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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 £11.50
Children (under 17) FREE

Opening times

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

How to find us

Directions and transport information on how to get to Wakehurst. 

Access to Wakehurst

Details on accessible facilities and routes.

Getting in touch

Contact details for Wakehurst

Please note: The shop and Seed Cafe at Wakehurst Place will be closed for stock taking on 6 and 7 February.

We're sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Your Kew


We invite photographers to capture the sights at Kew and Wakehurst. These images are a selection of images submitted by photographers from around the world. We hope you enjoy them. You can see more on Flickr.


Don't miss

SEEBOARD Field Study Centre

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.


MSB Exhibition

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.


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Sir Henry Price Walled Garden

Sir Henry and Lady Eve Price are commemorated in one of the two walled gardens located beside the Wakehurst Place Mansion.


Skimmia at Wakehurst Place

National skimmia collection

Wakehurst’s skimmias are found throughout the ornamental gardens.


Millennium Seed Bank

The Wellcome Trust Millennium building

His Royal Highness Prince Charles officially opened the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) in 2000, describing it as “a gold reserve … a place where this reserve currency, in this case life itself, is stored.”


Westwood Lake

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.


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Talk - Through the glass, conservation and horticulture in the Wakehurst nursery

Wed 22 February 2012, 2pm

Come and find out what goes on behind the scenes in the Plant Propagation and Conservation Unit at Wakehurst.


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Course - Living willow seats

Wed 07 March 2012

Join us for this one day course and learn how to use willow to create a delightful woven living seat with a canopy, or hood.


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