Great grounds though the mansion wasn't open when they said. Still, we'll return and it's worth seeing the grounds on their own

This is one of the most beautiful places to visit in MD. NPS will give you a free tour of the mansion and the garden. It's maintained really well. You will enjoy your visit and it's all free.

Updated 7/24/2021: it has been 4 years since I visited, and it was great to visit again. The mansion exterior is under renovation. My favorite part is the slave quarter where the history is. When the slaves were freed, because it was illegal to educate them, they didn't have many opportunities because their skills were limited while facing prejudice. It reminds me of how fortunate we are today, and we need to be thankful for what we have. Don't expect perfection from others when we can't achieve perfection ourselves. This is what life is about... Learning and improving. Pray for this country and the world. WOW. The Hampton National Historic Site is one of the most beautiful site I've visited. it is very open, and it has many landmarks on the property. The mansion and the gardens are beautiful. The one section of the historic site that touched me the most is the Slave Quarters. I read some of the signs, and it is very sad how human being were being sold for slaves. I also liked the Ice House where they made ice-cream. The property is a good size, and easy to walk around to see the different buildings. It is wheelchair accessible, and definitely, Dog Friendly!!

Beautiful location. The mansion is beautiful inside and out. The inside of the mansion is restored based on several different periods of use, with much of the original furniture. The tour guide was full of information and really an excellent resource. The grounds are beautiful, with trees that are hundreds of years old and a terraced garden. We visited in late fall, so I'm sure the gardens are even more beautiful in the summer. The outbuildings, including the area across the road, are also very informative, particularly to the estate's use of slave labor. Overall a great experience! Wish there was a little more going on at the visitor center which was nice, but not very informative like other NPS sites.

All staff members were very helpful and friendly. They were also able to answer any questions that I had. The reason I docked them a star is because the subject matter wasn't that interesting and the visitor station was somewhat lacking in information displays and did not have any sort of video on loop like most NPS sites do. The restrooms were nice and clean in the visitor center. I will say though the virtual tour on the large display in the visitor station is awesome! It has some great technology with excellent photos that allows you to browse the 2nd floor of the mansion. The 2nd floor of the mansion is otherwise off limits and is not offered as part of the tour.

Mansion tours are Thursday through Sunday, at 10 am and 3 pm - you have to buy tickets at the Visitor Center, which is open Thursday through Sunday, 9 am to 4 pm. If you also visit the farm across the road, the entire walk would take you about 45 mins - it’s a pretty short distance, but it was absolutely stunning in fall during golden hour! You can pick up a map with brief history of the estate by the visitor center. There are two small parking lots. Open sunrise to sunset

Imagining the historical landscape from the 1700s with the views must have been amazing. The amount of work slaves did to create it is astounding. (Only the gardens were open) The gardens are beautiful. I wanted to water the herb garden and zhuzh it up a bit. It had lavender, wormwood, sage, rosemary, and thyme by the handful. The spectacular colors of the coleus were inspiring. Make sure to see the amazing Himalayan Cedar!

Amazing history of the Ridgely Family around 1800. The amazing part for me was them having an Orangery for growing orange trees in the winter, an ice cream storage underground in the summer, and their own creamery. I guess that's what you do when you're rich!!

Really beauty grounds and cool place for a day out exploring! They do free tours you just need to get the tickets at the visitor center before going to the mansion

So fun. Quick little tour but lots of great information. Really well-kept property and knowledgeable docents. Beautifully restored and a great wag to spend an hour or two on a weekend.

Beautiful grounds and gardens. We were unable to tour the house due to a power outage, but the rangers were friendly and knowledgeable.

I had never heard of this place until I was googling things to do in the Baltimore area. It was a pleasant surprise. I didn’t visit the visitors center, but the house was great. I didn’t know a ticket was needed, but thankfully James the ranger let me join both the garden and house tour without one. He was a great tour guide, very knowledgeable and personable.

Hidden treasure! I went to Towson University for three years and had no idea this was here. Since both of the big houses were closed for covid, I felt like a missed a lot but still got a lot out of the other buildings, the cemetery and the gardens. I parked by the visitor center (also closed) and spent about an hour and a half walking around the grounds. I listened to the audio tour from the NPS app for each of the little buildings and found the dairy particularly interesting!

Very cute little park preserving the grounds of a large estate, most significantly the mansion and some farm buildings. Nice small visitor center with friendly staff and modern restrooms. The mansion you can't enter (or even peek in the windows) unless on their sparsely scheduled guided tours. Nevertheless it is FREE with some nice signage explaining things and definitely worth a one hour visit to walk the grounds.

Friendly staff, clean and beautiful grounds and fascinating Maryland history and all for free! A great trip for the kids to run around the grounds. We were fortunate to be there on Friday close to 1 pm for the downstairs house tour.

Honestly, the house and grounds were very nice. My issue was with the Woke Park Service tour guide, whose knowledge of Hampton was limited to Hampton was a plantation and Ridgely 's were BAD PEOPLE who had slaves, and if you have any questions.I'm an expert about how bad Ridgely's were and did I mention they owned slaves.

Unfortunately closed for Juneteenth. The gardens and restrooms were open though. Had a nice stroll amid the grounds.

A good way to understand history in Maryland. Free for everyone. I love the casual walk in the field.

Nice NPS park that's tucked away in a quiet neighborhood. Was told the Ridgely House was lived in by 7 generations and at one point they owned over 2500 acres of property. The family was in the iron trade and once the Emancipation took place, the slaves were freed and the family lost all their money. Forced to sell property to avoid bankruptcy, eventually most of the land was sold. The house has beautiful gardens and nice landscaping you can walk around. The mansion, while free to go inside, requires tickets you can get at the visitor center (max of 15 people per tour). Bathrooms are available near the mansion. People were walking dogs on the property.

Beautifully maintain Park full of History, I wanted to tour the museum but there was nobody around.

Park Ranger Joe was such a delight! He took the time to thoroughly explain what he knew of the house and site’s history and answer all of our group’s questions. The house itself is lovely and very interesting. Different rooms are curated to be historically accurate to different time periods that the house has seen, even detailed with period-specific foods. Anyone who is interested in history or buildings would enjoy this place.

A beautiful, beautiful historic site with knowledgeable and kind staff working! I loved seeing it decorated for the holidays and can't wait to go back in the spring. I appreciated all of the care and consideration they have taken to make the entrance and first floor handicap accessible. There is a ramp going into the entrance and a lift that allows anyone who cannot do stairs to go to the first floor rooms. Definitely don't miss this free activity!

The Hampton National Historic mansion was good to see and tour. At one time it was one of the largest mansions in Maryland. The architecture was interesting. The tall windows, spectacular window treatments, fireplaces in every room, original wood floors, wool rugs, oil portraits, original period furniture, were all interesting to view. Unfortunately the second floor was closed for tours and it was unknown when they would be reopened. I found it interesting that it took 8 years to complete and the all the walls were about 1 foot deep, even the internal walls. This home is worth a visit and don't forget about the grounds. The home is situated on over 60 acres and many of the original buildings still stand.

One of the best hidden gems of Baltimore county. Check the web page to buy tickets because the tour for the mansion are gone quickly. Arrive early because the place it's bigger than it looks. Bring nice walking shoes or bikes, super friendly to picnic and tons of history in this place. It's a mini version of Versaille's gardens. Lovely place!

School field trip lots of walking the tour guides were very friendly.The presentations were nice but it's a no go for me The kids seemed excited. They had a zoom presentation before they attended and was asked questions and given some extra history as they toured the grounds😩

Nice place to visit! The gardens are beautiful and the perfect place to sit and/or meditate!

Well maintained garden and historic sights.Clean and peaceful.

I learned so much on this field trip with my son's class. I want to go ba k with a group of adults. There is really a lot to see.

Small visitor center with a video, but the hose was closed to tours when we were there so we could only walk around the grounds. It was a nice walk, with some historical markers.