Discover Wakehurst
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 £12
Children (under 17) FREE
Opening times
Wakehurst opens at 10am every day except 24/25 December.
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Don't miss
Natural play features at Wakehurst Place
The Adventurous Journey continues!
Millennium Seed Bank Exhibition
Plants are essential to our existence, providing foods, building materials, fibres for clothing, medicines and fuel. However, habitats around the world are being rapidly destroyed by activities such as logging and urban developments.
The Water Gardens (Slips, Black Pond, Ditch Beds, Iris Dell and Water Garden)
The stream that runs through the Slips connects several water-based garden features.
Tony Schilling Asian Heath Garden
Lying east of the Mansion Pond, the Tony Schilling Asian Heath Garden displays plants from mountainous regions of Taiwan, Korea, the Sino-Himalayas and Japan.
Wetland Conservation Area and Westwood Lake
Water runs all the way through Wakehurst Place - the streams from Westwood Valley and Horsebridge Wood were dammed to create Westwood Lake, set in a valley and surrounded by mostly mixed native woodland.
Loder Valley Nature Reserve
Opened in 1980, the focus of the Loder Valley Nature Reserve is on conservation of the plants and animals of the High Weald of Sussex.
Course - Kingfisher and badger watching evening
Thu 09 August 2012, 5.30pm - 9.30pm
The Loder Valley Nature Reserve forms part of the Wakehurst estate and offers an exciting combination of woodland, wetland and meadowland habitats ideal for wildlife.
Talk - Seasonal stroll and soup
Thu 12 July 2012, 10.30am - 1pmSpring, summer, autumn or winter - come and celebrate the joys of seasonality in this series of quarterly talks and strolls at Wakehurst, a garden for all year round interest.
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