Samlesbury Hall

Nice place for a classic car meet.

Nice place

I visited Salmesbury Hall during half term with my 3 and 7 year old. We started by visiting Dottie's Wafflery which had a selection of waffles, ice creams and other items. I didn't plan on going I. The hall due to having a rather boisterous 3 year old but we made a last minute decision to be brave and he was so engaged and well behaved. The hall is bigger than I thought and although it may look a bit bare at times, there is a lot of information around, which unfortunately I did not get time to read, as my toddler marched us on to the next thing that caught his eye. As we headed to the highest part, we found a witches room and a ghost room, which my 7 year old refused to go into, these were a nice spooky addition. After our time in the hall, we visited the Playground which featured a pirate ship connected by rope bridge to a small version of Salmesbury hall. Overall, we spent a few hours here and had a great time. There is also a hook a duck game outside the waffles which is a nice touch to keep little ones entertained. There is a cafe which we didn't visit and also spotted crazy golf, which we will have to try next time.

Visited on easter weekend, nice place with so much history and it was great to have full freedom to explore the entire place at our own pace, guided tours are available for those wanting a more informative experience but there's lots to read and see. Nice cafe also and gift shop, with a ghost room and witches room made the experience that bit more special and interesting. Would go back.

Fascinating history trip and stunning building which explains well lancashire central but doomed role in resisting Englands bloody transition to protestant faith. The timeline room at top explained things well. Lovely cafe to boot!

Great free day, interesting, great kids play areas, loved the huck a ducks in the fountain! The waffles are amazing too

We came here for the spooky tour. Really enjoyed it, Simon (hopefully remembered the name correctly) provided a fantastic tour, and would love to do it again.

Beautiful venue, have been to a wedding reception previously. Went on one of the ghost talks which was free. Well attended but some children seemed a little bored, so worth checking out the park if it isn't flooded. Walkability: Worth taking good outdoor waterproof footwear as some of the garden and play area become quite boggy.