Last updated: 1 November 1999 - this entry is more than a year old, for details on how to update click here
Address and contact details |
| Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 2AB |
| Tel: 01580 715330, 01580 710700 |
| Fax: 01580 713911 |
| Latitude: 51° 07' 0" N |
| Longitude: 0° 34' 7" E |
Background to the collection |
Ownership: | The National Trust |
Umbrella organisation: | English Heritage, The National Trust |
Personnel |
Contact person:: | |
Total Staff: | 7 |
Policies |
Accessions: | Plants suited to a mid-twentieth-century garden in the style of Vita Sackville West and Harold Nicolson. |
Collections: | None |
Physical environment |
Soil type: | Clay, neutral |
Aspect: | Mostly flat |
Total area: | 2.4 ha |
Weather records | Records kept |
Plant collection |
Plants: | 2500 |
Special families within the collections: |
| Rosaceae, Ranunculaceae |
Special genera within the collections: |
| Rosa, Clematis |
Record Keeping: | Kept since 1960 Computerised |
Record System: | Paradox |
Plant-collecting trips: | National |
Facilities on site |
Herbarium: | No |
Library: | No |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | Garden guide |
Identifications: | No |
Teaching and Education: | No |
Interpretation: | Signs, brochures |
Friends Organisation: | No |
Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, café, plant shop, book shop, gift shop |
Access to the collections |
Public access: | Admission charge |
Visitors per year: | 175,000 |
Public opening hours: | Tues-Fri: 1-6pm Sat-Sun: 10am-5.30pm |
Guiding principles behind the collection |
| The purpose of our ownership is to manage the garden in accordance with the vision of Vita Sackville West and Harold Nicolson. |
Location map |
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