School visits to RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey

Get gardening in this plant-filled paradise and discover an inspiring garden where children can let their imagination grow

Choose your visit type

Choose from guided workshops, self-guided visits and dedicated home-education sessions to find the option that's right for your group at RHS Garden Wisley.

All pre-booked educational visits are free of charge. If you feel able to give a donation to the RHS to help support our educational work this would be much appreciated; we ask you to consider a donation of £3 per child for your visit.

Please note: Funded educational visits are available Monday to Friday during school term time only.

Why visit RHS Wisley?

One of the finest gardens in the world, RHS Wisley is a place where visitors can find horticultural inspiration and access plants not seen anywhere else. Its fantastic facilities include two new Learning Studios and a Learning Garden, alongside the bespoke Clore Learning Centre, Teaching Garden and accompanied access to the Glasshouse. All our activities are interactive with a focus on learning through exploration, working together and asking questions.

Our learning facilities

Helping your school get to RHS Gardens 

The RHS Travel Grant Scheme helps eligible state-funded schools with coach costs for a free educational visit to their local RHS Garden.

Find out more

How to book a visit and get in touch

Primary school workshops: View availability and book here
Secondary school workshops: View availability and book here
Self-guided visits: Book your visit here

Call: 01483 212432
Enquiries: Contact Us

If you have any queries, please fill in our 'Contact us' form and a member of the Schools team will be in touch.

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National Lottery Heritage Fund

The National Lottery Heritage Fund awarded £4 million to support the transformation at RHS Garden Wisley, with more than half going towards RHS Hilltop – The Home of Gardening Science. This grant will also help fund inspirational activity programmes to further knowledge and skills, and widen engagement.

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The RHS is the UK’s gardening charity, helping people and plants to grow - nurturing a healthier, happier world, one person and one plant at a time.