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21 WAKEHURST PLACE AND MILLENNIUM SEED BANK

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Kew’s Country Garden
Visit Wakehurst Place and you will discover a large estate of over 180 acres, filled with amazing varieties of plants and trees, including famous collections from the southern hemisphere and Asia. Walk around our temperate woodlands and wetland areas or relax in the ornamental gardens that surround the 16th-century mansion. Perhaps take in the Specimen Beds, which provide glorious colours throughout the year, or the Himalayan Glade, filled with the flowers and scents of rhododendrons from May onwards.

A World Centre for Conservation
Conservation is high on the agenda at Wakehurst Place. The estate is home to the Millennium Seed Bank Project. This £80million conservation project is literally a race against time to save the world’s most endangered plants from extinction.

Catering at Wakehurst
At Wakehurst we adopt the ethos that the food we provide should, where possible, be created from locally sourced ingredients and we support organic and FairTrade producers. The award-winning Stables restaurant is newly enlarged and situated within the Grade-II former stables block. It is a licensed family restaurant where you can enjoy lunch or tea. Group bookings accepted.

Guided tours
Groups can book the services of one of our experienced guides.  It’s a great way to gain a deeper understanding of the plants and trees in Wakehurst’s collection, as well as the long history of the site itself.

Ten ideas for your visit

Watch science in action at the Millennium Seed Bank Enjoy local produce, including wines and cheeses, at our Stables restaurant Get a sneaky peak into the life of birds via our webcams in the Seed Café Witness recycling on a massive scale at Compost Corner Walk the woodlands of the world, with trees from every temperate region, particularly stunning when the colours turn in autumn. Come in May and be dazzled by the glorious swathes of bluebells in Bethlehem Wood Find the rare Wollemi Pine, which can be traced back to the time of the dinosaurs See Wakehurst’s four national plant collections: hypericum, birch, southern beech and skimmias. Find out how we make our own charcoal, and buy some for your own barbecue Take a guided tour around the estate or a conservation walk around the Loder Valley Nature Reserve

Admission Prices 2006
Valid from 1 March 06 – 28 Feb 07
Adult £8.50
Concession £8.00
Children 16 and under FREE
National Trust and Kew Members FREE
Groups of 10 or more booking and paying at least 7 days in advance receive a 20% discount.

Opening Hours
The gardens are open from 10am daily (except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day)
Closing times vary with the season.

Group booking contact 01444 894067
wakehurst@kew.org
www.kew.org/groups

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