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Wakehurst

Our country estate boasts formal and ornamental gardens, woodlands, wildlife and a nature reserve. It is also home to the Millennium Seed Bank, the largest wild plant seed bank in the world.

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Visiting Wakehurst

Opening times

Open daily at 10am

Grounds close at 6pm (last entry 5.30pm)

The Mansion and the Millennium Seed Bank close at 5pm (last entry 4.30pm)

Summer flowers at Wakehurst

Plan your visit

All you need to know to plan your visit to Wakehurst. For information about tickets, opening times, getting here, parking, eating and drinking, access, family and group visits.

Plan your visit

Pleasurance Garden at Wakehurst

What's on at Wakehurst

There's plenty to see and do at Wakehurst, whatever the season. With natural play areas for the children, and wildlife all around, there is something to keep everyone entertained.

​Find out what's on

Willow tunnels at Wakehurst

This summer at Wakehurst

Wild Kids 2017
Family-friendly

Wild Kids - woodland adventures

Enjoy a summer of outdoor discovery with activities, games and crafts led by Wakehurst’s expert learning and conservation teams. Daily until 3 September.
children's activities
Outdoor theatre, The Dream Fairies
Family-friendly

Outdoor family theatre

The return of the Australian Shakespeare Theatre company with two enchanting productions set in beautiful locations at Wakehurst. Pack a picnic and join in the magic!
Buy tickets
children's activities
family friendly
Tree-climbing at Wakehurst
Family-friendly
Festivals and events

Tree-climbing

Reach new heights by learning to climb one of our trees, and get an amazing view of our ancient woodlands. 21 - 23 August.
Book your session in advance
children's activities
Boy in children's area at Wakehurst

Wakehurst for families

Whether you want to have an adventurous journey through woods and gardens, or find out more about plants and nature, there are lots of family-friendly activities to enjoy on a day out at Wakehurst.

Coming up

Children at Wakehurst covering their eyes with apples
Family-friendly
Festivals and events

Bountiful Botanics

Join us during the autumn half-term weekend when the hedgerows are heaving with fruit, crops are abundant and seeds ripe for collecting. We have a programme of activities for all the family. Highlights include apple pressing, artisan cider blending and tractor rides. 14 and 15 October.
Glow Wild lantern festival
Family-friendly
Festivals and events

Glow Wild winter lantern festival

Join us for a magical after-dark walk through Wakehurst’s beautiful botanic gardens and majestic woodlands - brought to life with glowing, handcrafted lanterns. Booking opens on 29 August.
Festival
evening event
family friendly

Top attractions at Wakehurst

Boy in children's area at Wakehurst

Wakehurst for families

Whether you want to have an adventurous journey through woods and gardens, or find out more about plants and nature, there are lots of family-friendly activities to enjoy on a day out at Wakehurst.
The Rose Garden at Kew

The Mansion Garden

The historic mansion at Wakehurst is surrounded by formal and informal planted borders, a large lawn, a pond and a walled garden - a setting which changes dramatically with the seasons.

Wakehurst

Loder Valley Nature Reserve

Wakehurst includes acres of woodlands and wild open spaces where we can conserve and study plants and animals of the High Weald of Sussex.
Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst

Millennium Seed Bank

'A gold reserve... a place where this reserve currency, in this case life itself, is stored.' So said HRH the Prince of Wales as he opened the Millennium Seed Bank in 2000. Open all year round the MSB is a hub for scientific activity where visitors can discover more about its vital mission to conserve 25% of the world’s plant species by 2020.