£29 & up—Castle Howard: guided tours with extras

Staff very polite & knowledgeable.

So beautiful and the tour guide was exceptional

Loved it

Wasted some time trying to find the Courtyard entrance so drove around the site twice! Enjoyed walking around the grounds. Didn’t have time to visit the walled gardens. Spectacular views of the House from the grounds. Grecian room was a delightful venue & the tour & Q&A sessions were very informative. Beautiful rooms & decor. Lovely staff.

For people who haven’t been before, some signage to guide Travelzoo guests to the Courtyard entrance at the car park & outside the gift shop entrance would have been really helpful and saved some time.

Absolutely wonderful afternoon in stunning venue. The food was delicious and expertly presented. Would not have chosen sparkling wines with each course but they were perfect. Tour was very informative and gave the right level of detail

Inspired to rewatch brideshead revisited to see the beautiful location

Really enjoyed the whole day. Everything went well.

The only issue was the wine tasting was really a hard sell.

Excellent day. The whole team organising the event were excellent

It's a stunning place with a lot of history and the house visit was particularly good because the main rooms were staffed with very knowledgable people. The visit was spoilt by a shortage of staff both in the coffee bar shop and the ticket office which meant very long waits in long queues. Probably due to the lovely weather on the day, staff said it was the busiest day they had known for a long time.

Based on the numerous available weather forecasts for the day, which is why we went yesterday, management should have had the forthought to organised enough staff to cope with the number of likely visitors. We got there at 11.30 and there was only parking available on the grass, all the carpark spaces were full.

A very good day with plenty to do. Going round the house there were plenty of guides to tell us about the different rooms. Lovely gardens and extensive grounds to walk round.

All staff were very helpful.

There was so much to see I really need to go again

BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO VISIT

LOTS OF GROUNDS TO EXPLORE, A TEMPLE, MAUSOLEUM AND SCULPTURES

Nice day out, weather helped as it was sunny, lovely house and walks in the grounds

Very friendly informative staff and volunteers.

Very good cream tea in Courtyard

Limited rooms to view, majority of contents need restoration

A fantastic day out, beautiful house, gardens, the sculptures on display and the selection of places to eat. Will definitely visit again!

Had a wonderful day there. Especially the Tony Cragg exhibition in the house and gardens.

Fabulous day out at a fantastic place

Great to learn about Castle Howard and the history of the family. Staff were brilliant and knowledgeable. So much work to do following the fire. It needs to be supported.

Amazing wonderful day - both inside the house and the extensive grounds -the walled garden was amazing and the bonus was the fantastic well stocked garden centre at the end of our visit

Great architecture and artwork all around. The gardens are excellent.

Been before, many years ago. Lovely sunny day to walk in the grounds.

With Travelzoo value for money, without it maybe too expensive for what it is and my advice would be to take a picnic.

My husband and I had an amazing day at Castle Howard. Arrived just after 10am caught the tractor went to the Lake looked at the playground which our grandchildren would really enjoy. A walk through the ancient woods back to the house Staff and volunteers friendly and helpful which added to the experience. The house fantastic with modern sculptures in the park and in the house. Stopped for refreshments then wandered around the wall gardens lovely weather great sun shining all the time. Spent time at the farm shop meat quality and cheeses wonderful. The Castle was very busy as we were leaving but we had an amazing visit.

We are life members of the National Trust and English Heritage so had not visited before normal cost a little high but worth it. The lavender farm nearby to visit and Malton worth a visit so a lovely day out in Yorkshire. We went via Sutton Bank fantastic view from the top and a visit to Thirsk James Herriot area England is fantastic when you have the weather

Pleased to have taken advantage of the Tracelzoo offer which saved us £25 on entry price for a group of 3 adults. Enjoyed looking around the rooms on display. Particularly enjoyed the grounds especially the walled garden and woods. We found the shops extremely expensive. We had 2 coffees and 2 small prepacked cakes and it cost £17 !! Would hate to have paid for a meal

An interesting day out, historical insights and the wonders of nature combined.

An interesting day out. Cafe food high quality. Entrance staff friendly. House interesting. Ground ms splendid. Boat house ice cream sumptuous .

Beautiful house and gardens.

First time. Impressive building and grounds.

Enjoyable day out.

Its always a positive experience when I vist castle Howard

The staff at castle Howard are always extremely welcoming and friendly and I will look forward to visiting again in the future best wishes

A lovely place - very family friendly.

The guides at Castle Howard were exceptional- very friendly and informative.

Luckily we chose a good day, weather-wise, to visit so had a good wander around the beautiful grounds. The castle was very interesting and the staff all very friendly, informative and helpful. We had a snack before leaving, which was lovely and cheaper than we thought it would be.

Good value booking from Travelzoo. We paid £58.50 for 3 adults and to pay on the day would have been approx £93.00. Thank you Travelzoo.

From the moment you enter the long drive into Castle Howard you know this stately home is special. We had the most truly wonderful day in spite of the rain. Castle Howard is stunning steeped in History which is relayed by staff as you enter and navigate inside we marvelled at The Great Hall and also at the private chapel which were our two favourites. The grounds even on a wet day are just as stunning with the water fountain and lake. The Spring Afternoon Tea which was included in our voucher as well as entry was an absolute bargain and was beautifully presented in The Grecian Room we felt very special with the open fire roaring it was truly a 5 star experience. Thank you!

Greeted with a woman shouting “ooo I’ve got a Travelzoo 3 times” - embarrassing. She then got a supervisor who also struggled to do what they needed to do. They really should be better prepared & not delay or embarrass visitors like this, so not the best start. We were booked for 12:00 afternoon tea. We asked in the cafe & young lad took us to the room door & left - nobody there & empty room. When someone finally came she told us they weren’t starting until 12:30 so would we “go for a walk or something” & come back then. She also took our names which weren’t on her list but said it was ok she’d fit us in. Unbelievable. Upon our return we were seated - tables for 2 are really too small & they struggle to fit everything on so a bit of a challenge. Afternoon tea itself was good quality & very enjoyable - shame you look onto scaffolding. Enjoyed looking around the house & grounds & the ride on the “Kelly train” down to the lake & back. Coffee in the cafe was decent. Walled garden was lovely to walk around & good ( pricey, as ever) ice cream before we left. As with all of these places the shops are expensive, but they are nice to look around & we did buy some items from the grocery shop on the courtyard. Despite issues we did really enjoy our afternoon - we were there 5 hours & it just flew by.

We enjoyed the quality of the food in both cafes and the knowledgeable, enthusiastic people manning the rooms. It is easy to get disorientated on this vast estate despite being given a map. Beautiful gardens and grounds, well kept.

Fantastic day out. fantastic , interesting house. Staff all very knowable and take the time to chat to you. It was tipped off by the really warm , sunny weather

We very much enjoyed our first trip to Castle Howard.

Beautiful house and grounds. Easy to use voucher. Would definitely go back, highly recommend.

Wonderful house and glorious gardens

Beautiful house and gardens. Well worth a visit.

Very good visit A lot of walking but really enjoyed it

An excellent day out and very good value with the voucher. The rooms were very clean and well presented and all the staff were very firendly and knowledgeable

It would be improved by having the whole building open.

See above.