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Child Friendly Gardens in South East England
Set out below are Child friendly gardens in South East England, including Nymans. Our Child friendly gardens offer a variety of interesting features to keep the young ones amused whilst teaching them about their surroundings and environment.
Nymans
Handcross, Haywards Heath
Children of all ages welcome
Nymans beautiful extensive gardens developed throughout the 20th century by the Messel family, reflect the character of the founder and creativity of the plant hunters who explored worldwide. Indulge the senses with a spring visit to enjoy the... more
Godinton House & Gardens
Godinton Lane, Ashford
Children of all ages welcome
Godinton House and Gardens are set in a beautiful 18th century landscaped park with views across the countryside. The formal gardens include terraced lawns, topiary, formal pond, rose garden and herbaceous borders all surrounded by a vast yew hedge... more
The Home of Charles Darwin, Down House
Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington
Children of all ages welcome
English Heitage have recreated the gardens at Down House as the Darwins would have seen them. It was the home of Charles Darwin for the last 40 years of his life. It is here that he worked on his theories of evolution and wrote `On the Origin of... more
Walmer Castle & Gardens
Kingsdown Road, Walmer, Deal
Children of all ages welcome
The Walmer Castle Gardens hold much horticultural and historical interest. The moat that once surrounded the fort has been grassed over since the 19th century and now hosts a wide variety of flowers and other greenery. Enjoy a commemorative lawn,... more
The Secret Gardens of Sandwich
The Salutation, Knightrider Street, Sandwich
Children of all ages welcome
The Secret Gardens of Sandwich are perhaps the finest example of a Lutyens-Jeckyll designed garden in the whole of the UK. Since opening in 2007, the gardens have won the hearts of visitors across Kent who have admired the resplendent Long Border,... more
Hall Place Gardens
Bourne Road, Bexley
Children of all ages welcome (0)
The award-winning Hall Place Gardens surround the Grade 1 listed country house built in 1537 for former Lord Mayor of London. The recently restored Tudor house is open to the public with new displays including an introduction to the house's history... more
Merriments Gardens
Hawkhurst Road, Hurst Green
Children of all ages welcome
A garden not to be missed - Merriments Gardens at Hurst Green offers everything for the garden lover. Set in 4 acres of gently sloping Weald farmland, this bold, modern, hilltop garden is richly and imaginatively planted, deep curved borders, colour... more
Hever Castle & Gardens
Edenbridge
Children of all ages welcome
The spectacular Edwardian gardens at Hever Castle were laid out between 1904 and 1908 by Joseph Cheal & Son. One of the most magnificent areas of the gardens is the Italian Garden, which was designed to display William Waldorf Astor´s collection of... more
Painshill
Portsmouth Road, Cobham
Children of all ages welcome
Painshill offers you a 158-acre wonderland. Magnificently restored – with a mystic mix of awesome views, surreal follies, serpentine lake and historic plantings – it is one of Europe’s most important 18th century landscape gardens.
Features within... more
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Sheffield Park Garden
Uckfield
Children of all ages welcome
Sheffield Park´s magnificent, informal landscape garden was laid out in the 18th century by Capability Brown and further developed in the early years of the 20th century by its owner Arthur G Soames. The original four lakes form the centrepiece.... more
Claremont Landscape Garden
Portsmouth Road, Esher
Children of all ages welcome
Claremont Landscape Garden´s creation and development involved some of the great names in garden history. The first garden was begun in 1715 and later that century their delights were famed throughout Europe. The many features include a lake, island... more
Marle Place Gardens and Gallery
Marle Place Road, Brenchley, Tonbridge
Children of all ages welcome (Parental supervision at all times.)
Marle Place is a privately owned, mature, award-winning garden; with ten acres of formal planting and many more of woodland. Tucked away up a Wealden lane, the garden surrounds the Jacobean house with its massive chimney stack. Our peaceful garden is... more
Mount Ephraim Gardens
Staplestreet, Hernhill, Faversham
Children of all ages welcome (There is a large lake and rock pools to be aware of.)
The 10 acres of garden around Mount Ephraim have an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity. This Edwardian garden is magically set to give fine views of sloping orchards and pasture to the Thames estuary. There is plenty of interest here - an exciting... more
The Valley Gardens - Windsor Great Park
Windsor Great Park, via Wick Road, Englefield Green
Children of all ages welcome
The Valley Gardens, part of The Royal Landscape, is a woodland garden on a grand scale, set beneath majestic trees with delightful views to Virginia Water lake. Over 200 acres of camellias, rhododendrons, magnolias and many other flowering trees and... more
Michelham Priory Gardens
Upper Dicker, Hailsham
Children of all ages welcome
Michelham Priory´s 7 acre beautiful and tranquil gardens are set on a moated island. Originally this was an Augustinian Priory. The longest water-filled medieval moat in England is home to a myriad of wildlife, while the grounds are planted with a... more
Parham Gardens
Parham Park, Storrington
Children of all ages welcome
There are two gardens at Parham - the 18th century Pleasure Grounds, 7 acres of rolling lawns leading gently down to the brick and turf maze and lake, specimen trees, with fine vistas to the South Downs - and the magnificent 4 acre walled garden with... more
Savill Garden - Windsor Great Park
Wick Lane, Englefield Green, Windsor
Children of all ages welcome
Savill Garden - Windsor Great Park: World-renowned 35 acres of ornamental gardens and woodland, including National Collections and rare international species, The Savill Garden provides a wealth of beauty and interest in all seasons.
Spring in The... more
Polesden Lacey
Great Bookham, Dorking
Children of all ages welcome
Polesden Lacey has a 30 acre garden spanning several centuries, with a long terrace walk offering fine views across the valley. The Edwardian walled garden is formally planted including yew hedges. The walled rose garden is divided into four squares... more
Groombridge Place Gardens
Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells
Children of all ages welcome
Originally laid out in the 17th century, Groombridge Place Gardens was unseen for three hundred years except by a favoured few. Designed as outside rooms of the House, over the centuries new plants and trees have been introduced. Beautiful wrought... more
Petworth House
Petworth
Children of all ages welcome
Petworth House is a 705 acre parkland that has evolved from just a small garden containing fruit and vegetables in the 16th century. Enclosed by a 5 mile long stone wall, throughout the centuries well know designers such as George London and... more
Denmans Garden
Denmans Lane, Fontwell
Children of all ages welcome
Denmans Garden: Unique 4 acre garden designed for year round interest - through use of form, colour and texture - owned by John Brookes MBE, renowned garden designer and writer and Michael Neve, it’s a garden full of ideas to be interpreted into... more
RHS Garden Wisley
Woking
Children of all ages welcome
The Award-winning RHS Garden at Wisley is one of Britain´s best-loved gardens with 240 acres offering a fascinating blend of the beautiful with practical and innovative design and cultivation techniques. The beauty and tranquillity of the garden... more
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Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest
Bedgebury Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook
Children of all ages welcome
Open all year, Bedgebury is the perfect place to walk, cycle, ride or play in a spectacular world of trees. Bedgebury´s National Pinetum, host to a world-class collection of dramatic conifers, is a beautiful and peaceful place to walk in all seasons.... more
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Borde Hill Garden
Balcombe Road, Haywards Heath
Children of all ages welcome (New Ecological Children's Adventure)
Borde Hill has enhanced the colour and charm of its award winning, Grade ll* listed garden, park and woodland to celebrate its 45th anniversary being open to the public. New planting has been undertaken throughout its distinctive ‘garden rooms’,... more
Penshurst Place Gardens
Penshurst, Tonbridge
Children of all ages welcome
Experience the beauty and tranquillity of Penshurst Place´s enchanting formal garden, a rare surviving example of Elizabethan garden design. It is also one of the oldest gardens in private ownership with records dating back to 1346. Over a mile of... more
Leeds Castle & Gardens
Maidstone
Children of all ages welcome
Leeds Castle, set in 500 acres of parkland and gardens is designed to be at its best in spring. The Wood Garden is continually developed to build colour throughout the seasons. It has also become a sanctuary for wildlife and waterfowl, among them the... more
Scotney Castle Garden
Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells
Children of all ages welcome
Scotney Castle Garden is a fine hillside garden looking out over the Kent countryside and down to a ruined 14th century castle nestled beside the moat. Designed in the Picturesque style, the garden has spectacular displays of rhododendrons,... more
Sissinghurst Castle Garden
Sissinghurst, Cranbrook
Children of all ages welcome
Sissinghurst Castle Garden was developed around the surviving parts of an Elizabethan mansion. With a central red-brick prospect tower - a series of small enclosed compartments, intimate in scale and romantic in atmosphere. Including the renowned and... more
Goodnestone Park Gardens
Wingham, Canterbury
Children of all ages welcome (All ages welcome)
One of only three gardens in Kent to be awarded the coveted two stars in the Good Garden Guide. Voted UK’s sixth favourite garden in Daily Telegraph survey and finalist in 2009 Country Life Awards. Covering approximately 14 acres, the garden has a... more
Belmont Park
Belmont, Throwley, Faversham
Children of all ages welcome
Belmont Park gardens date from the 1790s and consist of a walled garden, pinetum, wooded areas, large formal lawns and a large kitchen garden. The walled garden is situated behind the clock tower and contains long borders with a variety of plants... more
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- Meet the Head Gardener
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West Dean Gardens
West Dean, Chichester
Children of all ages welcome
West Dean Gardens, nestling in the South Downs National Park, is a place of tranquillity and beauty. Its features feature include a restored walled kitchen garden with some of the finest Victorian glasshouses in the country, rustic summerhouses, a... more
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- Winter Wonderland at West Dean
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Editors' Picks containing West Dean Gardens
Ightham Mote
Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks
Children of all ages welcome
Ightham Mote is situated in a hidden valley garden surrounded by coppiced woodland and farmland. The basic shape of the garden has been in place since the 16th century. A stream flows through the grounds feeding the North lake. It then cascades into... more
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