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2010 Pre-Booked
Guided Tour prices |
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Adults |
Children |
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| House Tours |
£9.50 |
£5.00 |
| Garden Tours |
£9.50 |
£6.00 |
| Combined |
£15.00 |
£9.00 |
| Non-guided group visit to the house gardens and grounds | £7.50 |
£4.50 |
| Non-guided group visit to garden and grounds only |
£6.50 |
£4.00 |
House and Garden Tour prices include entry to house and grounds.
RHS members - any offers not applicable to groups.
Groups are requested to book in advance for either a non-guided or guided tour by using the group booking form. Groups of 15 or more people qualify for the group rate. The above group rates include entry to the House and Gardens, The Toy Museum, The Garden Tea Room, Woodland Trail, Gift Shop and Plant Centre. Guidebooks can be purchased at several outlets.
On arrival, couriers/coach drivers are asked to ensure that each member of their group has a ticket, since these must be presented by each visitor at the entrance. All coach drivers are entitled to free admission to the House and Gardens and receive a refreshment voucher on arrival, which is redeemable at the Garden Tea Room.
Guided
Tours of the House
Guided tours of the house may take place from 9.30am - 11.00am before the
house opens to the public at 12 noon or again from 4pm - 5pm. The minimum
group size is 15 people and only Penshurst Place Guides may conduct the tour.
We offer tours in English, French, German and Dutch. Please specify when booking
which language you require.
For school visits, please complete and return
the form to us at Penshurst Place.
A guide tour takes approximately 45 minutes. Visitors are divided into groups of about 25, with one Guide per group. The maximum group size we can accommodate in one day is 110 people.
Guided tours of the Garden are available by arrangement only, and may take place during normal opening hours or before the Grounds are open to the public. Minimum group size is 15 people. Garden tours take approximately 75-90 minutes. Prices for garden tours include admission to the House.
Combined tours of the House and Gardens may also be arranged. The House tour lasts 30 minutes and the Garden tour 45 minutes. The House tour must start before 11.00 a.m., but the Garden tour may take place at any time during normal opening hours. We usually suggest that groups have a break between the tours, perhaps visiting the Garden Tea Room for coffee or lunch.
One payment by cash, credit card or guaranteed cheque (sterling) on the day of the visit should be made. Please make cheques payable to "Penshurst Place". Voucher arrangements may be made with travel and coach companies.
Facilities
for Teachers and Schools
A visit to Penshurst Place has become one of the key elements in the National
Curriculum for many school children and students. We endeavour to create
an enjoyable and stimulating educational visit.
A typical educational visit might include the following: a guided tour of the House on arrival followed by a visit to the Toy Museum, lunch in the Education Room/Venture Playground, a walk around the Gardens, sketching or project work. A free Teachers’ resource pack known as the 'Tudor Trail' is available for educational groups. Groups following the Tudor Trail should book the education room in advance if they wish to use the room for follow up work.
Complimentary tickets are available to teachers who wish to make a preparatory tour.
For further information or to make a group or schools booking contact:
The Head of Visitor Services
Penshurst Place & Gardens, Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent TN11 8DG
Tel: 01892 870307 | Fax: 01892 870866
Email: groups@penshurstplace.com
Special Combined Tours for Adults
In the Footsteps of the Tudors - with Hever Castle
Visit two historic estates in Kent just a few miles apart and brought together by Henry VIII and the Boleyn family.
For just £17.50 this offer includes entrance and a guided house or garden tour of Penshurst Place & Gardens in the morning and freeflow non-guided entrance to Hever Castle and Grounds.
For further details, or to book this offer, please contact our Head of Visitor Services on 01892 870307 or email groups@penshurstplace.com
Spa Town & Country Tour - with Royal Tunbridge Wells
In times gone by visitors would ride out to Penshurst Place & Gardens and pay the housekeeper a shilling to visit the staterooms. In 2010, group visitors can pay a little extra and have a one-hour guided tour of the famous Pantiles in the historic heart of Royal Tunbridge Wells and take the waters.
£10.00 per person (based on groups of 20+) includes a walking tour of the Pantiles and a freeflow non-guided visit to Penshurst Place & Gardens.
For further details or to book please contact the Tunbridge Wells Tourist Information Centre on 01892 515675 or email touristinformationcentre@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
GARDEN TEA ROOM GROUP OFFERS
Visit the house and gardens and enjoy a traditional afternoon cream tea.
A freeflow non-guided visit of the house and gardens and a group cream tea booked in advance of your visit - £11.50
A house or garden tour and a booked group cream tea booked in advance of your visit - £13.50
Our Garden Tea Room also offer special menus to prebooked groups with fine dining options.
For further details and a booking form please contact our Head of Visitor Services on 01892 870307 or email groups@penshurstplace.com