This National Trust property is a French Renassance - style chateau built at the end of the 19C for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild to display his art treasures and to entertain the fashionable world. It houses one of the finest collections of 18C decorative arts in the world including portraits by Gainsborough and Reynolds and works by Dutch and Flemish Old Masters. The gardens feature a parterre, seasonal displays, an aviary, statuary and woodland playground. With shops and two licensed restaurants, Waddesdon makes a memorable day out.