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Levens Hall

422 Reviews

#2 of 51 things to do in Kendal

Architectural Buildings, Historic Sites, Sights & Landmarks

Levens Hall Levens Hall, Kendal LA8 0PD, England

+44 15395 60321

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“Disappointing”

The world renowned topiary garden is not to my taste, but reasonably interesting. The house has its... read more

Reviewed 1 week ago

Borderer12

“Excellent for public transport. Fascinating”

Local bus from Kendal drops you at the door. The topiary is magical; the house fascinating. Such... read more

Reviewed 1 week ago

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Levens Hall is an Elizabethan historic house and garden, located at the entrance to the Lake District in the county of Cumbria.

4.5

422 reviews

Excellent67%
Very good28%
Average3%
Poor1%
Terrible1%

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Hours Today: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Suggested Duration: More than 3 hours

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Levens Hall Levens Hall, Kendal LA8 0PD, England

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Borderer12

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Reviewed 1 week ago

Disappointing

The world renowned topiary garden is not to my taste, but reasonably interesting. The house has its interesting points, especially its links to Wellington. But the new catering facility cannot come soon enough. The food in the Bellingham Buttery was ok for its type but...More

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Reviewed 1 week ago

Excellent for public transport. Fascinating

Local bus from Kendal drops you at the door. The topiary is magical; the house fascinating. Such history.

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j w

West Midlands, United Kingdom

937350

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Tea room

Called in for tea, coffee and cake whilst walking, sadly their coffee machine was not working so they could only offer filter coffee which was just OK, nice cakes, cafe small and overlooking lots of building work. Will revisit when new cafe open.

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John110763

Peterhead, United Kingdom

3916

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Nice but need to pick your day

It’s a lovely garden on a nice day, you can spend a good few hours walking round. The day we were there was not so nice. Rained quite a bit, waterproof shoes are a must lol

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Thanks for your review. Sorry we couldn't organise some nice weather for you .... but really pleased that you enjoyed your visit nonetheless.

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John W

299

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

An enjoyable visit

Gardens are well maintained, house extensive and good tea room. A new tea room is currently under construction.

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fidgetbuzz

Norwich UK

12845

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Stunning house and garden

Externally the topiary garden is amazing .. but that is not the only garden element that is special .. so wander around and marvel. Internally .. I was just gob smacked .. there is so much to see .. and all well described . wander...More

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Esther465

Chester, United Kingdom

3618

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Amazing

Visited here today and was amazed by the gardens and the hall was fantastic well worth a visit. The café served excellent scones couldn't believe they were £1.90 with jam and butter if you want cream they are £2.20, amazing value

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Thanks for your great review and really pleased to hear that you enjoyed it so much. Hope you'll come back soon to sample the new restaurant too.

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417mercian20142014

Lancaster, United Kingdom

3210

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Bellingham Buttery now lacks its previous star attraction

My previous review praised the quality of the hot meals. Alas, no more. Cold food only, and a more limited menu. Levens are building a new restaurant, which seems irrelevant to the temperature of the food - the existing kitchen seemingly unaffected by the building...More

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Thank you for your review. The Bellingham Buttery is still serving hot food, albeit it a more selective offering to what has been available previously. The new restaurant will open at the beginning of 2019, and we feel sure that you will enjoy all that...More

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938fjg

Ulverston, United Kingdom

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Reviewed 10 April 2018

Great garden at any time of year

Am a regular visitor to the gardens and make use of the season ticket offer to visit whenever I am in the area - very good value. The gardens are full of stunning topiary, beautiful flower beds, and a lovely secluded pond. There are lost...More

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Thanks very much for your great comments. We open to the public on 22 April - 4 October 2018, so hope you will be able to visit us again next time you are in the area.

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onehundredimages

United Kingdom

8319

Reviewed 24 March 2018

Different Shapes of Grass

This garden is cute and it has lots of different shapes of grass & trees! It just made me think of the movie Edward Scissorhands. My friends and I had so much fun here, and we all enjoyed our visit very much.

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Baild

Is it free to walk on the parkland?

15 April 2018|

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Levens Park is completely free to visit and you can walk up either side of the river on footpaths.

Foreversorted F

Hi hopefully be paying you a visit next week and just wanted to know can we book tickets online on the actual day that we are visiting and show booking on mobile or do we need to print them off or are they sent in the post (snailmail). Thank you for any replies.

10 September 2017|

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You can buy tickets anytime you like online. They don't need to be printed and so showing them to our ticket kiosk attendant on your phone is totally fine. We look forward to seeing you soon