National Trust - Coughton Court — Attraction in Stratford-on-Avon

Pleasant day out, very well looked after property as usual and it was good to have the house open again. Everything was immaculate and clean throughout the house, an excellent show by the volunteers who made the whole place sparkle and were very proud and knowledgeable about anything we asked. There are several discreet areas around corners with family ‘treasures’ on view, I would advise visitors to seek them out. A lot of wood panelling could have made the interiors a little dark, but it seemed a good addition to the rooms and made them both comfortable and warm to enter, yet still easily bright enough to see everything we wanted to. Around the site were small, discreet notice boards pointing out views or items of interest seen from that location, particularly things it could be so easy to miss. The walled flower garden is of particular interest, as it was prolific in full bloom and brilliant to wonder along the ‘flower pots with arrows’ guided route. The change to the more formal gardens was interesting in its contrast in styles and outlook. A good selection of ice creams, snacks and drinks were available in the stable yard, close to the house, with both open and covered seating areas available. The necessary ice cream was delicious to say the least. This was served in a timely and friendly manner using cash or contactless payment methods available. Well...

A really enjoyable family day out for all the generations!

The turnoff for Coughton is not particularly well signposted, to make sure you don't miss it, I would approach slowly.

The house itself is impressive. We all enjoyed climbing the spiral staircase to the top to enjoy the views. There is about 60 stairs in each direction. As a children's activity you can ask them to spot the footprints that have been engraved on the roof.

Also for young children in the main hall there were books and toys. There was also an incredible dressing up box with clothes for all ages. I was delighted to see the clothes were accessible / adaptive so everyone can take part.

Although there is no official playground, there is a play area not far from the cafe and toilets, which is small but good. There is also an incredible woodland trail - mud kitchen , wooden / nature instruments etc. It is part of a circular trail which is bumpy and there are steps if you turn left - something to consider if you have a wheelchair / pushchair.

Wonderful volunteers rounded off...

Beautiful day out with the family, word to the wise I went with my 4 children after lunch we sat on the grass and the kids played my son who is a trained gymnast did a cartwheel and broke his arm due to the grass being so uneven his arm went down a hole in the lawn main lawn of house as seen in photo, no signs to say uneven ground at all. The Trained first aider was useless took her nearly 10mins to get to us and then they had no ice packs in first aid kit, no ice served on site my son was feeling very sick at this point so asked if they had a bag of any sort they gave me a sandwich box??? The first aiders response was we don't have anything to help you your better off going to A+E I was so annoyed as this was what I was going to do before staff had told me to wait for the first aider for 10mins . Luckily for my son I carry a full first aid kit in my car with ice packs and sling sorted him out and rushed him to hospital all be it 30mins after the incident. What we did see was nice but just be very careful if taking older relatives or...