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Ascott
Discover Ascott, where a historic home meets superb art collections, natural and formal gardens, and views across the Aylesbury Vale.
Ascott Estate Office, Wing near Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire, LU7 0PS
Important notice
Ascott is currently closed and will re-open on Tuesday 19th March 2024.
Opening times for 8 December 2023
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Ticket type Gift aid Standard Adult £10.50 Child £5.20 Family £28.50 1 adult, 2 children £19.00 House and gardens
Ticket type Gift aid Standard Adult £16.50 Child £8.20 Family £44.00 1 adult, 2 children £29.00 Become a member and discover more than 500 places
Assistance dogs only
Assistant dogs are welcome in all areas.
Plant shop
Plants grown by Ascott's Gardens team can be purchased from the entry kiosk.
Car park
Free parking for members and non-members. Plenty of accessible parking available.
Tea room
Light lunches and refreshments served between 11:30am and 4:45pm.
Kiosk
Visitor information kiosk available.
Toilet
Toilets available at in the Main Gate car park (near the Pavilion Tearoom), including accessible toilet and baby changing.
There are designated accessible spaces for vehicles in the car park. Ramp available to access the house. Wheelchairs available for the house and gardens on a first-come, first-served basis. Grounds - partly accessible, slopes, some steps, terraces. Accessible route. There are a few steep slopes in the gardens, however many of the paths are level and provide stunning views over the Aylesbury Vale.
Accessible route and/or map
Our team can speak through the best routes to get around the gardens.
Seating available
Seating is available at regular intervals throughout the Gardens. Outdoor and some indoor seating is available at the Pavilion Tea Room.
Accessible toilet
Toilet available in the Main Gate car park (near the Pavilion Tea Room).
Steps/uneven terrain
The Gardens include stepped areas as well as uneven gravel paths, grass pathways, steep slopes and are hilly in places.
Designated parking
Free parking for members and non-members. Plenty of accessible parking available.
Transfer available
There is an approx. 400m walk from the car park to the House. A volunteer-led shuttle buggy service is available most days if you require assistance in getting to and from the House and Gardens entrance. Please ask a member of staff on arrival to make use of the buggy service.
Level access/terrain
The Gardens include uneven gravel paths, grass pathways, steep slopes and are hilly in places.
Wheelchairs available
Manual wheelchairs are available to use during your visit for free; to book please call or email us.
Ramped access/slopes
Ramped access into Ascott House and the Pavilion Tea Room.
By road
½ mile east of Wing, 2 miles south-west of Leighton Buzzard, on south side of A418.
Parking: free, 220 yards
Sat Nav: For the visitors entrance please use Visitors Entrance, Wing, nr Leighton Buzzard LU7 0PP
By train
Leighton Buzzard 2 miles
By bus
Arriva 150 from Aylesbury to Milton Keynes (passing close Aylesbury train station and Leighton Buzzard train station)
By bicycle
Ascott Estate Office, Wing near Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire, LU7 0PS
Planning your visit
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Booking your visit to Ascott
Discover how to book your visit to Ascott house and garden, as well as when to visit, access information and what to do on arrival.
About Ascott
Ascott House presents as an ‘Old English’ manor house of black and white half timber, with red –tiled roofs and shafted brick chimneystacks. Its core is an old farmhouse thought to date from 1606.The original farmhouse has undergone many changes since being acquired by the Rothschild family in 1873. Ascott houses an exceptional collection of paintings, fine furniture and superb porcelain. The extensive gardens, are an attractive mix of the formal and natural with specimen trees, shrubs and beautiful herbaceous borders.
Art and collections
Ascott’s objects and collections
Explore the objects and works of art we care for at Ascott on the National Trust Collections website.
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