearly enough! The mansion is wonderful to see and the apartment too, lots of lovely furniture, paintings and decorations, and it's really interesting to learn about the history. The walled garden was lovely and lots of beautiful flowers still even though it's middle of October. There's a really nice little gift shop and tearooms but we missed going into the secondhand book shop as it had closed, we did just about get tea and cake in the farm cafe though, very nice cakes indeed. We saw sheep, cows, grouse and chickens. There's much more for us to explore on the grounds and along the river so we'll be going again. Definitely worth a visit!
Had some free national trust tickets so went with my sister. Took a picnic but also visited the tea room for cake and coffee.
If you want to explore everything then you need a full day.. plenty of parking and lots of walking.. free shuttle bus to o take people to the main mansion. The volunteers that give their time here are worth their weight in gold. We would definitely go again.
Superb grounds and good facilities, returning to visit the house. The staff are very professional with the catering and gardening staff pi king up on my grandson's additional needs, he's Autistic, stopping mowing when they say it affected him and the catering team offered noise reducing headphones due to the impact on him. Super considerate.
Wonderful stately home with a fabulous parkland and gardens to explore... I'm not a fan of the large display boards used in the ground floor garden room or the modern display props suspended from the ceiling , they detract from the properties heritage. There's a great gift shop and a couple of food offerings here too... well worth a visit
This is our favourite national trust property. It has a lovely, long winding drive to the very small car park (which plans to be enlarged soon)
There is an amazing walled garden and a very basic park which is also going to be improved soon.
There is a lovely farm and then another walk to the mansion. There is a little bus you can get on from the visitor entry point up to the house. There are two cafes one at the farm and another at the mansion. You can go enter the mansion and walk around in the farm buildings.
Lovely family day out! Lots of picnic spots, and loads of walks!!
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Loved the estate, very beautiful and large. Well kept.
Plenty of animals to see and areas to explore.
Most of the staff were friendly and knowledgeable.
Seems to be a popular site, very busy when visited.
Plenty of areas to sit.
Has a shop, ice cream, food and drink.
The down points were: no map was available - only a map board at the main entrance, so we found it difficult to plan what we would like to do. It's difficult to see pic on phone while sunny.
Unable to have a sip of water on a very hot day while inside the mansion (not even while sat on a bench in the middle of the room, away from anything valuable), yet the volunteer had water and was not quiet about it.
When you head into the apartment area, you are given information as a large group then allowed through however, this then makes it excessively busy for a small area when trying to look around. Due to it being cramped, we rushed through and missed out the servants quarters to avoid crowds.
Even though it is a lovely property that I enjoyed seeing and exploring, it is one of my least favourite to visit in comparison to other National trusts. Few minor things could make it much better.
Very large and beautiful estate with lots of interesting places to visit. From the apartment of famed British photographer Patrick Lichfield to the main mansion and its Italian/greek influenced architecture, there's plenty to discover and learn. And the surrounding gardens offer a nice variety of peaceful walks and picnic spots that will delight the whole family. As with other National Trust places, there's a nice tea room with light bites and refreshments, a small shop, a lovely second-hand bookstore, as well as a couple of ice cream vendors. It was a great few hours spent there and will definitely visit again.
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One of the best National Trust properties.well worth the entry fee, which was something like £28 for two.
Plenty of free parking. Not too many disabled spaces, but if you tell the car park attendant they do their best to accommodate you closer to the entrance. The staff are helpful. As you enter, there is the walled garden full of various plants and flowers. I don’t think that you can enter the house, but it takes a while to walk around the gardens and woods.
Also, just through the entrance is a shuttle bus service for elderly and/or disabled. It drops you off near the servants quarters on the mansion. From here you can go into the tearoom, toilets, gift shop,and mansion. If you go into the side door of the mansion, you enter the apartment where lord lichfield lived and worked. No photography allowed in this part of the mansion as it displays a lot of lord lichfields photography, the licence to which is currently with Getty. This was probably my favourite section.
When you finish the apartment tour, you end up in the mansion foyer. You can take photographs in the rest of the house I think. There is lots to see: Grand rooms full of art and antique pieces. Many sculptures and carvings. A large library. When you’ve finished and exit the front of the house, even the house is impressive with its columns. If you go to the rear garden, the river runs past. Nice to relax for a while.
The tea rooms are great. There is plenty to do that I haven’t mentioned. Well worth the visit.
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Beautiful Nation Trust Shugborough Estate…
Adults £14, children £7 (plus gift aid - see photo)
Parking is on a field, it’s free to park - disabled parking available.
To get to the mansion takes a 10 minute walk - a ‘bus’ is available to those who would be unable to manage this.
By the parking is the walled garden & ‘woodland explore’ a play area. A small court yard is also close with a cafe & toilets, plus a gift shop & plant centre.
Once at the mansion you can visit the accommodation of Lord Lichfield, as well the the main body of the house & servants quarters.
The staff were attentive & interacted with the children & adults well - although there is a lot within the house the cannot be touched, (it’s clearly labelled), there are also lots of things that can the played with & touched for the children to experience also.
There is a larger court yard behind with a beautiful 2nd hand book shop, gift shop, toilets & another cafe.
The gardens behind the mansion are stunning - Chinese house is also beautiful. Most of the monuments/gardens & outhouses are close to each other - however there are miles of beautiful countryside to walk of you wanted.
The plants, trees & flowers are beautiful & well cared for.
We attended on a hot sunny day, not sure how it would present on wetter days - as stated above the walk from the parking to the mansion is about 10 minutes.
Events often take place the Shrugborough so check the website before hand.
Booking ahead wasn’t necessary for our visit.
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