Wakehurst Place

The National Trust’s most visited property. Open throughout the year, Wakehurst is the country estate of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This beautiful botanic garden is internationally significant, for both its collections and its vital scientific research and plant conservation. Enjoy visiting woodland and lakes, formal gardens, the Elizabethan house and Kew's Millennium Seed Bank. Wakehurst marked an international conservation milestone in 2010, conserving the seeds of 10 per cent of the world’s plant species for the future, and now embarks on the target of conserving a quarter of the world’s plant species by 2020. Note: funded and managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (www.kew.org).

Don't miss

• Journey through changing landscapes of garden, wetland and woodland.
• Discover and enjoy plants from all around the world.
• Explore the nature reserves.

Making the most of your day

Spring and autumn colour weekend events, Christmas celebrations. Children’s trail. Kingfisher and badger-watching evenings. Loder Valley nature reserve with wetland and meadowland: admission limited to 50 people per day. Dogs: assistance dogs only


Ted's review- Fantastic gardens with a massive variety of plants. Although open throughout the year, my favourite time to visit was in the autumn, at this time the colours are awesome! Spring is a great time to visit too.

Contact- wakehurst@kew.org

Opening times

Whole property
1 Jan - 28 Feb 11	10 - 4:30	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
1 Mar - 31 Oct 11	10 - 6	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
1 Nov - 31 Dec 11	10 - 4:30	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su

Getting there- http://bit.ly/jjjjQv

Ardingly, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH17 6TN
Telephone: 01444 894066