Visited as 4 adults 2 of which were younger adults. Arrived around lunchtime so headed straight for food in the clock tower cafe. Food and drink is reasonably priced compared to similar locations where you tend to find overpriced food for a captive audience, there seems to be plenty of space to sit with indoor and outdoor seating. The zoo is small but again it’s included in the price so excellent value, feeding time talks in the afternoon with our fave being the ring tailed lemurs. The house itself is a good size with plenty of rooms to see and the upper left wing has some excellent wildlife photography at the time of this review. The grounds are extremely well kept if you just fancy a walk around and with views of the sea it’s a really nice setting. Finally there are the walled gardens which are immaculate. Beds of brightly coloured snapdragons are stunning - mixed with neatly trimmed hedges alongside wild flowers and bushes.

Had a nice visit here yesterday. Was greated by a really nice gentleman who gave us a few tips and directions. As we had the dogs with us couldn’t go in the hall or the zoo, but everywhere else was open to us. Had a nice walk through the woodland area, at the end there was a couple of steps of steps so had to carry the disabled dog up, but nothing two bad. Woodland walk is just shy of 1km, but was good on a hot day as not only shade, but also a nice sea beeeze to cool us down. We then visited the walled garden and finished off with an ice cream sat on the lawn under a tree looking out to sea. Wish they would split the pricing to make it a bit cheaper if you can’t do some of the activities, none the less a good afternoon out with the dogs in baking hot weather.

Entry is a bargain as it includes the house, gardens and the zoo. The house is beautiful we spent a good hour in there and it’s a lot more interactive for kids than most of these big houses. There are some items they can touch and play with and cards in most rooms with activities on. The grounds are beautiful including a lovely fish pond, unfortunately one of the big Koi looked to be very poorly (on its back) which we informed staff about but they didn’t seemed too bothered which was disappointing. Before going I looked on the website and saw the “Love Exploring” app is linked to this site, we did a virtual dinosaur tour to keep my son walking when he was bored at looking at plants. Worked a treat. In the zoo there’s some lovely animals which look to be well kept and happy, just a little monkey needing a nail trim. The staff were very passionate about the animals, we stayed for the penguin feeding time (get there early for a good viewing spot). We all had a lovely time. Would return.

Excellent value for money. There's a nice 18th century house. A zoo with with exotic birds, some donkeys, emus, llamas etc, and a nice cafe too. There are some good walks around the grounds including a short walk to Sewerby beach (rocks)..be warned there's around 150 steps down. The house is excellent on the ground floor with really nice guides to tell you a bit of the history, but the upstairs rooms seem a little out of keeping with the Georgian style. The cafe is quite cheap and has plenty of choice of the usual cafe fare such as sandwiches and jacket potatoes with various fillings...the staff were very nice. A really good all round experience for an entry fee of £13.

Lovely place!! There is a zoo to stroll about with plenty of animal, then the house is beautiful where kids can play in the play room. Also there is a playground for the kids to run free. We went out to the cliff, and then back again showing just the ticket. While in the cliff you can ride the land train. Lovely place with cafe and shop also picnic areas and toilet. Kept very nice and clean. Also big thank you to the staff, lovely people, very friendly and on hand to help. We will be back for sure x