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One of the world’s most celebrated gardens, the creation of Vita Sackville-West and her husband Sir Harold Nicolson. 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, provide outstanding design and colour through the season. The study, where Vita worked, and library are also open to visitors.

Note: A timed ticket system is in operation, with tickets available on the day at the ticket office. The library and Vita Sackville-West’s study close each day at 5.30 pm. No tripods or easels in the garden. Visitors are asked not to smoke in the garden and to switch off mobile telephones before entering.

Opening Times - 2010:

Garden:
13th March - 23rd October: daily except Wednesday and Thursday, 11 am - 6.30 pm
23rd - 31st October: daily except Wednesday and Thursday, 11 am - 4 pm

Shop/Restaurant:
13th February - 7th March: Saturday & Sunday, 11 am - 4 pm
8th March - 31st October: daily, except Wednesday & Thursday, 10.30 am - 5.30 pm; 14th March - 24th March daily, except Wednesday & Thursday, 10 am - 5.30 pm.
27th October - 1st November: Monday, Tuesday & Friday, 11 am - 4 pm; 2nd November - 22nd December: daily except Wednesday & Thursday, 11 am - 4 pm.
Gardens opens at 10 am on weekends. Last admission 30 minutes before closing

Admission prices - 2010:

Adult - £10.50
Child - £5.20
Family (2+3) - £26
Groups - £8.50

More information on the garden can be found on The Gardens Guide.