We came last night for the Christmas lights and were just amazed as how beautiful it was. All the staff were so lovely and friendly, great choice in the food barn and the house was stunning. The children said it was better than Longleat. We loved the train and the music throughout the park. Excellent Father Christmas and elves in the grotto. We would definitely recommend to our friends and will be back next year. Thankyou

We had a lovely visit to Powderham Castle and were delighted with all the various areas. The Walled Garden, with the animal petting area was great for younger children. Also, a lovely location for a family picnic whilst the little ones can run free.. A fort is also situated here for the kids to go in. The American garden was nice and peaceful with nice plants to see, a pond is also in the garden. Inside the castle was really interesting although upstairs was not open, we are going back in a couple of days when the upstairs is available. Our entry cost is valid for one week so we will not have to pay again, I suggest you check the website for when upstairs is open before planning a visit. Our only complaint is about the Courtyard Cafe, we sat down to eat at 1.15pm and already they had run out of pasties and Chicken Tikka sandwich filling. My wife was very disappointed with her sandwich which was cream cheese and cucumber. The cream cheese was spread very thinly almost like butter or margarine. We felt that at £6.95 per boxed sandwich this was very poor value. Although this in no way ruined our visit it was rather a disappointment, in other stately homes you would normally get a sandwich with crisps at that price. Also, running out of stock during a lunch service at the start of a Bank Holiday was poor considering the castle was not that busy. All in all a lovely visit, the staff were really friendly at every location within the castle complex.

Went to watch Bastille Bad Blood X tour. The concert itself was fantastic. The pre-event information was none existent so we didn't know what you could and couldn't take into the venue. Would have been helpful to know you could take a chair! The parking situation was a nightmare with it taking over an hour to travel 2 miles to park. Security staff at junctions just standing around not offering any info on where to go or to help traffic flow. We left 15 mins before the end of the concert to avoid the nightmare of leaving the car park which I had read from other reviews. I also see the comments from Powerderham that the security is an out sourced company. You still need to take responsibility as organisers and maybe look to finding a more professional outfit! I would not recommend a concert at this venue to anyone unless you have a lot of spare time on your hands!

The castle inside and out is amazing . The tour is also very good; if you get Peter then you’re very lucky. Such a nice man , makes it funny and very interesting. How ever the grounds and gardens are disappointing not kept and maintained well at all, wondered what you pay for. The cafe very limited choice of food, ran out of food by 1230 ish, scones very dry complained and the girl gave us another 2 still dry; just girls working there not Interseted in service more singing in the kitchen the radio far too Loud for a cafe that small. Lots of walking so find out before you start, we made that mistake and due to my mums health we had to ask for A buggie to Come and collect us , that day none were available so the finance manager on his black bmw Came Out especially . Top Class service and the lady that arranged it was also very good and patient . Just a shame the gardens; the cafe and shop were disappointing and the staff in there that lets it down as the tour and castle amazing,

A enjoyable visit to Powderham Castle today. Attended the upstairs tour which gives a different view of the castle and stately homes. Our tour guide Dave was superb. He was very informative and extremely knowledgable regarding historical points and information. He had a great sense of humour and was very engaging throughout the whole tour. It was clear he was very passionate about his job as were other members of staff we engaged with during our visit.

Day out. At the castle. Enjoy the views as well as the castle. Had a part guide as well. Wish was very handy. Not a bad price when you consider some places charge even more. Well worth a look

Wow this place is always amazing. We went to look around with my parents who joined us on holiday, and we went to look around as they have never been here before. We went when it was heritage week and it was free entry to the castle. We were able to look around the lower state rooms and this was amazing and my parents enjoyed looking around to. If you get chance to go to this wonderful place and do a tour then great. You might even see the resident Red Deer out and about when here.

The best bit of the day was actually the walk from Starcross station to the castle. We didn't meet anyone else doing this so it made for a peaceful one. I rather agree with the poster who says it's more of a stately home rather than a castle. The best bit inside was the volunteer Simon playing music, though the organ was on the blink. Other than that it was just the usual. The windows need a lot of attention! Buying tickets was painfully slow when we were there mainly I think because everyone was trying some wheeze to get free or reduced tickets. Strangely one person seemed to think being a member of a gardening group qualified. Due to the delay we were too late for the earlier guided tour and decided not to stay for the later one as it would have meant hanging around for over an hour. We did explore the grounds but as other posters have said there is a lack of signage. The scale on the leaflet is also misleading. We were trying to get to the American garden and the Belvedere but found that there was a locked gate. Someone working in the forge then explained on returning that it was closed because of the pheasant season. You would have thought that one would have been told this or that signs would have been put out. I think there was another way in past the so called secret garden but by that point my partner was too tired. We met a couple of people in wheel chairs trying to find where to go, there were quite a few disabled people there, so I do think the lack of signage and information needs improvement. Overall an enjoyable day, mainly due to our saunter to and fro.

We enjoyed our visit to the castle especially as we were there for the free guided tour at 11.00 which showed us things we wouldn’t have otherwise seen. However, when we arrived at 10.00 we were told the cafe would be open shortly. At 10.30 an employee put her head out of the door to say they would be open at 11.00 even though several of us were hanging about. When we went back to the cafe at 12.30 for lunch there was one cheese and pickle sandwich on white bread and nothing else for vegetarians. I tried ordering a scone but was told that they were out of jam! So my advice is don’t count on getting refreshments when you visit.