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Come to Wakehurst in West Sussex, over 450 acres of woodland and formal gardens.
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Find out how we aim to store seed from 25% of the world's plants with bankable seeds, by 2020
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Photo: Daphne bholua at Wakehurst, by Ekaterina Alexander on Flickr, Jan 2013
Welcome to Wakehurst
Visit Wakehurst in West Sussex and explore 465 acres of country estate with ornamental gardens, temperate woodlands and an Elizabethan Mansion. Join in our seasonal walks and themed tours to discover more.
Visit Kew's Millennium Seed Bank to see scientists at work and discover how we are helping to safeguard the world's most endangered plants.
Visit information
Adults £12.50
Children (under 17) FREE
Wakehurst opens at 10am every day except 24/25 December.
Directions and transport information on how to get to Wakehurst.
Details on accessible facilities and routes.
Contact details for Wakehurst
Visitor noticesThe Mansion will be closed on 22, 23 and 25 May for private events. |
Don't miss
Natural play features at Wakehurst Place
The Adventurous Journey continues!
Field Study Centre
The SEEBOARD Field Study Centre stands at the back of the meadow close to the entrance of the Loder Valley Nature Reserve.
Spring Border
The Spring Border is alive with flowers from late March through to late May.
The Pleasaunce Walled Garden
The formal appearance of the Pleasaunce Garden contrasts strongly with the cottage-style of the adjoining Sir Henry Price Garden.
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.
Francis Rose Reserve
Opened in 2003, the Francis Rose Reserve covers 25 hectares and stretches from the Himalayan Glade to Tilgate Wood, which lies just inside of the Loder Valley Nature Reserve.
Course - Photographing trees
Thu 30 May - Fri 31 May 2013, 9.45am - 5.30pm
The course is designed to explore ways of producing stunning photographs of trees as well as teaching how to download, store and enhance the digital images taken.
Course - Seasonal stroll and soup
Thu 18 July 2013, 10.30am-1pmSpring, Summer, Autumn and Winter - come and celebrate the joys of seasonality in this regular series of quarterly talks and strolls at Wakehurst, a garden for all year round interest.
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