Discover more at Ashridge Estate
Find out when Ashridge Estate is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
The café, shop and plant shop at Ashridge Estate are open daily for a tasty treat or to buy a souvenir of your visit. Stop by the second-hand bookshop to grab a good read. All income generated helps to look after Ashridge Estate for everyone, forever.
Maybe you like to fuel up before you head off to explore or enjoy a post-walk treat? Grab yourself something tasty from the Monument Café . Serving a range of hot and cold drinks, breakfast, light snacks and cakes, it's the perfect place to head at any time during your visit.
Please note that most seating is located outside.
Most of the food and drink served is prepared on site in our kitchen, using a wide range of ingredients. As a result, we can’t guarantee that any of our food and drink products are completely allergen free.
If you have an allergy or intolerance and would like ingredient information about the food and drink served, please ask the staff, who will be happy to help.
Visited before? We sometimes change our recipes to improve quality and flavour, including the ingredients. When you visit, please speak to one of our team to check the current allergen information for your favourite dish.
Every cuppa or tasty treat you buy helps us to continue looking after places for everyone to enjoy.
Whether you're looking for the perfect gift, a treat for yourself or to take home a souvenir of a wonderful day out, there's something for all ages in our Ashridge Shop. From homeware and garden essentials to tasty treats and locally made products. Step inside the Ashridge shop and explore.
Create a space you’ll love to spend time in. From stylish throws and cushions to kitchen accessories and home baking essentials, there’s something for every home and kitchen.
Find all manner of useful and decorative items to help make your gardens beautiful. Items include garden mirrors, wind spinners, metal sculptures and striking plant stakes.
The fruity jams, tasty curds, and crunchy biscuits on sale in the shop are all UK-made and completely moreish. So, if you’re looking for food and drink gifts or just something delicious for your own table, there'll be something to tempt your taste buds.
We're passionate about supporting local artist, designers and crafts people, to bring high quality local produce to the Ashridge Estate shop. We stock a large range of locally products including prints, greetings cards, ales, jewellery, glassware and home fragrances.
If your visit has inspired you to update your own outdoor space, complete your day with a visit to the plant shop outside the visitor centre. The varied peat-free garden plant range is hand-selected by family-run supplier Pren Plants. From potted bulbs and herbaceous perennials to edibles, all plants come in recycled pots.
Every purchase you make in our Ashridge shop helps us to care for the nature, beauty and history that surround Ashridge for everyone, for ever.
The second-hand bookshop boasts a great selection of pre-loved books, kindly donated by visitors, and expertly organised by our volunteers. Browse the well-stocked shelves in the visitor centre and pick up the next book you can’t wait to curl up with.
We’re always on the lookout for new donations, so if you have any good quality fiction and non-fiction books that you’d like to donate, please drop them in when the shop is open. We’re able to take up to two bags at a time.
If you have a large quantity of books you'd like to donate, please email us or call us on 01442 851227.
The money raised from the sales of these donated books helps look after Ashridge by funding essential conservation work.
It is through your purchases and support that we are able to continue to care for nature, beauty and history for everyone, for ever.
Find out when Ashridge Estate is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
Discover some of the best cafés, restaurants and tea-rooms at the places in our care across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Find a place to eat near you, as well as special deals and allergen information.
Pick up a book from a second-hand bookshop to keep or share. Every purchase will raise funds for conservation projects at the places in our care.
Looking for the perfect gift or perhaps you're in need of some retail therapy? You can browse our full range via our online shop.
Ashridge has over 80 miles of pathways to explore, on foot, on bike and on horseback.
Ashridge has over 80 miles of pathways 5,000 acres of woodland, from the windmill to Bridgewater Monument and panoramic views of the estate, there’s lots to explore at Ashridge Estate.
Ashridge's long history begins with Iron Age farms, Roman settlements and a royal park, to Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown creating the Golden Valley.
Ashridge is a two pawprint rated place with over 80 miles of pathways. Find out more here.