Places to Visit

September

Every Thursday.  4th, 11th, 18th & 25th. The Old Vicarage, Washington. RH20 4AS. 10 am until 4 pm. Admission £8 . Garden of 3.5 acres set around 1832 Regency house. Stunning garden with uninterrupted views of the North Downs. The Japanese garden with waterfall and pond lead to a large copse, stream, treehouse and stumpery.

Sunday 7th. Grovelands, Wineham, BN5 9AW. 10am -4:30pm. Admission £7.50. Home-made teas. Rural garden with view of the South Downs. Over an acre, with all year round interest.

Friday, 12th, Wych Warren House, Forest Row, RH18 5LF. 2-5pm. £6 admission. 6 acres. Woodland walk. Plants for sale

Nymans: A 33-acre garden (National Trust) featuring a house, winter garden, woodland.

Sheffield Park and Garden: A 124-acre park with a Capability Brown design.

Bates Green Garden: A 6.9-acre naturalistic garden with a front garden, middle garden, and woodland garden

Penshurst Place and Gardens: Features 11 garden rooms divided by yew hedging.

Borde Hill Garden: A Grade II-listed garden with champion trees and collections of plants, trees, and shrubs. 

West Dean Gardens: Features a restored Walled Kitchen Garden, ornamental grounds, with flintwork bridges. 

Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens.

Riverhill, Sevenoaks. 10-5pm. Free for RHS members on Wednesdays and Thursdays  

Wakehurst Place. The Elizabethan mansion is re-opened after its two-year roof restoration.

High Beeches, Handcross. Free RHS entry 1-5pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 

Lullingstone Castle & World Garden, Kent.Prairie Garden open. Free 11-5pm Thursday- Sunday.

Sheffield Park 124 acres on our doorstep! Free to RHS members

Hever Free to RHS members Monday-Friday, but not including Kent school holidays. 

One Garden Brighton. Stanmer Park. Free entry, pay to park. Walled garden.

RHS Wisley:- Stunning all year round!

And for something completely different….

13 – 21 September London Design Festival  This colourful annual festival has celebrated and promoted London as the design capital of the world since 2003. The festival showcases the work of contemporary designers, architects and artists, with striking large-scale installations and events popping up around the city
13 – 21 September Open House Festival. London, England
Celebrate London’s architecture, housing and neighbourhoods during a two-week festival spanning the breadth of the city from Greenwich to Westminster. Gain access to beautiful buildings, unique spaces and landscapes as London opens its doors to visitors.