Burghley House

Beautiful house with some truly amazing architecture and decor. Not as many rooms to visit as I had hoped for the size of the house but what you see is still very impressive. Gardens are expansive and very well kept with some lovely sculptures and lots to explore. Well worth the visit.

Very impressive estate with a lot of history behind it. The house is in impressive condition both outside and inside, and it shows the efforts that were put into its conservation over time. The stuff was very knowledgeable, and was very happy to chat with the visitors, giving more details about the rooms. If you want to know more about the history, then I highly recommend the audio guide. At the time of my visit, the house was not very busy, and I had plenty of time to explore and read some of the additional information in each room. The gardens are very well looked after and with some very interesting sculptures to discover. The price to visit the house and the gardens is decent, and there is very ample parking available for no extra cost. Do not miss the events leaflet as there are some very impressive things happening during the year.

Tickets were £20 per person. The house and garden was stunning! Especially the house had lovely guides in nearly every room that were friendly, approachable and willing to explain the history. It was not overcrowded and there were lots of good opportunities to take photos. Outside of the house was a massive expanse of fields, which was gorgeous with animals around.

It's a really nice place to walk round and the parking is free, which is a bonus in this day and age. There's a small garden shop, a gift shop and a coffee shop there outside of the house. Next time we visit, we will go earlier and go round the house.

Impressive stately home with a park and adjoining gardens. The public rooms are richly decorated and furnished. The Surprise Garden is fabulous with many water features. A sculpture garden is also included.

Absolutely fabulous. The house is stunning and full of history. We also enjoyed having coffee and cake in the orangery restaurant. Beautiful gardens well worth a visit.

Majestic house with stunning interiors. There are guided tours offered at some hours, it’s best to ask when collecting tickets. The staff at the castle is very helpful and provides many additional information. You can also visit the gardens which have separate entrance from the castle. The only drawback is lack of any shelter with a roof around the house. In the afternoon all the facilities close at the same time so if you wait for a bus or taxi there is no shelter from the rain when you wait. We had quite intense rain when waiting for our car and the only place to hide was under the tree…

We are members Historic Houses we gets us free access but not the garden today. However we signed up to a house tour with Roger as our guide, it was billed as an hour but it took two, only a few people left. Excellent would really recommend the guided tours. The house splendid and well maintained and has an air of looked after calm. Tea in the Orangery a must afterwards, it was closing by then. So much more to see we only glimpsed the gardens. The Hell staircase a favorite but my pics didn't do justice. I think the unknown woman is Helena Snakenborg!

Great family day out. You can spend a full day here doing the house tour, walking around the grounds and the garden of surprises and sculpture garden, and going to the orangery restaurant or the garden cafe for something to eat. There's also an adventure play park for children. There's often an event or market on here like the famous Christmas market or Burghley horse trials.

It's okay. Very expensive for not great touring. Your ticket gets you into the gardens and house but only a very small portion of the home is available for viewing. In this section there are an astounding number of paintings but most are copies or unattributed. The furniture is beautiful. The gardens are pleasant but garden is a loose term. The best part was the mirror maze and the lake overlook but there were sparse plantings and almost no flowers. The orangery is one food option but the food is incredibly esoteric for a small, over priced cafe. The chicken tenders are a mediocre but safe option. Not impressed, wouldn't go back

Bought the ticket then couldn't enter because I had a headache. Before closing time they wouldn't issue a refund, and basically implied that is was my fault saying they were "sorry". Then they said to go round you still have 30 mins which was pointless because basically everything was closed. And then as a final straw they pointed me toward the exit which was as locked, so I couldn't get out. I explained to them that the whole situation wasn't customer satisfaction and they just said they were "sorry" quite sarcastically this time actually. It was quite humiliating actually and they didn't seem to show any consideration

We didn't actually visit the house (it was closed for the winter), but... We were in Stamford in February, looking for a place to go for a run. Our hotel recommended Burghley Park. We went for a run on a frozen morning, running cross country on the turf around the perimeter. Very beautiful, serene and uncrowded. We really enjoyed our visit. We hope to return again, during summer, to visit the house, too.

This is a very impressive manor in the town of Stamford. I only had about 2 hours to visit but I felt I saw a lot. I guess this home has been used in movies such as Harry Potter and Pride and Prejudice, and a full on Bollywood flick was filmed on site. We took a taxi here and they were able to drop off and pick us up no problem. Tickets get you into the grounds and sculpture garden. The home is typical English Royal decor, 4 post beds, lots of gilded decor and tapestries. Pool table. The map helps and I believe there is an audio tour you could purchase. We were able to take pictures. After visiting the home you could walk to the garden which has a variety of different sculptures. It's not clear what is what on the map. People who didn't want to pay for the home tour were picknicking on the lawn outside the entrance. There is also a gift shop and restaurant on site. I liked the variety of items available for purchase in the gift shop. When I needed a cab back, the security guard was able to secure one for us. Overall, a nice little tourist attraction in this quaint town.

"Oh the fireplace at Rosings Park!" I must admit the Burghley House rounded out the end of a Jane Austen Fan Girl trip that included visiting several great houses mentioned in the books and used in the films. While all were simply breathtaking, Burghley House was immediately my favorite. Not only is it majestic and stunning, it manages to stay warm and feel like a home. There is something magical about the place and it's grounds. The audio tour is pitch perfect. It's informative, humorous and not too long. It gives you options to learn more if you want or to move on. The docents in each room are amiable and eager to discuss the fascinating history of the home with you. And yes... the FIREPLACE! Everything about Burghley was delightful. And you will want to go back again and again.

So in all my time at Harlaxton, I had never been to Burghley House... it was time. It was a beautiful day to go. The coach dropped us off and getting the group tickets at the desk was fairly easy. The staff in some of the rooms were very good about answering questions that our students had. I get no flash photography, but I don't understand no photography at all... The photography 'license' does irk me a bit, but at least you have the option to take pictures. Anyway, the house is lovely and so are the gardens. Not sure about the water features of the 'Gardens of Surprise', but the children that were running around definitely loved it! Work BFF and I decided to have tea and a cake at the cafe. We went to the Orangery Restaurant. I had a brownie and a pot of the darjeeling tea. The brownie was really nice and we had the option to sit outside in the sun. Overall it is a wonderful afternoon out... both for the grown-ups and the children.

1 mile from Stamford and 10 minutes north of Peterbourough on the A1. I took the bus. On the return trip you have to stand at the edge of the road across the street. Make sure to ask the bus driver before you get off for correct instructions. The house and grounds are worth the trip. Most of the grounds are open, but little of the house is open. They do not allow any photos inside the house. The family spend little time in residence.

We went for a walk here about a year ago and took the opportunity to explore the Sculpture Gardens. There were quite a few sculptures that took our interest -- and that of our children too, which was surprising given that they were only 4 and 2 at the time! But we could definitely recommend the place as a somewhere good to burn off a few calories. Sadly we didn't have time to explore the rest of the estate or the House itself, but if we're in the area again we would certainly want to do so on the evidence of what we've seen so far.

Burghley House is fantastic. It's the setting for numerous films (Pride & Prejudice, bits of Harry Potter etc), and rightly so as the house is in great condition in the Lincolnshire/Cambridgeshire countryside. Burghley House is on the edge of the historic town of Stamford, and fits right into it's surroundings. The house has open land for acres around for visitors to explore, play cricket on, or simply watch the deer. The house itself is slightly pricey to enter, but provides plenty of interesting views and information to keep everyone entertained. Definitely recommended if visiting this area

To be honest whatever i can say about Burghley House is probably superfluous. What i can say is that whatever they do, they do it really really well. Its a classy place, obviously the surroundings are absolutely beautiful, but more than that everything they do is tasteful - if that sums up images of kenny everett then stop right now ! Seriously, from the food at the Orangerie - fabulous (not cheap) but fabulous ! through to the garden of surprises... a treat ! i guess i would say that its a place for wondering, exploring, eating, drinking and spending some quality time - or just lounging on the grass and wondering about what all those deer think about ? Actually we had our xmas party here one year (brilliant night if you're interested) and when we came out for "carriages" all the deer were watching us, their eyes reflecting in the mist and the cars headlights - it was magical !

Burghley house is an astouding place. The ground are lovely the house inside is amazing. The food they server in the Orangery is tasty.