March is always a busy time in the collection department – the Manor reopens for the main season on 31 March. It’s at this time of year that the house is woken from its winter slumbers, with covers removed from furniture inside and from sculpture outside.  Every area of the house is busy, with the [...]

Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild built Waddesdon Manor  between 1874 to 1889. He used Waddesdon to entertain his guests and display his vast 18th-century French decorative art collection. Typical were the Savonnerie carpets and Sèvres porcelain which rank, in relevance and importance with those kept in the Louvre in Paris and the Royal and Wallace Collections in [...]

If you are looking for a perfect venue for a Christmas Party with a difference, nothing can match the atmosphere of Waddesdon Manor.
This imposing French style chateau, built in the 1870’s by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, has won numerous awards including:

Best National Trust Property 1997
Excellence in England Silver Award 2002
Museum and Heritage Award for Excellence [...]

The Dairy at Weddings at Waddesdon, was recently featured in celebrity magazine OK!
Set in a tranquil waterside setting, The Dairy offers a haven of peaceful tranquility.
More about Weddings at Waddesdon
Our wedding team will guide you through every aspect of planning your big day. Accomplished chefs and experienced staff work together to make your wedding day [...]

The Dairy at Waddesdon Manor was recently featured in the famous Wedding Magazine.
It was described as the perfect wedding venue, especially the pagoda overlooking the lake.
If you would like to book  an appointment to see The Dairy, please call one of our wedding corodinators on 01296 653216.

We’ve been asked about more information about when the event is happening, what’s going on and and how to get here, so hopefully the details below will help to answer some of those questions.
There’s also a lot more information on the MAD about Waddesdon website which gives details of the performances on the three stages [...]

We are delighted that this year there is a large programme of other activities for you and your family to take part in during your visit to Waddesdon, over and above all the acts on the three stages.
We have workshops from specialised Musical Theatre with Craig Revel-Horwood to Urban Strides and an interactive Circus Skills [...]

MAD about Waddesdon might be a not for profit event, but we still work to ensure that we get as many people attending as possible and to come along and enjoy all of the incredible work that is put in by the groups to prepare for their performances on the day.
We are also always happy [...]

MAD 2007 stage

MAD About Waddesdon is a celebration of the visual and performing arts in Buckinghamshire. An opportunity to experience the talent, energy and creativity at the heart of our schools and community. The weekend is a spectacle of music, dance, drama, poetry, story telling, film, photography and much more, performed and presented at every [...]