Sudeley Castle

Please note:
Our adventure play fort will be closed on Tuesday 7th for some regular maintenance but will be open as normal in time for the next Children's Wednesday.
https://sudeleycastle.co.uk/visit-us/chil drens-wednesdays/

Two very special guests at our fun fort today! ⚔️🏰

Where better to spend #NationalPlayDay than our Children's Wednesday!

The summer holidays are officially in full swing as hundreds of children arrived for our first children’s fun day last week! Join us this Wednesday for a full day of fun, games and activities for all ages.
https://sudeleycastle.co.uk/visit-us/chil drens-wednesdays/

Wonderful feedback from recent guests at our Queen's Cottage:
'My family had a wonderful stay in the Queen's Cottage. The cottage has all the amenities we could ask for and the free admission to Sudeley Castle was a great bonus. My kids were crazy about the amazing new adventure playground! I wouldn't hesitate to return!'
Find out more about our cottages here http://bit.ly/2Af30nr

Summer holidays spent exploring Sudeley 🏰

Our truck of fun is ready and loaded for the first summer Children's Wednesday! Join us every Wednesday throughout the school holidays from 10am for a host of fun activities for children of all ages
https://sudeleycastle.co.uk/visit-us/chil drens-wednesdays/

Our gardens are a haven for wildlife and we're proud to be taking part in this summer's Big Butterfly Count for Butterfly Conservation. Here's how you can take part www.bigbutterflycount.org/ #ButterflyCount

Spanning encounters with Richard III to discoveries of Katherine Parr’s tomb, don’t miss these 7 fascinating exhibits to see here this year

This year we're celebrating our 1000 year history with our new exhibition - 'Royal Sudeley: Trials, Triumphs & Treasures'. With our biggest refurbishment in 20 years, our colourful and eventful past is brought to life with previously unseen treasures and fascinating artefacts
https://sudeleycastle.co.uk/exhibitions/< br>

We have a number of new exciting job opportunities here at Sudeley! Find full details and how to apply on our website

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This summer bring your knights and princesses to conquer our new adventure play fort

Shake your tail feathers, it's Friday!
Thanks to Shagun Seth for sharing this magnificent video from her visit. #FridayFeeling

From our beautiful gardens in bloom, to our exciting Children's Wednesdays, here's 7 reasons to visit Sudeley this summer

There's just two weeks until our Children's Wednesdays return. Join us every Wednesday from 25 July to 29 August 2018 for a summer packed full of exciting shows, singalong songs, storytelling, a bouncy castle, and much more!

Hayley Nolan recently visited Sudeley and the tomb of Katherine Parr, the last of Henry VIII's six wives. We love her vlog from her visit!

There's not long to go until the return of our Children's Wednesdays!

What a wonderful day out for all of the family - it was my love of all things 'Tudor' that brought us to Katherine Parr's former home but my other half, teenager and toddler all enjoyed the beautiful grounds, interesting history and fabulous adventure playground for kids big & small!

We visited here for the first time today. Absolutely top-notch from start to finish: the gardens, the house and the history were delightfully shared. We would drfinitely visit again!

Thoroughly enjoyed our visit but have to say the children’s playground is brilliant! Perfectly in the shade, secure & picnic benches spread about. Shame we don’t live closer!

This is one of my favourite places in the UK, truly. The gardens are magnificent, well cared-for, the atmosphere relaxing and the playground for kids is just fantastic. For my family it is a win-win place - we always start in the gardens and finish in the playground - so both I am my son can enjoy the visit. If you have a little one - Sudeley Castle beats Blenheim, Waddesdon and Stourhead by far.

This is a great place for young and old with lots to do and see. Children can enjoy the large play castle and activity areas and the fascinating stories of the Castle which has so much on display. There are lots of areas open to the public and beautiful gardens to explore, with many interesting parts and very well kept. To finish off to all this there are beautifully dressed gentlemen and ladies in period costume to meet, a pretty Church, ruins and a cafe at the entrance and another larger one in the main castle, take one of the lovely walks through the aviary and through the grounds and specialist gardens. Sudeley Castle has great seasonal events (special children's days on Wednesdays with great events & activities at no extra charge) the entry ticket price is good value but book ahead online and get a discount (under 5's are free & they have discounts for concessions). We love this place, always has something new to see and do:)

Sudeley castle was such an amazing place. It has been well kept and looked after over the years. Such history and stories behind the castle. It was great learning about our heritage. It was very clean and tidy. The staff were very approachable and knowledgeable about the castle. Lovely place and well worth a visit.

Really enjoyed my visit here .I live nearby so I have a season ticket such a lovely Castle in the beautiful Cottswolds .Can highly recommend a visit had a make over inside & outside .A new exhibition inside which is stunning ,newly decorated to through out the Castle .

New Fort for the children a must see beautiful gardens to enjoy with plenty of seats .Main cafe in Castle serves hot food & second cafe at the front of Castle to enjoy lite bites & beverages has a indoor conservatory plenty of room as well as seats outside walkers are welcome to use cafe at front .

Also lovely walks just outside the Castle to enjoy the beautiful views .

My husband and I took my parents as a Fathers Day treat. We loved it!! Such an interesting place with amazing history. Gardens and chapel too were stunning. It was a scorching hot day and the only downside was having no fans or air.con in the cafe area, it was like sitting in a greenhouse. Wouldn't stop us from returning though. Only an hour from home and we had no idea it was there. Will definitely be coming back. Thank you

From the beautiful walk up through the castle grounds, to the friendly reception of all the workers, Sudeley did not disappoint. We're on an extensive castles tour and Sudeley has been on our list for years. We were treated like special guests and enjoyed the interior rooms with audio visuals and seating, tours of the lavish rooms, and enjoyed cake & ale in the cafe area. The real treat is the exterior grounds ... everywhere are photo opps - so many, you don't know where to turn. Absolutely lovely. Thank you to Kim for helping behind the scenes. Continued success to Lady Ashcombe and family!

Beautifully kept, lovely grounds, not too big to look around. Videos are excellent with information about the history of the castle. Seems to sink in more than just written boards with info on and brings it more to life.

Only downside was the lack of signposts to get there we went miles out of the way but got there in the end thanks to a local farmer.

We went to Sudeley for the Spectacle of Light. It was beautiful but the price was too high for us. For one adult, an OAP and at £10 per child, it was just short of £50 for a 30minute walk around. If it had been £35 then we probably would have stayed for food and drinks and enjoyed the experience more but I couldn’t justify it. I would love to visit again but for us it’s out of our price range and this is a shame.

We visited with family (2 to 70) and all had a good time. Everyone found something to enjoy in the exhibitions and the children loved the play area. We found the staff very welcoming and helpful - not fazed by kids! Can't comment on the cafe as we took a picnic. An excellent day out.

My husband and I really enjoyed our time at Sudeley. Entrance price was reasonable, with friendly staff. Maps are easy to follow, grounds/gardens are well signposted and lovely. All the guides were approachable and knowledgeable. We had a sandwich and coffee in the cafe & were amazed at the price, it was a lot cheaper than other similar places,(tasty too, bread was thick and seeded, chutney was delish. Although a strong cheddar would have been better than the double Gloucester which was used). Staff in the cafe were friendly too. The rooms in the house were lovely. Its obvious that the family that still run/live there are very proud of the house and it's history, quite rightly so. We spent more time at Sudeley than we thought we would and would definitely recommend it to family and friends. Thank you �

I had my car in the annual cars show at the castle which was my reason to be there but having seen the castle and grounds I would recommend Sudeley castle for a visit . Learning the full history of the castle with it's royal connections was very interesting . Friendly , knowledgeable staff were on hand to answer any questions we had .

Beautiful castle and grounds with a lovely little cafe, very helpful volunteers who are all knowledgeable. Would’ve liked to have seen more in regards to the castle’s rich history though!

Always a great place to visit. The newly refurbished exhibits look good but the house is cold. We rushed through the visit as it was warmer outside than inside! Also why have got rid of the children dressing up area. It was so much fun. You need some hands on things to attract the young ones to history... Finally was quite surprised there are no concessions in the tariff. Also perhaps there could be more art in the gardens.

Sudeley Castle was a lovely surprise with great history. However very disappointed with the cafe. I visited with my sisters 12th April and we waited for approx 15 minutes for a seat (not a problem), we then queued for another 15 minutes to order our food only to be told no more orders could be taken as the kitchen was too busy. Very bad management.

More of a stately home than a castle, with part castle ruins within the grounds. Beautiful gardens, and lots of fascinating history including the tomb of Catherine Parre laid to rest in St.Mary's Church, adjacent to the castle. Very informative staff, ideal for children's history lessons. Lovely cafe serving a good variety of reasonably priced meals, and light bites, baguettes etc. Extremely pricey entrance fees in comparison to much larger castles in Britain. Considering Sudeley is a small castle, tickets are twice as much as some of the more popular castles.

This review applies to the charging policy for the gardens and children's play area. I took my daughter with her young baby and four year old granddaughter to Sudeley Castle on Saturday 7th June. We arrived at 3:45pm only to be told that the play area would close at 4:45pm. We accepted this but were told that we would still have to pay the full entry fee of £40 plus for what was essentially 1 hours play in the children's Fort. I asked if it was possible to have some discount as it was so late in the day but was refused. Needless to say, my Granddaughter was very disappointed. I can remember when there used to be separate entry fees for the castle and gardens. Why can't Sudeley offer some flexibility - very disappointing.