Facilities & Attractions
Click on the image above to see a map of the Grounds
There is much to interest visitors - both adults and children alike - in the grounds.
- Estate Life Photographic Exhibition
- Valley Lawn Picnic Area
- Knight's Maze and Children's Assault Course
- Adventure Playground
- Castle Terraces Overlooking Lake
- Lakeside and Woodland Walks
- Children's Fun Worksheets
Eastnor Kitchen CaféUnfortunately it is not possible to pre-book refreshments on days that we are open to the public.
Eastnor Castle Gift Shop
We also offer a smaller range of Eastnor Castle branded gifts which are now available through our Online Store.
Click HERE for information on Group Visits and Kitchen Café Suppers
View our Visitors Testimonials page or view our opening times and prices.
EASTNOR CASTLE ARBORETUM
Eastnor Castle is "embowered by vast conifers, plantations which spill out into surrounding hills and fields," and which include "the most magnificent collection of cedars in the British Isles."
Miles Hadfield, Country Life, 20 June 1968
Eastnor's Arboretum is surprising for the beauty and exceptional size of the trees, growing as they do in the alkaline soil of the Malvern Hills rather than in the acid soil where most other conifer collections are found.
Most of Eastnor Castle's exotic trees were planted in the second half of the 19th century, at the height of the Victorian passion for plant collecting. The 2nd and 3rd Earls Somers collected seed on their travels. Many more plants came from botanical expeditions and from specialist nurseries where trees were raised from seed imported from all over the world.
Download a pdf of the Eastnor Castle Tree Trail (2.4MB)
HOW TO FIND US
Eastnor is between the Cotswolds and the Welsh Marches. The Castle is 2˝ miles east of Ledbury on the A438 Tewkesbury road. Alternatively, leave the M50 at Junction 2, and from Ledbury take the A449 / A438 to Eastnor.
Eastnor location map (click to enlarge):
