The house is about 140 years old. Nelle, the docent who showed us through, must be about 130. The house is no big deal, but Nelle was utterly charming.
The tour guide was great, an older woman who had originally planted some of the gardens. The gardens weren't much too speak of during our trip due to the season and all the snow we'd been having but the grounds seem well kept. This is our third attempt to take a tour, the first time, well over a year ago, a woman came out to us and said we missed the tour so we'd have to wait and that it would be about an hour. The next time was just a week ago, we got there at about 5 past the hour and the lady who works in the gift shop said we missed the tour, it was the last one for the day but if we wanted to wait, she could give us a "tour" herself after the current tour finished. We didn't want to pay and not get the full experience and there's no way in the world it would take an hour to look around that tiny gift shop so we opted to leave. By the way, the website doesn't say anything about the tours leaving on the hour and there sign on the gate has times that differ from their website. Anyway, the tour guide was a friendly older women with a lot of information. The home is well kept and beautiful. It's definitely worth seeing, if you can get there at just the right time. They are currently doing construction so I would wait a bit to go!
Not up to, say, National Trust standards but they are doing a lot of improvements and are getting there...It is between a Walmart parking lot and busy street, so don't expect a historic landscape setting either.
This mansion is on the main drag through Bentonville and very easy to find. It has a wrap-around porch that reminds you of times gone by. The tour is very interesting. The funishings are in very good condition.Upstairs there is a very old trundle bed. We took my husband's parents there some years ago and Dad started to weep, as it reminded him of the bed his folks slept in and the trundle part was slept in by him and his brother. We were sooooo glad we took them there and that it blessed him so. He was about 96 at the time. The gardens are in full-bloom starting in the spring and are spectacular. A small fee is charged, but is worth it.
A lovely restored mansion with a very knowledgeable tour guide. The gardens are beautiful and they continue to make improvements to them and the surrounding buildings. Very enjoyable.
The Peel mansion is easy to find since it's on the main road through Bentonville and adjacent to a Walmart parking lot. The mansion has been restored to it's original beauty. Our docent offered interesting information about the history of the home. Be sure to ask about the history of the food storage in the basement and the chalk boards in the third floor room. The home tour is a well-spent 5 dollars. The gardens and gift shop are free. There are stairs to the second floor, but someone who cannot handle stairs would still enjoy the ground floor. Add this one-hour tour to your visit while in town for Crystal Bridges museum and the Walmart Visitor's center.
The home has some neat furniture and a lot of history. We really enjoyed the guided tour and explanations and how the home is used today as pa place for receptions and parties. The gardens were very beautiful.
There is not much to see here for the $8 admission price. I felt that it should be priced lower, but the grounds and mansion are well kept. It is in the Walmart parking lot.
This home was built in the late 1800's and has been restored. All of the rooms are open to the public and are nicely restored. There are guides that can provide interesting stories of the various parts of the house and the furnishings. The outdoor gardens are very well maintained and beautiful.
One of the few restored homes around NW Arkansas. The Peel Mansion has been lovingly restored, and is a beautiful place to visit, for both the house and the grounds.