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Sunrise over the woodland on the estate at Scotney Castle, Kent

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Coronavirus update 

From end of Tuesday 24 March, we closed all our car parks to further restrict the spread of coronavirus. This followed the decision to close our parks and gardens in addition to our houses, shops and cafes. We urge people to stay local and observe social distancing. Please do not travel.

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Virtual highlights

Wisteria growing in the rose garden at Chartwell, a National Trust property in Kent
A view across the gardens at Emmetts Garden with multi colour tulips covering the ground and pink cherry blossom on the trees
Daffodils at Ightham Mote
Magnolias at Sissinghurst Castle Garden
Pale pink and white blossom covering the branches of trees with sunlight casting a dappled light onto the path below

Wonderful wisteria

We know you can’t visit our places right now, but we can bring a little bit of them to your home. Here’s the wisteria blooming at Chartwell.

Thrilling tulips

We know you can’t visit our places right now, but we can bring a little bit of them to your home. Here’s a field of tulips bursting with colour at Emmetts Garden.

Dazzling daffs

We know you can’t visit our places right now, but we can bring a little bit of them to your home. Here are the daffodils brightening up the orchard at Ightham Mote.

Marvellous magnolia

We know you can’t visit our places right now, but we can bring a little bit of them to your home. This is the magnolia looking at its best at Sissinghurst Castle Garden.

Blooming blossom

We know you can’t visit our places right now, but we can bring a little bit of them to your home. This is a blossom arbour in the garden at Scotney Castle.

Take a look around from your home

Sissinghurst bulbs in colour

Virtual tours of Sissinghurst 

Sissinghurst may be closed but that doesn't need to stop you getting your fix. Here's some tours of the garden and library to keep you going until they open again.

Stationery in the Gatehouse Tower at Knole

Knole's 500-year bite-size history  

Knole might be closed but this great 14 minute film gives an intriguing insight into its history. Covering 500 years of different owners and their stories, grab a cuppa, sit back and enjoy.

Batemans Garden Spring

Kipling's poem at Bateman's 

Bateman's may be closed at the moment but here's a way that you can take in its beauty from the comfort of your sofa. Watch and listen to one of Rudyard Kipling's poems narrated in his study accompanied by views of the garden.