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The Drunken Garden

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📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsPicnicWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.11846, 0.18956

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreeToilets

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Wren, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Beautiful Demoiselle, Green Shieldbug +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Daisy, Lesser Celandine +126 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m
Named routeLength 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route234 m
Named routeRef 18Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fountain in the Drunken Garden at Groombridge Place

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fountain in the Drunken Garden at Groombridge Place

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦GROOMBRIDGE PLACEHistoric site100 m→🌱Spa Golf CourseUrban park3.5 km→✦Medieval moated site, Groombridge PlaceHistoric site100 m→✦BUCKHURST PARKHistoric site4.4 km→✦PENNS IN THE ROCKSHistoric site3.4 km→🐄Fullers Farm ShopVisitor farm3.5 km→