30 Sep 2025
The day I visited absolutely poured with rain, which did not help. That said, the grounds were absolutely stunning! I loved the wide variety of trees. I especially liked seeing the Pinus pinea trees in the Mediterranean Garden. I saw two of the glass houses. The park is absolutely enormous and would take several days to fully explore.
The only real down-side was the constant droning of aeroplanes (a plane flew lough overhead roughly every two minutes). Other than that, it was hard to believe I was in a big city.
Food in the café was good, but expensive (London prices). Staff were very friendly. I look forward to one day visiting again, which in fairness might be some time away as I live at the opposite end of the country). The weather was so bad that it was hard to really make the most of such a beautiful place.