Behind the Scenes Tour
See behind the scenes of Waddesdon Manor.
- Booking essential
- Admission applies
Join us for a 60-minute behind the scenes tour exploring the rooms where the servants lived and worked, and finding out how we use these areas of the house today. Learn about the conservation techniques used to care for the collection and view the academic apartments, never normally open to the public.
Led by a knowledgeable Waddesdon guide, you also have the opportunity to explore the well-loved Treasury and Wine Cellars.
Times
The basics
- Booking details
Call 01296 820414
- Meeting point
Meet us at the front door of the Manor at 11am
- Accessibility
A Rothschild Treasury is on the top floor of the Manor via stairs and the Wine Cellars are accessed via steep stairs.A member of staff will go with you in a lift to the second floor. You will then need to be able to transfer yourself to a chairlift, and back again. If you require an alternative access route, please email enquiries@waddesdon.org.uk at least 48 hours in advance of your visit.
Upcoming events
Significant Signatures: Autograph Letters from the Waddesdon Archive
Discover this fascinating new display in the Family Room.
Discovering Jewish Country Houses: Photographs by Hélène Binet
Our exhibition for 2025 showcases a new body of work by one of the world’s leading photographers, Hélène Binet, capturing an extraordinary group of Jewish country houses.
House Highlights Tour
Before the house opens to the public, watch the musical elephant automaton be wound, and be guided through the ground floor of the house, exploring Waddesdon’s collection of 18th-century French decorative arts, English portraits and Dutch Old Masters