Visiting Shaw's Corner: What you need to know

The lawn at Shaw's Corner — Looking across the lawn at Shaw's Corner

The house and gardens at Shaw's Corner are open. The house is open for pre-booked, guided experiences. Here you’ll find everything you need to know about what to expect from your visit.

Plan your visit

Book your visit

The house is open for guided experiences only, and all visitors including members must book in advance. Where we have space, we'll be able to welcome walk-up visitors to the gardens. Please find further information on booking at this bottom of this page.

Shaw's collection of hats, displayed on a a hat stand

Visit the House

Book a visit and explore the house from a new perspective at Shaw’s Corner as we reopen this summer. Discover the story behind George Bernard Shaw’s country home with a new guided experience, led by our knowledgeable volunteers. Entry to the house is by guided experience only, please book your visit in advance. Click here to read more about the House.

Enjoy the gardens

Our gardens are open. Stroll through the winding paths, enjoying a riot of colour in the herbaceous borders, blooming with brightly coloured flowers including Shaw's favourite - tall, elegant delphiniums. A visit to the gardens is included in your guided experience, but we're also accepting walk-up visits if you just want to explore the gardens. Click here to discover more.

Staying Safe

The safety of our visitors, volunteers and staff remains our top priority. Face coverings are recommended in any area on your visit which is enclosed and crowded. We'll continue to provide hand sanitiser and stick to our high standards of cleanliness. If you're showing any of the symptoms of coronavirus, or if you've been in contact with anyone that has the virus in the last 10 days, please don't visit.

The green gates at the entrance to Shaw's corner

Arrival

When arriving at Shaw's Corner please have your ticket ready to show our staff either on your phone or a printed copy. If you’re a member, you’ll also need to show your membership card. You'll be asked to show these at our visitor entrance. Please arrive 10 minutes before your guided experience to allow the tour to start promptly. Sadly, if you're late, we won’t be able to guarantee you entry.

Facilities

Parking is available, including accessible spaces. Our car park is very small, so please park considerately. There is a toilet available for visitor use. You're welcome to bring a picnic if you'd like, there are plenty of places to sit and enjoy the gardens. The house is currently closed.

How to book

We're open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for Guided Experiences. You'll need to book your place in advance.

• Entry and parking is free for members, but please bring your membership card with you. Non-members will need to pay in advance.

• Please book one ticket per person, except for children aged 5 or under as they don't need a ticket.

• Please book onto one of our daily guided experiences, entry to the house and gardens is by guided experience only.

• Please arrive 10 minutes before your guided experience begins.

• Bookings are for your use only and are not available for resale

• We'll send your booking confirmation by email. Please make sure you fill in your correct email address when you book to ensure you receive your confirmation email.

Changing your booking

If your plans change and you can’t make your guided experience, you can easily change or cancel your booking. We really appreciate you doing this as soon as possible so the tickets can be made available for other visitors.

If you set up an account when you made your booking, you will be able to amend the date or time of your booking online up to 24 hours before the date of your visit, or by calling 0344 249 1895.

If you are a member and can no longer attend, please let us know by giving us a call on 0344 249 1895.

Spring reflections at Sheffield Park, East Sussex

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