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2008 Pre-Booked
Guided Tour prices |
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Adults |
Children |
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| House Tours |
£8.50 |
£4.50 |
| Garden Tours |
£8.50 |
£5.00 |
| Combined |
£12.00 |
£7.50 |
| Non-guided group visit |
£7.00 |
£4.00 |
House and Garden Tour prices include entry to house and grounds.
Free entry to RHS members not applicable to group bookings.
Student rates available on request.
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 20 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 20 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 general Information and Resource Pack or 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.
Use our booking form to tell us about your requirements or telephone the Visitor Co-Ordinator on 01892 870307.
Special
Combined Tours for Adults
NEW Offer!
The Other Boleyn Girl Trail - £17.50 per person
Follow in the footsteps of The Other Boleyn Girl—where history and Hollywood combine to take you back to some of the lives and loves of Henry VIII.
In the morning, visit Penshurst Place, location for the Hollywood film ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ and once owned by Henry VIII, for an informative private guided tour of the House or magnificent Tudor Gardens. Then travel on to Hever Castle for a freeflow visit around the home of the Boleyns, followed by tea and cake in the lakeside Pavilion Restaurant.
This special offer, exclusively for groups, costs just £17.50 per person.
To make a booking call: 01892 870307 or email: groups@penshurstplace.co.uk
Garden Tour and Cream
Tea Offer - £11 per person
Includes a guided tour of the historical gardens and a delicious Cream Tea
in the Garden Tea Room. The also offer includes entry to the house and Toy
Museum. To make a booking call 01892 870307 or email groups@penshurstplace.co.uk
A Kentish Day
Out - £13 per person
Incorporating a visit to two of Kent's most popular attractions - The Museum
of Kent Life and Penshurst Place and Gardens.
Visit the museum in the morning for coffee and a non-guided stroll around
this fasinating attraction. Lunch can be taken in the traditional Tea Room
before you leave for an afternoon visit to Penshurst Place. Here you will
receive a non-guided visit to the house and gardens followed by a traditional
cream tea. To make a booking call: 01622 763936 (This offer included morning
coffee and afternoon tea, but not lunch)
The Gift of Kings -
£9 per person
Medieval Tonbridge Castle and Penshurst Place have joined forces to offer
groups a historical day out in the glorious Weald of Kent.
Allow
1.5 - 2 hours at Tonbridge Castle in the morning and 2 - 3 hours at Penshurst
Place in the afternoon. Entry to both attractions is non-guided and refreshments
are not included in the price. To make a booking call: 01732 770929
Spa Town and
Country House - £9 per person
Groups are treated to a one-hour guided tour of the famous Pantiles and historic
heart of Tunbridge Wells, followed bu a non-guided visit to Penshurst Place
and Gardens.
We recommend you visit
Tunbridge Wells in the morning and allow time for shopping and lunch after
your tour. Arrive at Penshurst Place by 2pm for a relaxed afternoon in the
beautiful Kent countryside.
To make a booking call: 01892 515675 (Refreshments are not included in
this offer)
