self-guided wilding GARDEN visit Pre-visit information

Time: 9.30am-11.30am, 11.30am-1.30pm or 2pm-4pm

What to bring: Binoculars, camera etc. No dogs (except assistant/service dogs) please.

If you have booked using the BBC Gardeners World 2for1 voucher offer, please bring your membership card to present to the team on arrival.

What to wear: We will be out in the garden so please be prepared for the British weather! The ground is uneven so wear sturdy waterproof boots or wellingtons, and if it’s wet please bring waterproof jacket and trousers, and hat etc.

Where to meet: The Apple Store, near Knepp Castle, off Pound Lane, West Grinstead, RH13 8LJ.

Driveway entrance what3words: ///ENCOURAGE.HOOFS.SEDATED

Car park what3words: ///PODS.COIL.BRIDGES

Directions: To drive to the Walled Garden turn off of Pound Lane and enter gate between two gatehouses (press button to open gate). Follow the drive down (for a few minutes) and take the third turning on your left which will bring you in next to a big barn (The Bio-barn).

Directions from the Knepp Wilding Kitchen

The Wilding Kitchen Restaurant and Shop are in a different location from where our walled garden visits take place.

Please allow 10 minutes to drive and 45 minutes to walk to the walled garden.

  • Turn left onto the A24
  • Take the first slip road off the A24 into the Knepp Estate (through a white gate) NB no signage for this slip road
  • Follow the road all the way to the castle
  • Turn left before the castle
  • Take the first right (signposted Garden Safaris)

If you are eating lunch at the Wilding Kitchen, please give yourself at least 1.5 hours to sit and enjoy your food..302

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Parking: is free in the Car Park.

If you need help with directions please call 07955 285321.

We are in a remote and relatively crime-free area but we can’t take responsibility for valuables on site, including vehicles and their contents in the Car Park.

Guests should not smoke or vape on garden visits.

Our 12+ Policy

Knepp Wildland Safaris, our gardens and campsite are all about the quiet and patient observation of nature.

Some of the species we are likely to encounter are shy or can be frightened by loud noises or sudden movements. Our campsite with open-air fire-pits, wood-burning stoves and an on-site pond is unsuitable for small children.

For this reason, our safaris, garden visits, holiday cottages and campsite are suitable only for children of 12 and over.

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