Ashland - The Henry Clay Estate — Attraction in Lexington

My husband and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary at the Henry Clay Estate. After years of planning our May 2020 wedding, we were forced to postpone to 2021 but ended up experiencing very unfortunate events with our venue that lead to the cancellation of our wedding completely. After spending a few hours at the estate taking photos, we realized that we should’ve researched the location as our original venue to begin with. The estate is very beautiful. We were not able to take photos indoors due to continued concerns with COVID, but we were just as happy with the outdoor photos. The estate was very well kept, bushes trimmed, and blooming flowers everywhere. I was thankful that they didn’t just mow their lawn before our photos because my dress would’ve turned green. The slightly grown out grass ended up looking great in the photos. Guests on the property left us alone as we wondered around looking for spots to pose for the camera, and so did the staff. It seemed like everyone respected the estate by just observing, enjoying the beauty and silence as they walked around. We appreciated a nice, calm experience. We would like to thank Kate Heil for responding to our emails so quickly and professionally during the last few months as we scrambled to find a venue to let us simply take photos on their property after ours refused us service. We were more than happy to donate what we did to the estate for the day with our photographer. I would recommend the Henry Clay Estate to anyone who wants to enjoy a peaceful, historical, and...

Really cute space- but NOT Henry Clay's home. They do take AAA discounts and student discounts for admission. It was his son who tore the house down and rebuilt it.

The guide spent 20 minutes of us just standing in the entry way giving is history. I recommend they put that on video for folks to watch so we don't have to just stand as they take up time rambling on. I could hear others in the group talking and meandering and the guide doesn't get that talking gets old after about 7 minutes. Each room had neat stuff- but again this isn't a history Chanel show that I'm watching and because of the small space can't even see the faces of the folks mentioned. If someone has to use the restroom they have to be escorted through the house and we had 2 in our group that needed restrooms at about the 1 hour mark: which meant they had to call someone each time. Our guide was a little overzealous and mentioned numerous times she was "worried" something would be ruined on the tour.

If you need an elevator there is not one and the steps in and out are old and somewhat steep in spots. Some items are said to belong to Henry, and they kept mentioning enslaved . A nice pics of history. Glad I got discount tickets. Not worth $25 adult price within a discount though....

The Henry Clay Estate is a must see if visiting Lexington. No time for a tour, no problem. Walk around the grounds for free. With a cafe on sight, just site and take in the summer air. Visit and sit in the gardens or take a walk along the grass trail on site. If you get a chance take a tour of the Estate. The tour last an hour and the tour guides are very informed. Our tour guide (Lillian, I believe) was very friendly and knew alot. Not only did she recall a lot of the history, but she even mentioned anything learned from other tour groups. She didn't rush anyone off after the tour. She took her time and talked to everyone. Even while I was tour the grounds before leaving she stopped and talked to me a little bit. It is nice to actually be able to take your time and take everything in. The only down side is after touring the Mary Todd Lincoln house, they do not allow you in the rooms like the MTL tours. They block off sections with causes crampness trying to get everyone a chance to...