Goddards — Attraction in Great Britain

This was our first visit to Goddards House & Garden and what an amazingly beautiful property it is. I was in awe as soon as we looked down the very impressive and beautiful driveway, with a sneaky view of the house sitting at the end, intriguing me as to what the house was like. On entering the house, again I was blown away by its sheer beauty, the wooden panelling, the beautiful ceilings and detail.

The staff were extremely friendly and very knowledgeable about the house and the Terry family (yes, as in Terry's chocolate!) whom the house belonged to many years ago.

It is a place where children are able to wander around and can touch the furniture or sit on the chairs, this is always an added bonus for us parents. In the room which was the playroom, are a couple of games which would have been popular at the time, this caused some entertainment for us as we all had a go at the various games in there.

Outside is just, well, GORGEOUS! The gardens are beautiful and so well maintained, it is a perfect place to sit with a picnic or letting the children run around after having walked around the house. There's a tennis court within the gardens, where rackets and tennis balls can be borrowed for you to have a quick game. Discover the rockery garden, which I would say was my favourite part of the garden, with the colours and the peaceful pond.

Finish off your visit with popping into the cafe for a coffee and cake.

All in all, this is a fantastic day for the whole family! On a side note, there is wheelchair access into the property, however I don't know whether there is access upstairs.

If you do go, have a...

Today we visited Goddards House and what a wonderful house it is, only surpassed by the gardens. The ambience of the property was one of charm and a pleasure from the moment we walked down to the house along the flower bordered drive. We had a wonderful lunch served by young people who were exceptionable with their delivery of excellent customer service. The volunteers in every room were very knowledgeable and answered all questions with interesting additions of further information. Sadly the visit was spoiled by a small group of all I can call them feral children. Yes they were accompanied by two mothers but they were just allowed to climb over furniture and window sills, to be met by the comment 'oh are you climbing'? May I suggest to the Trust that a few gentle reminders, in the way of signage, for parents such as these two woman to keep their children under control when in the house. There were many families with children there today and they were delightful, with respect for the house, the gardens and...

Beautiful garden, path easy to follow and to walk on. Suitable for people with mobility problems. Nice terrace to sit at whilst eating and drinking items from the tea room which sells light bites, hot and cold drinks. The lady at reception was very welcoming and knowledgeable about the Terry family who were the only family to live in the house which was built in the 1920’s and was given to the National Trust on the deaths of Mr & Mrs Terry as their offspring did not want to take on the responsibility of this beautiful house. The gentleman at the gate house was a bit stern and not very welcoming. Unfortunately there is only one toilet for everyone. For some reason there were day glow orange construction fence barriers closing off steps and other odd places, stood out like sore thumbs and took away some lovely photo opportunities. I would have thought the National Trust would have found a more ‘in keeping’ way to block things off. Definitely worth a visit. Too small for a full day, would say give...