Herstmonceux Castle
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The oldest brick brick building in England did not disappoint. A castle with a long and varied history. Thanks to Mrs Stone for the informative guide at the entrance for fascinating account of some of the colourful characters who have shaped the building as it is today. As it is a University you cannot go inside apart from pre arranged tours which happen now and again. There are many different parts to the gardens which have a kind of natural vibe.
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Beautiful Elizabethan brick built castle with nice gardens. Access to inside the castle is limited to specific times/areas due to occupancy by the University of Canada.
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Very castle-ly
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Very pretty walks and everyone was so polite :)
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Great place for a day trip, the castle is a loving recreation, beautiful gardens, and the grounds around the castle are expansive and full of hidden gems which keeps you exploring.
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It is always a joy to visit Herstmonceaux. The gardens change from season to season and one can walk for hours in the woods and fields. Dogs on leads are welcome and there is also a small playground and lots for children to learn about. Small cafe serving light meals,coffee,teas etc.
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Beautiful castle, unfortunately the gardens were near the end of the season so not a great deal of colour apart from some roses and flowers from the daisy section. Knew it was late but did expect a little more.Magic Garden very poor and disappointing along with other parts of the ground.<br>Wanted a cream tea with my husband as one of our first trips out in a long time due to covid. Only to be told only cheese scones with butter available. With the sandwiches, that was it .But still charged us the same price of a cream tea very disappointing and did look very drab on the cake stand was not impressed. Will hopefully visit again next year but a bit earlier hopefully to see more colour.<br>Also arts and craft store disappointing, many art pieces to look at but craft pieces hardly anything at all .
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So peaceful.
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Beautiful Gardens lovely walks and nice team rooms
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Lindo ❤️
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Beautiful from outside but you can't see nothing but the gardens
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Fantastic gardens. Brilliant walk and lovely cafe' after this! Great value for money!
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We realy enjoyed our day visit
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Lovely grounds & gardens, acres & acres to walk around & relax a great way to spend a day. The cafe / coffee shop greatly let it down, very disappointed with the food, expensive, not much choice, especially if you've got dietary requirements, very poor standard. Will definitely return to the castle but certainly will not use the cafe again. If the cafe had been good would have given 5 stars.
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Good day interior closed due to vivid,but ground's are a nice walk,but a bit rough for wheelchair users, good value for the day
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Shame one can't visit inside the castle but beautiful grounds to explore. Woodland at the rear wonderful. Pleasant courtyard to enjoy coffee and cake from shop. Be prepared to share with the Peacocks 😁
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Stunning gardens. Peaceful and really well looked after. Such a good day out for nature lovers.
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A lovely place to walk in delightful settings. The castle offers a superb backdrop. Nice cafe.
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Beautiful castle and surrounding area.
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Wonderful historical castle with gorgeous gardens!
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Nice gardens. Walk out to the folly it's not far and there is a nice lake there. No access to the house and peacocks will try to share your lunch
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Such a beautiful castle, although we couldn't go inside at this time.<br>The grounds were beautifully kept.<br>A good day to hang out and explore as a couple or family
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Beautiful gardens
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We visited the castle for a medieval weekend on the August bank holiday Monday. WOW! Jousting, knights fighting, castle sieges, lots to do and lots to see. We took a picnic and sat watching the jousting. If you get to the arena early enough there were chairs to sit on. We spent some cash on Medieval honey, OMG it is fantastic, and my wife bought costumes for next years event. We will definitely be going again next year and hope to encourage the rest of our family to come too. A great day out for young and old alike.
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The oldest red brick castle in England: need I say more? No. It's self-explanatory. You show up, you have a potter, you look at the gardens, you think to yourself "Wow, what must've it been like to be the owner of such a place and to have subsequently died at the supple age of 52 with gout?!".
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