National Trust - Castle Ward

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1. Fergal O'Mahony ★★★★☆

   Visited the mansion and it's gardens, the farmyard (Winterfell for GoT fans) and did some of the walks. The guides in the mansion are lovely and very knowledgeable. They have a nice cafe, a gift shop & second hand bookshop located beside the mansion. There's also a nice playground and plenty of picnic areas on the estate. For those who may have difficulty walking, there is a gradient between the mansion and the farmyard, however you can drive your car between the main car park and the "shore car park" beside the farmyard. The remainder of the walking trails are relatively flat and have lovely views across Strangford Lough. Well worth a visit.

   1 month ago
2. M D ★★★★★

   Lovely walk around the grounds have been many times and will return time and time again. The place has my heart!

   almost 3 months ago
3. mick mckernan ★★★★★

   Lovely National Trust location. A hidden gem. Great walks and a dog friendly cafe serving indoors and outdoors in a well sheltered stable yard.

   almost 3 months ago

1. B B ★★★★★

   Over 800 acres! The castle has a grand view point from many angles. Great little shop, decent restrooms, sounds playing on speakers in different areas make it really feel authentic! There is also a used bookshop, which is so interesting and cute. We didn't get to try the café, but it looked like it had a good selection of snacks. The courtyard in the middle would've been a wonderful place to enjoy a coffee and a snack from the café.

   almost 3 months ago
2. Stephen Sloss ★★★★★

   Castle Ward is a fabulous day out for the family. In addition to the house tour with its splendid architecture and story, the grounds and walks are lovely. Enjoy the stable square for coffee and bites to eat.

   almost 6 months ago
3. Colourme Pink ★★★★★

   We took the ferry from Portaferry & walked through the caravan park and round Castle Audley and Castle Ward, the sunken garden is lovely and the views are beautiful. There was a great tea-room too were you can eat inside or out and the staff were really pleasant & helpful, there was also a gift shop, a book shop and stables (not sure if horses were resident). If nothing else the walk was a good one, taxing enough but not hard with no steep hills or stiles. Loved it, will definitely be going back at some point.

   almost 3 years ago

1. Alan Gray ★★★★★

   Beautiful place to visit. Lovely welcome as soon as we arrived from the lady checking our passes. She set the tone for a great visit, and all the other guides, volunteers and staff are so friendly and knowledgeable. They added a lot of happiness to our day. Nice café, and there are plenty of seats outside in the sheltered stable yard. House and gardens are delightful with stunning views over Strangford Lough. Thoroughly enjoyed our day. Visited on Friday 19th August 2022.

   almost 3 years ago
2. Jessica Lennon ★★★★☆

   Lovely House and Grounds. The day I went there, it was a living history day; however, if you didn't actually have a question, they didn't talk to you. The house itself is beautiful but for £30 I would've like to have seen more rooms, a lot is closed off. The jazz band was great! I would definitely get there early; there's a lot to see!

   almost 3 years ago
3. James Stott ★★★☆☆

   Was pretty disappointed with the NT with this one, okay so we arrived fairly late in the day around 3pm and were still charged £20 to park and visit the property. However the house was closed, so we went for a walk around the grounds and got back to find the gift shop and tea room closed at 4pm. Would recommend parking near Audley's Castle and save the money that the NT are charging to park at Castle Ward.

   almost 3 years ago

1. Robert Simpson ★★★★☆

   Arrived a bit late but coffee shop open very friendly staff had time for shop then bookstore where I purchased a local guide book of county Down s antiquities Lots to visit in future. Short walk in gardens few rests leaning on fence/walls admired views. No interior house visit today.

   almost 3 years ago

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