The parking was quite a distance away and was in with the dog activities going on. It started to rain and staff were checking our tickets outside when I moved to a covering. No map of the out lay of palace at entrance. The introductory of the palce by staff was pointless I couldn't undererstand what she was saying. The palace was excellent tour with Cecil Beatons collection and Churchill exhibition was ost interesting staff very knowledgeable and informative eautiful grounds and a most enjoyable delious churchill afternoon tea. Allow 3hr for house tour.

Overall had a really enjoyable visit. Was disappointed that we couldn’t visit the room where Churchill was born. Make sure you keep your tickets handy as they check them frequently , even in the grounds. Lots of measures were taken to keep people safe. Have to wear masks at all times whilst in the building and that includes staff. Plenty of hand gel areas. No need to wear masks outside and the grounds are so vast , that you could always keep your distance. It is well worth a visit.

Had trouble at the admission cabin, the machine was playing up, so only one receipt. Having had our admission tickets checked, the charming young man advised us that the tickets could be converted to an annual pass. He then directed us to a booth on the other side of the square. Here we met a jobsworth, who insisted that the ticket could not be converted and furthermore there was nothing to say that we had paid for the ticket.