Plan your visit

Find our opening times, accessibility information and guided tour details below.

Opening times

The Garden is open all year round but closes at 4pm on Christmas Eve and reopens at 11am on 26 December, Boxing Day

The Walled Garden with Visitor Centre and Maze are officially open 8am – 4pm Monday to Thursday and 8am – 12noon on Friday
Volunteers open and close the Walled Garden and the Maze on Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday. Core times for these areas are 10am – 4pm but this may vary
The Maze is closed in the winter from Christmas to Easter to allow it to recover, and also for a few days in late summer for the massive task of hedge trimming. It may be closed at other times during the autumn if heavy rain has made the paths wet
The Walled Garden is sometimes closed for events at weekends, although the Visitor Centre and an accessible toilet may be open

Very occasionally the Garden is closed for safety reasons if bad weather is expected
Contact the Tourist Information Centre for the most up to date information about opening times for the Maze and Walled Garden

This historic garden was created in Victorian times and has hardly changed from the original layout
There is no parking at the Garden - the nearest public car parks can be found at Caton's Lane (W3W: ///scrolled.land.tastier) and Swan Meadow (W3W: ///fulfilled.eyelid.tractor)

The paths allow you to see most of the Garden but there are flights of steps that limit access
The Maze paths are just wide enough for a standard wheelchair
There are two toilets at the Visitor Centre. One is a fully accessible toilet with baby changing facilities (these may be closed after 4pm)
Ball games are not permitted in the Garden. There is a park, play area and open space for ball games at the nearby Anglo-American Playing Fields adjacent to the Garden

The Friends can arrange a guided tour of the Garden for organisations and garden tour operators. We also give lectures to local clubs and societies. We ask for a donation to The Friends for both