Waddesdon Manor is a Rothschild house and gardens set in the Buckinghamshire countryside just outside Aylesbury. Now owned by the National Trust, but managed by a family trust (the Rothschild Foundation). The Foundation has a broad philanthropic remit and gives grants and supports charitable and educational activities in sectors including arts and heritage, education, the environment and social inclusion.
The RF has a trading company- RWL, which oversees catering and retail on-site, a private events business, a hotel, the Five Arrows, in Waddesdon village, and the Bow Pub. All profits from commercial activity are returned to the RF for the support of the Manor.