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Public Education
COURSE LOCATIONS
KEW
Awarded World Heritage site status in 2003, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is one of the most beautiful and historic gardens in the country. Its 300 acres contain a wealth of living plant material as well as comprehensive collections of preserved plant specimens, ethnobotanical products and artefacts, botanical paintings and books. It is situated 10 miles from the centre of London and is served by mainline trains from Waterloo or by underground (District Line).
The majority of the Kew courses are held in the Education Centre based in Museum No. 1. This grade II listed building, opened to the public after refurbishment in 1998, is superbly equipped for our varying courses and overlooks the magnificent Palm House.
WAKEHURST PLACE
Wakehurst Place is a beautiful woodland garden owned by the National Trust but leased to and managed by Kew. It is set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the rolling High Weald of West Sussex and is also home to the Millennium Seed Bank which opened in summer 2000. Wakehurst Place is 15 minutes from junction 10 of the M23, just north of Ardingly on the B2028. The nearest train station is Haywards Heath.
The Field Study Centre is surrounded by woodland and makes a very tranquil location for the courses held here. Other courses are based in the Seed Bank Seminar Room or in the Mansion, built from Sussex sandstone in 1590 for Edward Culpeper, distant relative of Nicholas, the famous herbalist.
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