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