Great visit on a very quiet day in August. Gardens are very relaxing although the one way system and appropriate way signage was a bit confusing in some places, especially to find other areas of the garden such as the waterfall, or to make your way to the castle tour. It was very easy to park and I liked that there were toilets available right by the parking. The cafe was quiet and decent especially with the eat out scheme participation. The castle tour was ok but I would not invest a second time. It was over in minutes and very little of the castle is actually open to see. There were no people to share information about the rooms you were viewing and little information displayed in any of the rooms so I basically learned nothing about the castle. Lovely building though and worth a look. The best part of our visit were the lovely ponds/lakes in the formal garden and the delightful waterfall tropical type garden which was easy to miss if you did not actively seek it out. The waterfall garden area has very difficult access and is narrow so it cannot be accessed by those with a wheelchair or a pushchair. We would definitely visit the gardens again but skip the castle tour. There is plenty of lawn to bring a picnic too.