Informal Cafeteria-style place Self serve using trays and self-seating.

Easy walking distance at this site. I have some mobility issues but had no problems here.

Yes because you can enjoy the grounds and gardens

You have to walk up the hill to jack straws castle (5 minutes) and then it’s the 210 bus. Stop is ‘Kenwood House’.

Yes...outdoor its permitted..from the hills you can get the London Eye and other buildings view also.

Free admission.

The only bus that stops outside Kenwood is the 210 which runs from Brent Cross to Finsbury Park. However, it is a pleasant enough walk from Highgate where the 43 from Friern Barnet drops off. On Mondays, Weds, Fridays and Saturdays there are one hour highlights tours costing £8. You may then want to go back round and examine all the other bits in between. If you also have a coffee and a mooch around the grounds, you will easily fill three hours. It's a great place for a picnic but that is very dependent on the weather. Kenwood adjoins Hampstead Heath which is a great place for walking, especially if you go via Parliament Hill which has good views of the city. There are a couple of great old pubs nearby: The Spaniards Inn is only about five minutes away, or the Holly Bush about 15 minutes away. By then you will be close to Hampstead and there are several interesting houses there: 2 Willow Road, Freuds's House, Fenton House, or Burgh House (which is free.) If it's a nice day, you can walk from Kenwood to Hill Garden and Pergola about 10 minutes in the other direction. From there its a short walk through adjoining Golders Hill Park to Golders Green Station where you can get a bus back to Friern Barnet. I hope this helps.

You can picnic in the grounds but there is also a cafe there called the Brew House which is very passable. You can take a bus from muswell hill easily and the 210 bus stops pretty much outside the house. You can take the northern line to archway for that. Highgate tube is a good 20 Minute walk; Hampstead tube is about 30 minutes across the Heath , but ask directions, it’s easy to get lost!

Continuing my review- atrocious to have no chairs available. My friend and I had to sit on the grass, we didn’t bring blankets because website said chairs available to hire. Also arrived at Highgate tube at 4.30 - website said shuttle bus every 15 minutes. It finally arrived at 6pm. Appalling! Food was very good and reasonably priced but £30 for a cheap bottle of plonk I wouldn’t pay £5 for in supermarket is daylight robbery

There is a 50 minute guided tour most days at 2 pm, their site says free for English Heritage members! I paid 8 pounds. I really enjoyed the tour - we learned the entire history of the house, from it's original build to various additions and learned about the people who lived there. For me the best part was learning about the fabulous art collection - the tour covered the four themes of the art. I definitely would recommend the tour, especially if you're a member. Admission is free otherwise and you can do self-guided, but it was very informative.