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    Audio guide Audio guide
    Adult and family audio tours of the house, £2. Includes free child audio tour
    Events Events
    Special interest days, children's activities, wine tastings, music evenings, garden workshops, Christmas opening and events. Manor Restaurant monthly evening openings
    Guided tours Guided tours
    Free daily guided walks around garden, 11:30. Free wine cellar tour, 3, Wed
    Country walks Country walks
    Wildlife interpretation trail

    About this property

    Waddesdon Manor was built (1874-89) by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild to entertain his guests and display his vast collection of 18th-century French decorative arts. The furniture, Savonnerie carpets and Sèvres porcelain rank in importance with those in the Louvre in Paris and the Royal and Wallace Collections in London. There is also a fine collection of portraits by Gainsborough and Reynolds, and works by Dutch and Flemish Masters of the 17th century. The Victorian gardens are considered one of the finest in Britain and famous for the parterre, seasonal displays, shady walks and views, fountains and statuary. At its heart lies the aviary, stocked with species that were once part of Baron Ferdinand's collection. The Wine Cellars, modelled on the private cellars at Château Lafite-Rothschild, contain thousands of bottles of Rothschild wines dating back to 1868. Look out for changing displays in the refurbished Coach House and the Woodland Playground.

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    The Aviary at Waddesdon Manor
    © National Trust / Hugh Palmer / the Rothschild Collection
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