Surrey

Claremont Landscape Garden

This grade 1 listed garden created by the great landscape designers of the 18th century charts the evolution of the English Landscape Garden

Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9JG

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An image of the lake at claremont with rhodadendron hedges in foreground and trees in the background.

Opening times for 29 December 2024
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Garden 10:00 - 16:00
Café 10:00 - 15:30
Last entry is one hour before closing. The cafe closes 30 minutes before closing. Car park is locked at 4pm.
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Free entry for National Trust members. Please remember to bring your membership card for entry. This should be your individually named card. At this time we do not accept third-party apps or pictures of your card.

Child tickets are for those aged between 5 and 17 years. Children 4 years and younger can visit for free.

There is no need to pre-book your visit.

Admission (from 1 Mar 24)
Ticket type Gift aid Standard
Adult £14.30 £13.00
Child £7.20 £6.50
Family £35.80 £32.50
1 Adult, 2 Children £21.50 £19.50
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Café
Open daily serving light lunches, snacks, cakes and scones and hot and cold drinks. Indoor and outdoor seating. Highchairs and bottle warming facilities are available.
Guided tour
Tours of the garden are available on selected days. Please check the website for details.
Car park
Free parking approximately 10 metres from the entrance kiosk. Additional car park can be found in West End Lane (not National Trust) across the Portsmouth Road approximately 125 metres from Claremont.
Kiosk
Check in at the kiosk on arrive where are welcome staff can provide information and guidance to enjoy your visit.
Dogs allowed
Well-controlled dogs on short leads are permitted in designated areas all year round. Dogs aren't permitted in the children's play area, Badger's Basecamp or in the lake. Dog waste bins can be found by the toilets.
Toilet
Toilets can be found in the car park, 20 metres from the entrance kiosk. Baby changing facilites are available here.
Blue Badge parking. Accessible toilet with ramp access. All-terrain wheelchair and manual wheelchairs available to hire for free. Ear defenders available to borrow from the Welcome Kiosk.
Click here to view the full AccessAble guide for Claremont Landscape Garden
Accessible route and/or map
There is an accessible path around the perimeter of the lake. Please ask for a map at the entrance kiosk.
Level access/terrain
Paths are made of worms heath hoggin, a mixture of clay and stones to form a gravel path surface, which can be uneven in parts and can be muddy after heavy rain. There are a also a number of grass pathways throughout the garden.
Accessible toilet
Adapted toilet with ramp access in car park, 20 metres from the kiosk.
Ramped access/slopes
The terrace seating area opposite the café, with views across the lake, is accessible by a ramp.
Designated parking
Three blue-badge parking spaces with level access, 10 metres from the kiosk.
Seating available
There are benches located throughout the garden.
Drop-off point
Steps/uneven terrain
There is a steep pathway on the westerly perimeter of the garden, which is not suitable for wheelchairs or buggies.
Level access to food outlet
There is a level path from the car park to the cafe, with no steps.
Wheelchairs available
We have an all-terrain wheelchair available to hire, please call us on 01372 467806 to arrange this.
Map
Directions via Google Maps
By road
We’re on the east side of the A307 Portsmouth Road. Our entrance is within easy reach of both the A3 and M25; follow the brown tourist board signs for Claremont Landscape Garden from Cobham. To plan your journey please use the Google Maps widget above.
Parking: Free parking. The car park opens at 10.00am. Please do not arrive before 10.00am to avoid traffic issues from cars queuing on a busy road.
By train
Our entrance is approximately 2 miles from Esher station, and easily reached using the 715 bus route.
The station has a regular train service every half an hour direct from London Waterloo, and also stops at locations such as Surbiton, Portsmouth and Southampton.
Please visit Esher station to find out more.
To plan a train journey please use the National Rail journey planner.

National Rail 2 for 1 Offer

If you visit by train, you can take advantage of National Rail's 2for1 entry offer. A great opportunity if you're not currently a member of the National Trust (where entry is already free).

How to get claim 2 for 1 entry?

Visit the National Rail Days Out website here.

Fill in the journey details and your details.

Download and print out the voucher.

Travel by train.

Present your voucher and tickets at the Kiosk.

By bus
The 715 bus route drops off and picks up directly outside the front gate of Claremont.
This convenient bus route takes in a large portion of the local area including Kingston, Burpham, Guildford, Cobham, Thames Ditton and Esher station.
To plan a bus journey you can use the Traveline journey planner.
By bicycle
We’re on the east side of the A307 Portsmouth Road.
Bicycles are not permitted in the garden, but we provide storage racks for you to use next to the kiosk.
Plan your route to Claremont Landscape Garden using the CycleStreets journey planner via the link below. (This journey planner uses OpenStreetMap data which is generally excellent but accuracy cannot be guaranteed. If you come to a footpath or other cycle-prohibited track, please don't ride on it.)
By bicycle - more information

Opening times for 29 December 2024
Asset	Opening time
Garden	10:00 - 16:00
Café	10:00 - 15:30

Admission (from 1 Mar 24)
Ticket type	Gift aid	Standard
Adult	£14.30	£13.00
Child	£7.20	£6.50
Family	£35.80	£32.50
1 Adult, 2 Children	£21.50	£19.50

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