Visitor Testimonials

Our aim is to provide the perfect visitor experience.  This is a selection of the messages we have received.

What a beautiful house! It's kept in immaculate condition.  We thoroughly enjoyed our visit.
Mr & Mrs Lewis, England

We enjoyed the walk along past the sea and the deer.  Beautiful house and extremely friendly and helpful staff.  We will be back.
K Graham & I Thomson

Robina, Thank you very much for the tour and information.  My Mum enjoyed it so much, as she used to come and stay in the house when she was a teenager with her Aunt who was the housekeeper.  My Mum is now 89 years old.  Thank You All.
Caroline

Really glad we made the effort to call into Hopetoun - very interesting & homely. 

S & J Scott, Surrey, UK

Enjoyed seeing the family home of our first govenor general.
P & D Howard, Western Australia

Have spent a very interesting time, your guide (insitu) was very informative.  Our meal in the cafe was excellent in both taste and quality.  Thank You.
J Lobo & A.K Skinner, Fife

Excellent, enjoyed the house and grounds, and roof top view.  Best visit I have had for a long time.
Mr & Mrs Sussex, Kent

Very good to look round at our own pace and ask advice when we needed it, personnel in each room extremely knowledgable & helpful.
Elizabeth & Philip, Harrogate, Yorkshire

What a wonderful and evocative place.  The India connection was especially interesting to us as we live there.
P & Z Moore, India

My favorite bit was looking for the mouse on the stair, it was fun! My Mums best bit was the kitchen.  Thank you for a lovely day.
Xander, Aged 5  

Very nice, the best house I've visited in Britain so far.  I absolutely love the fact that all things, even the frailest demasks are original and not the copies you get to see in most other houses.
B Weykamp, Netherlands

We are staying in the cottage and absolutely loving, spending time here.  It is beautiful.
The Bidiedt Family, USA

Most rewarding - still a family home, we enjoyed ourselves.
Mr & Mrs Newman

Beautiful to have such open access to such a wonderful house - and to travel through it at our own pace.
The Haine Family, Northern Ireland

A very informative, interesting tour. Most enjoyable. Last visit as a child in the 60's.
Longniddry

I want to sleep in one of those beds, and jump on the bed.
Lucy, aged 5

Wonderful house, great to see remains of a seemingly quickly fading era.  Wonderful historical info spread throughout made for an interesting walk through.  Enjoyed it hugely.
Mr Swinton

Excellent tour, great safari for children, and really helpful guides.
Sapphire, Barnaby, Christopher and Sarah Hope

A marvellous monument to a bygone age, and a great tribute to all who sustain it for visitors.  Obviously especially important for visiting Australians!
Mr & Mrs Moore, Canberra, Australia

A very interesting and enjoyable tour with an excellent guide. If was a pleasure not to have ropes preventing our wandering in the rooms.  Thank you to the conservators and all who work to keep this wonderful home alive.
Middlesex

What a wonderful and "open" home.  Thank you for inviting us in to see it.
John & Linda, Canada

A magnificent house, full of contrasts.  Staff friendly and knowledgable.  Disabled access excellent.
Wendy Rollo & Gladys Young, Glasgow