Wakehurst Place
Wakehurst, previously known as Wakehurst Place, is a house and botanic gardens in West Sussex, England, owned by the National Trust but used and managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It is near Ardingly, West Sussex in the High Weald (grid reference TQ340315), and comprises a late 16th-century mansion, a mainly 20th-century garden and, in a modern building, Kew's Millennium Seed Bank. Visitors are able to see the gardens, the Mansion, and also visit the seed bank. The garden today covers some 2 km2 (490 acres) and includes walled and water gardens, woodland and wetland conservation areas.
| Wakehurst Place | |
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Wakehurst Place house | |
| Type | Country house estate |
| Coordinates | 51°04′02″N 0°05′20″W |
| OS grid reference | TQ 33950 31418 |
| Area | West Sussex |
| Built | 1590 |
| Governing body | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Owner | National Trust |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Wakehurst Place |
| Designated | 28 October 1957 |
| Reference no. | 1025764 |
| Official name | Wakehurst Place |
| Designated | 1 June 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1000189 |
Location of Wakehurst Place in West Sussex | |
RBG Kew has leased the land from the National Trust since 1965 and much has been achieved in this time, from the Millennium Seed Bank project and the creation of the Loder Valley and Francis Rose Nature Reserves to the introduction of the visitor centre, the Seed café and Stables restaurant along with the development of the gardens.
Wakehurst is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England, and its gardens are listed Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
The stables are listed Grade II* and the South Lodge and gateway is listed Grade II.