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Kent & Sussex country gardens
4 Days
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Enjoy a private two-course lunch and an exclusive talk by the popular garden designer, writer and broadcaster at Perch Hill, as well as private tours of other stunning gardens in Kent and Sussex

Few things can compare to the joy of strolling through an English country garden in early summer when the extra light and warmth encourages the garden to put on an exuberant burst of growth. This exclusive four-day trip features private visits to world-class gardens in Kent and Sussex, plus a special talk hosted by the inspirational Sarah Raven.

Anyone with a passion for gardens and gardening will delight in the itinerary. Highlights include the shrubs and perennials of Great Comp Garden, Scotney Castle, the roses and lavender of Pashley Manor, another classic English garden at Great Dixter and a visit to Sissinghurst where we will have the chance to explore the magnificent manicured gardens.

What's more, you will also have the opportunity to join Sarah Raven for an exclusive talk about her experiences at Perch Hill. Sarah will tell the story of Perch Hill's 30+ year transformation from a dairy farm into 12 acres dedicated to flowers and vibrant gardens. You will join the gardeners on a private tour of the garden before enjoying a two-course lunch using fresh produce from the garden itself.

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Reasons to book

Meet Sarah Raven

Hear from garden designer, writer and broadcaster Sarah Raven about her 30+ year project transforming the gardens at Perch Hill

From Garden to Table

Enjoy a delicious two-course lunch at Perch Hill made with fresh produce grown right in the garden.

Summertime splendour

When the sun is shining, there’s no better time to take in England’s horticultural gems – exploring manicured lawns and floral displays

Visit Sissinghurst

You will enjoy a visit to Sissinghurst Castle, where you'll get to explore the famous Kent garden
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Glorious gardens

Visit six gardens, including seven-acre Great Comp, award-winning Pashley Manor and Christopher Lloyd’s garden at Great Dixter

Stay in style

Stay at the elegant four-star The Spa Hotel in Royal Tunbridge Wells and look forward to breakfast daily, as well as two group dinners
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You'll be joined by

Sarah Raven
Garden designer, writer, broadcaster

Sarah Raven is an inspirational and passionate teacher, and has been running cooking, flower arranging, growing and gardening courses at her farm in Perch Hill, East Sussex, for two decades. Since the publication of her first book The Cutting Garden, Sarah has led the way in introducing a new kind of productive gardening. She is a teacher, a broadcaster, and hosts a popular gardening podcast: Grow Cook Eat Arrange, and runs sarahraven.com.

Price includes

  • Three-night stay at The Spa Hotel Royal Tunbridge Wells, including breakfast
  • Welcome drinks on evening of arrival
  • Two dinners at the hotel (includes three-course meal, two glasses of wine and tea or coffee)
  • Private visit to Perch Hill - tour with the gardeners, talk with Sarah Raven and two-course lunch
  • Visits to Great Comp Garden, Sissinghurst Castle, Great Dixter House, Pashley Manor and Scotney Castle
  • Services of a tour manager throughout
  • Coach travel throughout

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Mon, Mon, Jun 22, 2026
To
Thu, Thu, Jun 25, 2026
Duration
4 Days
Price per person
£1,375*
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Itinerary

  1. Day
    1
    Arrival in Kent and Great Comp Garden
    Kent, United Kingdom

    Make your own way to The Spa Hotel, Royal Tunbridge Wells for your three-night stay. Meet your coach and transfer to Great Comp Garden for a guided tour. This seven-acre garden with many beautiful and rare shrubs, perennials and other hardy plants is a plantsman's haven. There are areas of formal and informal plantings linked with meandering grass paths and ruins homing in on an Italian Garden. After your visit, return to the hotel and check in. This evening, enjoy a welcome drink and introductory talk from the Tour Manager, followed by a group dinner at the hotel

    Meals - Dinner
  2. Day
    2
    Perch Hill
    Perch Hill, United Kingdom

    After breakfast this morning, meet your coach and tour manager and transfer to Perch Hill. Once a rather ramshackle ex-dairy farm with a lot of concrete, corrugated iron and not much else, the land has been converted to an organic 12 acres of new seed and plant varieties. The constant supply of favourite flowers comes from the large cutting garden where the central four beds are filled with hardy and half-hardy annuals and biennials. There are also two purely ornamental gardens at Perch Hill. Sarah Raven will give us a talk on her experiences at Perch Hill. We will then have a guided tour of the garden with the gardeners, who will point out plants and features of interest and answer any questions you may have. We will then sit down to a two-course lunch featuring fresh produce from the garden. After your visit, return to the hotel and spend the evening and dinner at your leisure.

    Meals - Breakfast, Lunch
  3. Day
    3
    Sissinghurst Castle and Great Dixter House
    Sissinghurst, United Kingdom

    After breakfast this morning, meet your coach and tour manager and transfer to Sissinghurst Castle. This famous garden was created by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson from 1930 onwards and became the most admired English Garden of its time. Few great gardens live up to their reputations so effortlessly as this. Sissinghurst is a large connoisseurs' garden consisting of a series of small romantic areas enclosed by the surviving parts of an Elizabethan mansion. This afternoon, transfer to Great Dixter House and Gardens. First enjoy some lunch (not included), before your guided tour of the gardens. The distinguished garden writer Christopher Lloyd was the genius behind Great Dixter, with its timbered 15th century house. Restored by Edwin Lutyens who also planned the garden, Mr Lloyd has firmly put his lively stamp on it. After your visit, return to the hotel and have dinner at the hotel this evening.

    Meals - Breakfast, Dinner
  4. Day
    4
    Pashley Manor and Scotney Castle
    Ticehurst, United Kingdom

    After breakfast this morning, check out of the hotel. Meet your coach and tour manager and transfer to Pashley Manor for a guided tour. An award-winning, quintessential English Garden on the Kent/Sussex border, Pashley Manor offers a sumptuous blend of romantic landscaping, imaginative plantings and fine old trees, fountains, springs and large ponds. The roses and lavender should be at their fragrant peak at this time of year. Enjoy some lunch (not included) before you reboard the coach and transfer to Scotney Castle for a guided tour of the gardens. The central feature of the gardens is the ruin of a medieval, moated manor house, Scotney Old Castle, which is on an island on a small lake. The lake is surrounded by sloping, wooded gardens with fine collections of rhododendrons, azaleas and kalmia. At the top of the garden stands a house which was built to replace the Old Castle between 1835 and 1843. After your visit, the coach will return to the hotel, where your tour comes to an end.

    Meals - Breakfast

Accommodation

The Spa Hotel, Royal Tunbridge Wells

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Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

Set in 14 picturesque acres in the centre of Royal Tunbridge Wells, The Spa Hotel opened in 1880 and has built a reputation for style, sophistication and fine dining.

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Availability

From
Mon, Mon, Jun 22, 2026
To
Thu, Thu, Jun 25, 2026
Duration
4 Days
Price per person
£1,375*

* From price is per person, based on two people sharing a room, subject to availability. Price and itinerary correct at time of print but may be subject to change. Single supplement £200. Deposit: 30%. In the case of unforeseen circumstances, expert(s) may be substituted, and any expert-led events may be subject to change. Expert(s) will not join you for your full trip duration unless otherwise stated. Travel insurance is not included but required for most of our overseas trips, and should be taken out at time of booking. Images used may not reflect your actual tour experience. This holiday may be sold through other selected brands. Tour is operated by and subject to the booking conditions of TS Travel Ltd.

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