Lennoxlove House
WHERE
Haddington
What it’s like
Guided tours through a historic house packed with paintings and antiques, plus grounds with White Park Cattle to spot on the way out.
A guided tour is how you see the house here, walking through rooms of architecture, paintings and antiques rather than wandering about on your own. That suits older kids who can sit still and listen better than it suits a toddler who wants to touch everything, though the grounds afterwards give everyone a chance to stretch out.
Those grounds are open all year, tree-lined avenues and wooded walks, and they're home to White Park Cattle, which is a proper novelty if your kids have never seen the breed. The house itself only opens on specified days between Easter and the end of October, so it's not a year-round option if the tour is what you're after.
Booking's required, which is a bit of a faff if you're the sort who decides on the day, but it does mean you're not turning up to find the tour's full. Opening hours run Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, so this is a weekday plan rather than a Saturday one, worth knowing if you're trying to fit it round the working week.
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Plan your visit
Do we need to book ahead?
Yes, booking's required for the house tours. Best sort it before you set off.
Is the house open every day?
The house only opens on specified days between Easter and the end of October, and the general hours listed are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Can we visit the grounds without doing the house tour?
The grounds are open to the public all year round, with the White Park Cattle and wooded walks to explore even outside the house's open season.
What do kids actually do on the visit?
They go round the house on a guided tour taking in the architecture, paintings and antiques, then can walk the grounds and look out for the White Park Cattle.
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