Plan your visit
Getting here
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About ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S GARDENS, WISLEY
RHS Garden Wisley is a garden run by the Royal Horticultural Society in Wisley, Surrey, southwest of London. It is one of five gardens run by the society, the others being Harlow Carr, Hyde Hall, Rosemoor, and Bridgewater. Wisley is the second most visited paid entry garden in the United Kingdom after the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, with 1,255,706 visitors in 2025.
Read more on Wikipedia →Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕World Food Cafe and Sky Terrace — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕World Food Cafe and Sky Terrace — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, toilets, café
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
12 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Effingham walk (SCC)Walking route
Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Canons and CornmillsWalking route
The long walk at Hatchlands Park, Hatchlands ParkWalking route4.5 km
Hatchlands is one of the largest country estates in the green belt around Greater London. Follow the boundary through woodland & parkland with distant views of the house & Surrey countryside. Follow pink waymarker arrows. Rough paths. Tramper available.
FP 2public footpath · 86 m
FP 84public footpath · 52 m
FP 6public footpath · 93 m
🚴Cycling
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Mars TrailCycling route
Mimas TrailCycling route
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route
Route 223Cycling route
Oberon TrailCycling route
Ceres TrailCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
BW 8bridleway · 1.3 km
BW 33bridleway · 498 m
Hollybush Lanebridleway · 280 m
Hollybush Lanebridleway · 50 m
Hollybush Lanebridleway · 11 m
Wildlife to spot
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