mount stewart house

Lovely gardens and walks. Pets welcome on a lead. Great cafe. House tour is definitely worth while. Would recommend a visit here.

I have been to Mount Stewart a few times and it always is a treat. The vastness of it is great as even in the most crowded of days you can always escape the swarm and find a place to explore. The gardens are the main attraction for me - with a small kid running around it is perfect to explore all the different bits and areas of this estate. I actually haven't been to the house but I heard it is nice too.

A really interesting place to visit, whether you are interested in history or beautiful gardens. The each of the families that occupied the house have left their mark on British and European history. The gardens are divided into infoal gardens which are set out around a lake and are really magical and enchanting. The formal gardens are also beautiful with many interesting sculptures. Mountstewart is well worth a visit.

Breath taking gardens, views and lakes making it a most enjoyable day out in your own private country side. Take a picnic along, go for a walk or take in the history of the beautiful house or forget the picnic and stop in for delightful home cooking in the cafe. Definitely worth a visit!!

Find me on twitter @cully121National trust lover.i like it so much I want to do business with the trust.it is an amazing house and garden to visit

Its a wonderful beautiful place for everyone, good cafe lovely walks, place for all the family, dogs etc

I had been to Mount Stewart a few times years ago, but 'rediscovered it' recently on one of the free open days. I had forgotten what a beautiful place it is, the walk around the lake is gorgeous and the gardens are beautiful. We also did a tour of the house (luckily for the last time before it shuts) and had a great chat with one of the staff/volunteers about the renovations since I am interested in conservation. All staff we encountered were very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. I am looking forward to seeing the house when it reopens again. We had a great walk in the grounds, and managed to get accidentally locked in the family burial ground, which just added to the fun (it wasn't hard to get out). The cafe is also very good now, with great soup and buns. I plan to become a National Trust member when I have some spare money, and being able to come here more regularly is one of the primary reasons. it is great to see such a beautiful estate being looked after so well.

A great day out for all the family. Beautiful gardens which are open all year round offering different perspectives in altering seasons.

Since I used to work as a house guide at Mountstewart as a student in the 1990's, I know the place extremely well. The "summer" residence of the Londonderry family, Mountstewart contains a wealth of fascinating history- in art, sculpture & the characters who have lived there. As a volunteer house guide all those years ago, I found many of the staff to be "cliquey"-as though it were their place and not for anyone else. There is still a hint of this behaviour and the staff should make more of an effort to remedy this... However, for anyone visiting this area, Mountstewart is a "must see". I visited the Festival of Lights exhibition in November 2014 and I thought it was truly fabulous- the event in its entirety was totally atmospheric and the music, wonderful. The "jazz on the lawn" Sundays at the end of each month during the Spring/Summer season are also really worth attending. The gardens were created by Edith, wife of the seventh Marquess, in the 1920s and are both tranquil & beautiful. I visit Mountstewart very frequently- at least once a week. The cafe is lovely when you can sit outside during the warmer months.

A great place to visit great gardens to enjoy. A very good restaurant with pleasant staff and good home cooked food. The old house is well worth a visit...just to see how the other half lived in the past!

The gardens and lake are absolutely beautiful at certain times in winter the open it up at night and have the gardens all lit up the main house is now a museum showing just how they used to live up to not too long ago mount Stewart is set on the shores of Strangford Lough so even to drive down to visit is worth the trip

This NT is truly amazing, it has such an interesting history, because the family is still connected it feels like a real home. The staff present it beautifully and we visited on freeflow which was wonderful because we got so many different perspectives from the room guides. The NT staff are wonderful, if you are visiting NI or live here, don't miss this house.

we went here on the day we arrived just for a couple of hours.as it was not far from our hotel. Very beautiful gardens and house it just nice to walk. The house is very old.

we went for both the festival of light and the next day to see the grounds. Unfortunately the weather was horrendous for the evening that we went but there was a great cosy tent at the start of the walk so as we went for photography we stayed there for the time that we were there. The next day we went back to check the gardens out. It's a lovely spot and if you are very lucky you might spot a red squirrel. As the house is being renovated at this time we didn't go in there. I believe it's due to open in 2015This is a National Trust property so there is an entry fee but there is also a very nice and reasonable tea shop

First time here. Tickets were £10 which were a little pricey but none the less the experience was lovely.We were lucky that it was very cold but dry! The lights are fabulous and change in time to the music as you walk around.(took us about an hour at a slow pace! )the teepee where we got warmed up and had some food was very chilled and lovely.I think more drama could be added to this event ie fountains of water or something happening in the lake. And festive music would have been a real bonus! Maybe next year?! We did have a lovely family outing, but would love to see them developing it even further next year :-)