Garden · near Ardingly · West Sussex

Wakehurst

Wakehurst is a house and botanic gardens in Ardingly, West Sussex. On the official register, it is a Grade I listed building. There are 33 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Brantridge Park (5.2 km).

Photo: Wakehurst, Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

1 km

north of Ardingly

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 8%

#682 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Garden near Ardingly

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#682 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (8 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Ardingly

Wakehurst is 1 km north of Ardingly. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Ardingly has 26 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

The warmest afternoons in Ardingly run May to September, at 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°106 mm

Feb9° / 2°73 mm

Mar11° / 3°58 mm

Apr14° / 5°55 mm

May17° / 8°59 mm

Jun20° / 10°56 mm

Jul22° / 13°61 mm

Aug22° / 13°69 mm

Sep20° / 10°67 mm

Oct16° / 8°109 mm

Nov11° / 5°108 mm

Dec8° / 2°109 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ardingly, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Ardingly. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ardingly’s full climate →

About

Wakehurst

Its care is managed by the National Trust. 8 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Ardingly’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Garden
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: 1 km north of Ardingly
Official site: kew.org/wakehurst

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Its place on the map

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Wakehurst is the orange one.

Towns near it

Bases near Wakehurst

Crawley Down tops the 8 for size, at 5,775 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · 1 km south of it

Ardingly

1,646 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km northeast of it

West Hoathly

730 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km west of it

Balcombe

1,445 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 3 km east of it

Sharpthorne

705 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Wakehurst is	People	Places to visit
Ardingly	1 km south of it	1,646	9
West Hoathly	2.4 km northeast of it	730	9
Balcombe	2.4 km west of it	1,445	10
Sharpthorne	3 km east of it	705	9
Worth Abbey	3.3 km northwest of it	409	10
Turners Hill	3.6 km north of it	946	8
Crawley Down	4.7 km north of it	5,775	9
Horsted Keynes	5.6 km southeast of it	1,121	5

Make a day of it

Pair Wakehurst with these

Choose from 33 places within 15 km, such as 3 gardens, 2 historic houses and 2 museums.

Historic houseBrantridge Park5.2 km away 2

Heritage railwayBluebell Railway4.8 km away 3

Garden · National TrustNT Nymans Gardens7.5 km away 4

Historic houseSaint Hill Manor6.4 km away 5GardenGardenBorde Hill5.5 km away 6

Garden · National TrustSheffield Park11 km away 7

MuseumPriest House2.7 km away 8

Museum · National TrustStanden6.7 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Wakehurst: common questions

Where is Wakehurst?

Wakehurst is 1 km north of Ardingly, West Sussex.

What is Wakehurst?

House and botanic gardens in Ardingly, West Sussex, England, UK.

Who runs Wakehurst?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Wakehurst?

May to September are the warmest months in Ardingly, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Wakehurst a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Wakehurst?

Within 15 km: Brantridge Park (5.2 km), Bluebell Railway (4.8 km), NT Nymans Gardens (7.5 km) and Saint Hill Manor (6.4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Wakehurst: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brantridge Park: CyberCop, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bluebell Railway: Les Chatfield from Brighton, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
NT Nymans Gardens: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Hill Manor: Martyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sheffield Park: Zeimusu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Priest House: Meagainreally, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Standen: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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