Plan your visit to Hyde Hall

Contact us

Visitor information

01245 402019 (9.30am–4pm)

Main switchboard – 01245 400256

Hyde Hall Garden Centre – 01245 402113

General email – [email protected]

Visiting Hyde Hall

Garden opening times

You no longer have to book tickets in advance to visit the garden. Pre-booking is still available for both members and non-members, if you would prefer to book in advance. Book your garden visit >

Monday – Sunday (closed Christmas Day)
10am – 6pm
Last entry to garden 5pm

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Garden Centre opening times

Monday – Saturday
9.30am – 6pm
Sunday (closed Christmas Day and Easter Sunday)
11am – 5pm (browsing from 10.30am)

Admission prices

RHS Members and guests (1 adult guest or up to 2 children)	Free	Free
Adults	£14.25* incl Gift Aid	£12.95 excl Gift Aid
Children 5–16 years	£7.25* incl Gift Aid	£6.55 excl Gift Aid
Family ticket (2 adults + 2 children)	£35.25* incl Gift Aid	£32 excl Gift Aid
Additional child (Family ticket)	£6.05* incl Gift Aid	£5.50 excl Gift Aid
Car-free travel offer (bus, cycle, on foot)**	£9.85* incl Gift Aid	£8.95 excl Gift Aid

* The RHS relies upon the generosity of its visitors to fund its charitable work. The prices marked * above include an additional 10% donation towards our charitable work, and enable us to claim Gift Aid on your admission. For more information on Gift Aid, please contact a member of our Visitor Services team.
** Proof of car-free travel will need to be provided upon entering the garden.

One carer or companion is admitted free of charge per wheelchair user, visually impaired visitor or another person whose disability necessitates a carer.
 

Dogs not allowed in garden

For the safety of all our visitors, dogs are not allowed in the garden, carparks or wider estate, with the exception of registered support dogs.

Food & drink

Gardeners Rest Restaurant

Opening times: Daily, 10am–4.45pm

Clover Café

Opening times: Daily, 9.30am–5.15pm

Garden Centre

Pop in and browse curated collections of houseplants, unique plants and shrubs, gardening tools and accessories, and our eclectic selection of gifts and homewares.

Opening times

Monday–Saturday: 9.30am–6pm
Sunday (closed Christmas Day and Easter Sunday): 11am–5pm (browsing from 10.30am)

Car-free

We welcome car-free visitors to Hyde Hall. When you travel to the garden by bus, cycle or on foot, we offer a car-free travel discount (see admission prices), when you provide proof of visiting car-free.

It's easy to reach us by train, bus, bike and foot. Plan your car-free journey at Good Journey.

By car

Hyde Hall is conveniently located just 20 minutes from the centre of Chelmsford and is signed from the A130 (southbound).

Sat Nav: CM3 8RA.

From the M25, leave the M25 at junction 29 for A127 (signed Southend). From the A127 exit onto the A132 (signed Wickford/South Woodham Ferrers).

From the A12, leave at junction 17, then at the roundabout take the second exit for the A130 (signed Southend/Basildon).

From the A130, Rettendon Turnpike roundabout follow the tourist attraction flower symbols towards South Woodham Ferrers on the A132. At the Shaw Farm roundabout turn into Willow Grove/Creephedge Lane.

Car parking is free.

By train

The closest stations are Chelmsford (about 12km/8 miles), Wickford (about 8km/5 miles) and South Woodham Ferrers (about 5km/3 miles). Taxis and/or buses will connect you to Hyde Hall. For times and tickets see the National Rail Enquiries website.

By bus

From Chelmsford Bus Station, Bus 3 (Chelmsford to Southend) runs to RHS Garden Hyde Hall every couple of hours (Monday–Saturday). Plan your journey at Good Journey.

Group visits

Located in the Essex countryside, just outside Chelmsford, RHS Garden Hyde Hall is a peaceful garden with wide-open skies and far-reaching views making it a favourite spot for groups to visit.

Pre-book a group visit:

• Call: 0207 821 3170
• Email: [email protected]

Accessibility at the garden

We want to give as many people as possible the opportunity to enjoy Hyde Hall. For a complete guide on what to expect before you arrive, when you arrive and during your visit, please see our detailed guide.

See accessibility information for our other RHS Gardens.

Safety

Visitor information on safety at the garden:
 

• Please take care around water in the garden
• Be aware that garden vehicles may be moving around
• Sometimes the tracks and paths can be muddy, steep and uneven – please wear suitable footwear and take care

Help us to ensure you enjoy your visit with this simple SAFE guide:
 

• Spend your time safely with us
• Advise us of any emergencies or concerns
• Follow any instructions
• Enjoy your visit

Smoking policy

During this hot weather, we ask that all visitors refrain from smoking in the gardens. Please use the signposted, designated areas only.

Guides and maps

See our garden map with details on wheelchair accessible routes, toilets and other facilities.

• Hyde Hall garden map (404kB pdf)

Drone usage

We are concerned that the use of drones may introduce risks of injury to our staff or visitors, damage to our property, plants or local wildlife, or breaches of data protection laws. Personal drone usage is therefore prohibited at RHS Gardens. Commercial drone usage is also prohibited, save where occasionally commercial drone operators with suitable training and licences from the Civil Aviation Authority are allowed by the RHS to operate drones in an RHS Garden only where express permission has been provided to the drone operator in writing by the Head of RHS Garden Hyde Hall.

Dogs in the garden

No dogs allowed anywhere on site (including the car park and Hyde Hall estate).
Registered support dogs welcome in all areas.