anglesey abbey

Mill is a must . gardens well laid out with something for any time of year. Walk down to mill has all sorts of landscaping. great use of copse of silver birch and lots of contrasting colour planting. Outsside of house impressive but inside not open at time of visit. Well worth visiting the grounds.

Visited here during visit to Cambridge. Well worth the detour. The walk around the gardens through the spring flowers was very good. Plus a visit to the working Mill. We were blessed with fine weather which made it for us. Very relaxing. A must see are the Himalayan Birches, see photo.

As trust members we often visit stately homes and gardens. This was a really enjoyable stroll around an exceptionally well maintained and varied gardens and grounds.We were lucky enough to time our visit with the peak of snowdrops with winter flowering aconites and the odd daffodils here and there.Highly recommend if you have a spare hour or two.

I have a special affinity with Anglesey Abbey. It was an integral part of my childhood and the magic remains.Lose yourself in the wonderful garden- you do not need a map as all paths lead back to the house. It is truly a garden for all seasons- snowdrops in Spring; herbaceous borders in Summer; Dahlias and trees in Autumn and the amazing serpentine Winter Walk and the Winter lights at close of the year.Don't forget to take time to visit the House when it is open. The Encounters Events in the newly opened Domestic Wing are a Pandora's Box of long forgotten delights for those of a certain age and a discovery of a past way of life an eye opener for the younger visitors.There are plenty of activities for families- don't forget to grab your activity packs in reception and get exploring!The restaurant does get incredibly busy at peak times and there is likely to be queues. The food is reasonably priced and is cooked on the premises so is not a fast food joint and the cost is reflected in this. Maybe more use of the room by the toilets for families on a budget with packed lunches would be helpful as this is sometimes used as an overflow lunch venue for the restaurant.

We visited here on a sunny Saturday in March. The car park is large and was very full but we didn't find it too crowded. We liked the facilities of the visitor centre with its shop and restaurant etc. but most of all of course the grounds and house. We went round the winter walk up to the mill and then on to the house and then the gardens and back to the visitor centre. The gardens are terrific but - big mistake - when it's sunny and late in the afternoon we were walking into the sun fir a lot of the time and having to shade our eyes a lot of the time. Far better at that time of the day to go the other way round.

A lovely day out, pretty busy but enjoyable nonetheless. The only frustrating bits were the lack of toilets and bins, and the awful signage. The map was so useless you might as well not bother. Saw many others looking lost, and I think people must miss out a lot of the gardens through non existing signage.

We visited to see the gardens in winter and were not disappointed. Varied collection of winter flowering plants and shrubs including a very good and well labelled snowdrop collection.The gardens are very well laid out and include very interesting specimens.You can walk the whole gardens and spend two hours or more.We were too early in the year to visit the house.

Anglesey Abbey is a part of the National Trust and is a beautiful garden, with a functional mill selling organic produce, a historic house, acres of green pasture, excellent spot for picnic and a day out with family. We loved our walk inside the garden, rose garden, sculptures. Beautiful day spent at Anglesey Abbey.

Great place for a walk, I like the little church-ruins-folly up the top of the hill in the corner. Good place to bring dogs. Scenic.

Back today to fill my lungs with fresh air and to leave cares behind. This place really is a wonderful haven with something new every time or just plain peace and quiet. Thought I had seen most places in the grounds now after visiting weekly for the last few months but no...one helpful lady managed to suggest a different walk around the perimeter, through wooded areas so very different from the usual circuit ending up by the mill. It was not the best time of year for colour but lovely and breezy so the trees moved well and the contrast with the snowdrops was lovely...much-needed calm. I will be back...often!

The gardens are spectacular, the house is lovely but not as grand as other NT properties, the canteen is pricey but has a good selection of food. If you get the chance to go at the end of the season you must make time to walk through the dahlia garden, it is beautiful.

We have just been to Anglsey Abbey for a visit to see the snowdrops and the winter garden.We were not disappointed and had a lovely day out,the garden is beautifully laid out and the plants are very interesting and colourful.We were lucky and had a mild sunny day and the mill was grinding wheat while we were there.The snowdrops are outstanding and there is such a great selection.We joined a guided tour with a gardener abs he was very iwell informed and made our visit more interesting.with all his knowledge.The shop and garden centre add to the great day out,we also had a nice lunch while we were there although the resturant was very busy.

We went to see the snowdrops which were absolutely beautiful - but probably would have been better not to have gone on a sunny Sunday in February as it was incredibly busy. The winter garden is fantastic - a real joy. We enjoyed the mill and the activity areas looked great fun. We couldn't use the restaurant as it was just too busy unfortunately - maybe next year we will either go outside of the half term or first thing in the morning. A great National Trust venue.

A National Trust property which is worth a visit at any time of the year as the gardens always have something in season. Lovely walk through the Winter garden viewing the snowdrops at the moment, January-Early March. The gardens have marvellous scents as well as colour in the spring and summer. The Abbey is worth a visit, check opening times on National Trust website. There is a second-hand book shop located behind the Abbey.There is something for all ages, a wildlife discovery area mainly for children but worth a visit for all, The toilets and cafeteria are at the front of the entrance to the grounds, close to the car park and if you just want a comfort stop or a food break you can use both facilities without having to pay an entrance fee. National Trust members do not have to pay a fee anyway, but handy if you are a non-member and are in the area.The cafeteria is run very well, the staff really work as a team so even on busy days it doesn't take long to buy your food and take a seat. Good food as well, a choice of sandwiches, soup, hot main meals, cakes, whatever you desire really.Worth a visit on all counts, a visit could easily last all day, but also will get the best of a visit in 2-3 hours.

Anglesey Abbey is a National Trust attraction with a house and garden. Only the garden, grounds and nature areas were open on our visit, BUT they are worth an extended stay on their own. Obviously, other people thought that as well as the place was very busy - it being half term and a very pleasant sunny day.The Winter garden was superb with many trees and bushes with very brightly coloured bark. There were many spring flowering plants, snowdrops of many, many species, Hellebores, a few daffodils, though it was a little early for those and many flowering shrubs including Hammermelis.The mill was open but again quite crowded. There were working demonstrations on the hour for several hours. There is an adventure woodland area that offers lots of opportunities for children to run around and build wooden structures out of the large number of small branch left around for that purpose.. There is a tower with stair to climb and look down into the woodland plus many other activities that will be laid on when the entire property is open through the spring and summer.There is a well-defined nature area with a good hide and well-stocked feeders that attract quite a wide variety small birds which are very easy to photograph.There is a well-stocked shop and a good selection of plants for sale. Some of these plants are very expensive BUT as they are individual species of rare snowdrops that is not unusual. Many others were much more affordable.We were not expecting as many people having forgotten it was half term BUT there is masses of space and it was only crowded at the entrance and cafe areas,All in all well worth a visit if you enjoy gardens and wildlife.