Samlesbury Hall
Rishton, Lancashire
(33)
Rishton, Lancashire
(33)
33 customer reviews
Graham Moreton
Lovely venue for a wedding. Tarleton Photography captured a wedding here last week. Even with the rain the venue staff did what they could to accommodate the large number of guests indoors for photographs
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Lee Atkins
First time I have been here so didn't know what to expect. Took the whole family to see king Henry VIII. He was doing a talk about the hall. Since we have young children, we ditched the king and went for a drink and a scone. The resteraunt was very good and the food everyone else was having looked very good. There is lots of free parking. There is a good play area for the kids, ice cream, goats and chickens. There is a bee center where you can see all about bees. Entrance to the hall is free and is worth a look around, although its quite small and doesn't take long. There is probably lots more to explore here but we had to go home. More...
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Emma Dornan
Majestic hall and stunning grounds. Step back into Tudor times for a delicious afternoon tea. Stand in the Great Hall and imagine a large, raucous feast taking place. Watch out for the Lady in White ghost and take a stroll around the immense grounds to have a chat with the resident chickens, pigs and goats. Don't forget to pop in and see with industrious bees in the bee centre. Well worth a visit! More...
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Angela Turner
We would go again. The tour was great. The woman was dressed as a witch and was really funny. Kids enjoyed it to. Play ground and the animals. Food in the cafe was nice.
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Moira Doherty
Lovely afternoon with Joanne my daughter in law had afternoon tea which was excellent then a look around the hall free admission and in the grounds their was hens goats and a lovely friendly pig, also bee hives and a viewing centre were you could see into a hive and the bees making honey. Great treat for the bank holiday monday thanks Joanne xxx More...
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Pete PilLinger
Great old house,. Free entry, great for chdren with activities.
Really good food in restaurant, the hake on the new menu was cooked to perfection.
Staff well trained. Five stars not enough! Now for pudding!!
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ian James kennedy
A lovely day out. History with tours. Great food. Play area for the kids and all in a beautiful setting.
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Naomi Wilson
Lovely hall fantastically decorating with many wonderful features. My favourite was the windows in the dining hall by the piano. The restaurant is with high volted ceilings lovely wooden tables and mixed matched chairs that all flows wonderfully. The food was amazing all freshly made and the scones where still warm from the oven. Great service and friendly staff and all round great day out. More...
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lisa nyahoe
It's free to go into Samlesbury Hall and this time there was a fantastic free tour by a hugely entertaining tour guide, full of fascinating information about the history of the hall. There's a lovely wafflery where we stopped off to pig out before going to our favourite bit, the bee hives. Shame the bees aren't out and about at this time of year, but we still managed to pick up some lime honey and honey fudge. We'll definitely be back soon! More...
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Marc Higginson
A fantastic, family-friendly day out. A lovely house to visit, excellent children's play area, a nice tea room and a nearby bee centre. A fun day out.
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David Stoddart
Fantastic place to visit with the kiddies. The house was splendid and you are permitted to get close to everything (no barriers or roped off areas). The food was delicious too. The talk by Janey (who is apparently a witch - see my photo for possible evidence!) was interesting and funny! More...
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Nurul Islam
Grand stately home. Tudor age. Great day out for whole family. Free entrance and free ample parking. Lots of features to see. Bee centre. Farm animals. Play area. Waffle shop. Cafe. Restaurant. Gift shop. Guided entertaining tours. Antique sales. History and culture. More...
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M Ball
Very tidy warm and inviting. Lots to do for all the family. The best milkshake I have ever had in the new Dotties Wafflery at the rear. Some farm animals here and a gift shop lovely grounds but the restaurant food is pricey but delicious. More...
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Alice Holden
Fantastic Sunday lunch. Traditional, hearty Lancashire food with good portion sizes and excellent quality. The service was also fantastic. Would strongly recommend to all but would advice to book as it was quite busy. More...
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John R
Very good. Free entry,free parking, free guided tours and story telling, a children's play area and animals. Samlesbury is a charity run estate in which a donation is required if you enjoyed your visit.
Or alternatively just purchase a brew or food or a gift from the shop is all the same.
Nice time enjoyed by all of us.
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Andrew Hajewskyj
Stayed in the hamlets on new year's eve, two couples in one hamlet for £130. The hall and grounds are very beautiful and the small cabins very cosey.
Enough space for 4 but that's at a push and you would have to be very comfortable around the other couple as everything can be heard from the toilet. The bunk beds where very comfortable and big with enough comfy pillows and the hut was well heated with a supply of tea and coffee plus UHT milk. Only two seats provided in ours but could sit on the bed to seat 4 inside if it's raining. We also paid to have a fire pit with enough wood for a fire for about 1-2 hours but luckily we brought our own supply of logs.
The only reason the final 5th star is missing is that breakfast was mediocre at best for £10pp. Tea, coffee and juice help yourself but not asked what we would like on our plates and the toast was brought our stone cold. The room was also fairly chilly as the heating wasn't turned with cold radiators.
Overall really enjoyed the night with a slightly disappointing breakfast.
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Lesley Thorne
We had a party of 10 for Christmas day lunch. We were received warmly with a drink and then shown to our table by the fire. The food, service and atmosphere was outstanding. Every one of my guests thoroughly enjoyed themselves. We will be back next year. Congratulations Samlesbury Hall. More...
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Terry Thorne
I want to thank all the staff for making our Christmas lunch such a success. This is the third Christmas we have spent with you and I am totally impressed by the quality of the food and the fantastic service. Thank you once again for giving us a memorable Christmas. More...
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bottle bill
Very good and interesting place to visit. Food in the restaurant is excellent. Lovely old building to visit. Pick a nice day and walk the grounds. Loads of history.
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Lorraine Howarth
Really interesting and well planned exhibits. Right on the door step and free! Leave a donation to maintain upkeep. Also delicious food in the lovely restaurant served by friendly staff. A good family day out
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Joseph Carter
Really interesting historic hall. Free to enter, free to park. Food in the restaurant was beautifully presented and really tasty. The little museum and it's reference to it's links to WW2 & Donald Campbell most informative. A most interesting half day visit. More...
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Dawn Fox
Beautiful setting. Knowledgeable staff and an extremely enjoyable visit. There are many interesting facts about the hall and it's people / owners. This makes for a very enjoyable day out. More...
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Shirley OBrien O
Went for a walk there. Your guide was giving a potted history not laughed so much for a long time. She was informative and so entertaining. Will definitely recommend it .
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josh boardman
Cannot fault this place, we arrived with a group and were well looked after, reception greeted us and gave us a clear plan of what we could do and where we could go. We then went to lunch which was fantastic, the staff were very accommodating and nothing was a problem to them. We then had a guided tour, this made our day, the lady really got into character and interacted with her audience, answering questions and getting our group involved. We had a fantastic day. Thank you More...
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Mrs Ball
Very tidy warm and inviting. Lots to do for all the family. The best milkshake I have ever had in the name Crepery at the rear. Some farm animals here and a gift shop lovely grounds but the restaurant food is pricey but delicious. More...
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Peter Hough
Lovely building and grounds. Nice to be able to walk around for free and give a donation. Lots for children; playground is cute. Bee Centre is something a bit different & really cool to see. I recommend the Banoffe & Rum Waffles More...
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Claire Sutton
Fantastic summer holiday event and great value for money. Get to see a lovely old building, craft activity, hear a beautiful story with fabulous morals, educational about bees, hens, goats, and conservation. Brilliant outdoor play area. Highly recommended. More...
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Keith Jackson
The house was interesting but the thing that made our afternoon was the Witch-guided tour. The guide was excellent. She used a lot of humour and had the very large group in the palm of her hand in no time.
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Maureen Hunter
Very helpful and courteous, nothing is too much trouble. Went last year, loved it and came back again this year. A lovely place to explore as well.
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Patricia Boardman
This really old building is delightful. It can be used as a wedding venue, craft fair etc, has a restaurant and coffee shop. Stroll around the grounds and in the building. It's delightful More...
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Susan Coward
Visited today with some friends. Had lunch and walk around for few hours. Very enjoyable.
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Caitlin O'Riordan
Great guides event about Henry the 8th, interesting bee sanctuary to look round. Would highly recommend for a day out as adults or with kids.
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Laura Vizard
We took one of the guided tours - different ones running each weekend, will go again. Keeps the children engaged. The people in the bee place were very friendly, taught the girls all about bees and had us try the local honey. There is ice cream (really nice), restaurant lovely too, animals outside and a good play area. More...
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