Sissinghurst Castle Garden

Facilities and access

General
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Access

General

Places open to visitors include, Old dairy coffee shop, granary restaurant, shop, garden, estate walks, tower, library, gatehouse exhibition and the south cottage.
There's no picnicking in the formal gardens. However please use the benches in the veg garden or make use of the grass opposite VR or around our estate.
Dogs on leads are most welcome around the wider estate but aren't able to go into the formal garden.
Cameras are welcome in the garden, but due to the narrow paths please don't bring any tripods or camera stands with you.
There are many changes of levels, steps and slopes around the garden, please take care.
Water - please be aware that there are unfenced lakes, moat and ponds around our estate.
Paths in the garden may become slippery in the garden after rainfall and in the winter, please wear sturdy footwear.
Areas and exhibitions may be closed for some periods for conservation reasons

Family

PLEASE NOTE: Our formal garden is inaccessible to pushchairs and buggies
Water - please be aware that there are unfenced lakes, moat and ponds around our estate
Baby back-carriers for loan available from visitor reception
Baby-changing facilities
Children's quiz/trail available from visitor reception
There's no picnicking in the formal gardens. You can picnic on the tables and benches opposite visitor reception and around our estate
There are many changes of levels, steps and slopes around the garden, please take care.
Paths in the garden may become slippery in the garden after rainfall and in the winter, please wear sturdy footwear

Access

Designated disabled parking in the main car park
Drop-off points for the mobility buggy are from car park to the visitor reception and the shop. Please note that the buggy runs from March - October only. Alternative drop off points available over winter.
Water - please be aware that there are unfenced lakes, moat and ponds around our estate
There are many changes of levels, steps and slopes around the garden, please take care.
Adapted toilet on level ground at visitor reception and via ramp at restaurant
Wheelchair users might find some areas of our garden challenging due to uneven paths and steps
There's restricted access to the lower portion of our main shop, please speak to our staff who can help
Paths in the garden may become slippery in the garden after rainfall and in the winter, please wear sturdy footwear
Due to its fragile nature we are unable to allow food, drink or buggies in the garden, carriers are provided from visitor reception.

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Sissinghurst Castle Garden

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Prices

Whole property - 7 March - 31 Oct

	Gift Aid	Standard
Adult	£15.95	£14.50
Child	£8.00	£7.25
Family	£39.90	£36.25
Group Adult Minimum group size 15	N/A	£13.10

Winter - 1 Nov - 6 March

	Gift Aid	Standard
Adult	£11.45	£10.40
Child	£5.75	£5.20
Family	£28.60	£26.00
Group Adult Minimum group size 15	N/A	£9.40

What is Gift Aid?

Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.

Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:

Gift Aid Admission
Standard Admission

If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.

Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.

An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:

	Gift Aid	Standard
Amount paid by visitor	£11.00	£10.00
Tax refund from Government*	£2.75	£0.00
Total received by the National Trust	£13.75	£10.00

*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.

Please note...

There is a £4 parking charge for non National Trust members, NT members park free.

Sissinghurst Castle Garden

Opening times

Important notice -

All our houses, gardens, parks, toilets, cafes and shops are closed from Sunday 22 March to further restrict the spread of coronavirus. Sissinghurst is closed, please do not travel here.

Please note...

From Friday 20 March we will be closing the garden and all of our indoor spaces, which includes the restaurant and shop. However, the estate walks will remain open for you to enjoy, while observing social distancing measures.

Wed 8
Closed
Thu 9
Closed
Fri 10
Closed
Sat 11
Closed
Sun 12
Closed
Mon 13
Closed
Tue 14
Closed
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Overview

Historic, poetic, iconic; a refuge dedicated to beauty. Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson fell in love with Sissinghurst Castle and created a world renowned garden.

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Opening times

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Wednesday 8 April

Thursday 9 April

Friday 10 April

Saturday 11 April

Sunday 12 April

Monday 13 April

Tuesday 14 April

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