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This grade 1 listed garden created by the great landscape designers of the 18th century charts the evolution of the English Landscape Garden
Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9JG
Asset | Opening time |
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Garden | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Café | 10:00 - 16:30 |
Last entry is one hour before closing.
Ticket type | Gift aid | Standard |
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Adult | £14.30 | £13.00 |
Child | £7.20 | £6.50 |
Family | £35.80 | £32.50 |
1 Adult, 2 Children | £21.50 | £19.50 |
Open daily serving light lunches, snacks, cakes and scones and hot and cold drinks. Indoor and outdoor seating. Highchairs and bottle warming facilities are available.
Tours of the garden are available on selected days. Please check the website for details.
Free parking approximately 10 metres from the entrance kiosk. Additional car park can be found in West End Lane (not National Trust) across the Portsmouth Road approximately 125 metres from Claremont.
Check in at the kiosk on arrive where are welcome staff can provide information and guidance to enjoy your visit.
Well-controlled dogs on short leads are permitted in designated areas all year round. Dogs aren't permitted in the children's play area, Badger's Basecamp or in the lake. Dog waste bins can be found by the toilets.
Toilets can be found in the car park, 20 metres from the entrance kiosk. Baby changing facilites are available here.
Blue Badge parking. Accessible toilet with ramp access. All-terrain wheelchair available to hire.
There is an accessible path around the perimeter of the lake. Please ask for a map at the entrance kiosk.
Paths are made of worms heath hoggin, a mixture of clay and stones to form a gravel path surface, which can be uneven in parts and can be muddy after heavy rain. There are a also a number of grass pathways throughout the garden.
Adapted toilet with ramp access in car park, 20 metres from the kiosk.
The terrace seating area opposite the café, with views across the lake, is accessible by a ramp.
Three blue-badge parking spaces with level access, 10 metres from the kiosk.
There are benches located throughout the garden.
There is a steep pathway on the westerly perimeter of the garden, which is not suitable for wheelchairs or buggies.
There is a level path from the car park to the cafe, with no steps.
We have an all-terrain wheelchair available to hire, please call us on 01372 467806 to arrange this.
We’re on the east side of the A307 Portsmouth Road. Our entrance is within easy reach of both the A3 and M25; follow the brown tourist board signs for Claremont Landscape Garden from Cobham. To plan your journey please use the Google Maps widget above.
Park and Ride
Over the Christmas period, a park-and-ride will be in operation on selected dates. If the main car park is busy, you can park at ACS International Schools, Haywood House, Portsmouth Road KT11 1BL where a shuttle bus will be transporting visitors to Claremont every 15 minutes for free.
Parking: Free parking. The car park opens at 10.00am. Please do not arrive before 10.00am to avoid traffic issues from cars queuing on a busy road.
Our entrance is approximately 2 miles from Esher station, and easily reached using the 715 bus route.
The station has a regular train service every half an hour direct from London Waterloo, and also stops at locations such as Surbiton, Portsmouth and Southampton.
Please visit Esher station to find out more.
To plan a train journey please use the National Rail journey planner.
National Rail 2 for 1 Offer
If you visit by train, you can take advantage of National Rail's 2for1 entry offer. A great opportunity if you're not currently a member of the National Trust (where entry is already free).
How to get claim 2 for 1 entry?
The 715 bus route drops off and picks up directly outside the front gate of Claremont.
This convenient bus route takes in a large portion of the local area including Kingston, Burpham, Guildford, Cobham, Thames Ditton and Esher station.
To plan a bus journey you can use the Traveline journey planner.
We’re on the east side of the A307 Portsmouth Road.
Bicycles are not permitted in the garden, but we provide storage racks for you to use next to the kiosk.
To plan your cycle journey, you may wish to use Sustrans or the Google Maps widget below.
Follow Finn and Mia from Rachel Lawston’s book series as they learn about gardens and nature in this fun and engaging half term trail. Visit us from Saturday 25 - Sunday 2 June. £3 per trail including prize.
Discover the different features of this landscape garden throughout the year including a grass amphitheatre, tree-lined walks and serpentine lake.
Claremont Landscape Garden is a three pawprint rated place. Find out more about visiting Claremont Landscape Garden with your canine companion.
Find out what you need to know about arranging a group visit to Claremont Landscape Garden.
Find out about the Gardener's Bothy café and the range of food you can eat when you visit Claremont Landscape Garden in Surrey.
Once the site of Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold's large, heated glasshouse, the nationally important collection of camellias blooms in a beautiful display between January and May.
This grass-covered feature is three acres in size and provides excellent views out across the garden and lake from the top.
Sited below the amphitheatre is the serpentine, man-made lake. It's the perfect spot for rest, relaxation, or a family picnic. Row boats are available to hire in the Spring and Summer.
The North Terrace was one of the first parts of Claremont Landscape Garden to be constructed in the early 18th century. Recently restored, you too can now enjoy view of the surrounding countryside and Claremont Fan Court School.
Find out the things to do at Claremont Landscape Garden with children in mind! From our play area featuring miniature versions of our amphitheatre, lake and pavilion as well as a climbable Belvedere Tower, or for those more adventurous discover Badger's Basecamp up on Stoney Hill.
In partnership with Surrey Sculpture Society, we are delighted to be installing a new sculpture trail this summer running from 8th June to 14th July 2024.
We welcome dogs all year round at Claremont and this spring we're dedicating a special day in celebration of our canine companions. Come and visit with your dog on Saturday 27 April and there'll be a free treat for every pooch in partnership with Forthglade. Take a photo of your hound at our 'Pet Gala' selfie stop, test their skills in the have-a-go dog agility arena, then enter our dog show with prizes supplied by local independent dog food shop, Dogs Deli. Visit anytime between 10am - 4pm. Normal admission applies.
We’ve teamed up with local children’s author, Rachel Lawston, to create a garden themed nature trail around Claremont.. Visit during half term for fun games and activities around the lake that will help inspire and form deeper connections with nature that’s all around us. £3 per person including a prize.
Join us on the lawn by the lake this summer for three nights of live evening entertainment. On Sunday 14 July the ever-popular The Lord Chamberlain's Men will be performing Shakespeare's Hamlet. The following weekend, will see musical entertainment from local favourites, Ember Big Band on Saturday 20 July and Wild Arts Opera will be performing popular stage favourites from Rossini and Handel to Bernstein and Gershwin on Sunday 21 July. Book your tickets now.
Join one of our fabulous Heritage Volunteers for a guided walk at Claremont
Capture the beauty of Spring at Claremont Landscape Garden with professional photographer Lillian Spibey.
Join one of our fabulous Heritage Volunteers for a extra special guided walk at Claremont
Soak up the peace and tranquillity on a sensory journey through Claremont Landscape Garden to calm the mind and feed your soul.
Due to excessively high water levels, we are unable to operate our row boats at this time. We will continue to review the water level and hope to welcome visitors on our row boats later in April, please check back here for updates.
Join us in celebrating our four-legged friends being welcome all year round!
Steeped in nearly 300 years of history, this eighteenth-century garden is a green oasis in the heart of Surrey within easy reach of London. Previously the countryside retreat of queens and heirs, Claremont has always been somewhere to escape everyday life and enjoy simple outdoor pleasures.
Many of the great names in landscape design history played a part in the creation of the estate. Over the years Sir John Vanbrugh, Charles Bridgeman, William Kent and ‘Capability’ Brown all put their own distinctive stamp on the pleasure grounds, and in 1866 Queen Victoria herself acquired the estate to save it from development.
Today you can still spot lots of historical features in the garden, including the large turf amphitheatre, serpentine lake, grotto, Camellia Terrace and Belvedere Tower.
Find out all about the rich and varied history of Claremont Landscape Garden. Discover the royal connections and the legacies they left for visitors to enjoy.
Discover the history of Princess Charlotte, whose happy life at Claremont was cut tragically short.
Explore Claremont Landscape Garden in our podcast episode 'A garden fit for Bridgerton' to uncover historic parties described as the lovechild of a music festival and a garden party. You can also find more episodes from series seven, filled with nature and history.
Explore the objects and works of art we care for at Claremont Landscape Garden on the National Trust Collections website.
Discover how the team at Claremont Landscape Garden is working to restore some of the garden's historic views.
Interested in getting involved at Claremont Landscape Garden? Find out about becoming a volunteer at this special place.
Enjoy access to more than 500 places with National Trust membership. Join today and help protect nature, beauty and history – for everyone, for ever.