Welcome to Wakehurst Place

Wakehurst Place has now fully re-opened following the recent adverse weather. However, some areas and paths remain closed due to snow damage to trees. The Loder Valley nature reserve will remain closed until further notice due to tree damage.

 

Explore 188 hectares (465 acres) of country estate in West Sussex with ornamental gardens, temperate woodlands and an Elizabethan Mansion. Join in our seasonal walks and themed tours to discover more.

Visit our Millennium Seed Bank to see scientists at work and discover how Kew is helping to safeguard the world's most endangered plants.

Prices

Adults £10
Children (under 17) FREE

Opening times

Wakehurst Place opens at 10am every day except 24/25 December

PLEASE NOTE: The Gift Shop and Seed Cafe in the Visitor Centre at Wakehurst Place will be closed on Monday 1st February for a stocktake.

How to find us

Directions and transport information on how to get to Wakehurst Place. 

Access to Wakehurst Place

Details on accessible facilities and routes.

Getting in touch

Contact details for Wakehurst Place

Explore our Gardens

Use our interactive map to find all the attractions as well as information to help you plan your visit to Kew Gardens.


 

Use our interactive map to find the attractions as well as information to help you plan your visit to Wakehurst Place.

 

Featured events at Wakehurst Place

Featured Events:

Wakehurst Mansion and Pond

Wakehurst Place Music Festival 2010

17 June - 19 June 2010

Wakehurst Place is proud to announce a brand new open-air concert series for June 2010.


The interior of Kew's Herbarium

Kew celebrates National Science and Engineering Week - 12-21 March 2010

16 March - 19 March 2010

Behind-the-scenes tours at Kew Gardens


Featured today

trees covered in snow at wakehurst place

Snow damage at Wakehurst Place

Please make a donation today to support the urgent repair and recovery work at Wakehurst Place. Together we can restore the natural beauty of this much-loved estate sooner for everyone to enjoy once again.


White water lily and Trithuria submerse, the new waterlily relative

As easy as APG III - Scientists revise the system of classifying flowering plants

Scientists from Kew have led a global revision of the system botanists use to classify flowering plants. This work will have a fundamental impact on how botanic gardens organise their collections and the future use of plant information to improve quality of life.


Millennium Seed Bank parterres

Millennium Seed Bank parterres

Outside the entrance to the Wellcome Trust Millennium Building are eight raised beds planted to represent different threatened habitats.


Kew's Coelogyne dayana in flower

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Welcome to Kew’s new website

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