Tickets & Opening Hours

Your visit to Hestercombe

Hestercombe is now a fully cashless venue - only payments by debit or credit card, contactless, Apple Pay and Google Pay are accepted.

As an independent charity, this helps us to save on costs associated with handling cash, such as security, counting, and processing fees, allowing us to allocate more funds directly to our mission.

A guide map showing all accessible routes around the gardens is available from our Ticket Office, and you can also download the guide map (PDF).

If you have any questions about visiting, please contact our Visitor Reception team at info@hestercombe.com

Opening Times

Gardens (summer opening hours)

10am – 6pm, daily (last entry 4:30pm)

Visitor Reception: call 01823 413923 (10am - 4:30pm)

*Please note: when visiting, use the postcode TA2 8LQ for Sat Nav, or ///fancy.arena.tanks for What3Words.

The Stables

The Stables: seasonal (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday), 10am - 5:00pm (last orders 4:30pm)

Enjoy a menu of fresh, locally sourced food and drink including brunch, lunch and afternoon tea.

Reservations: call 01823 414197 (10am - 5pm).

Plant Centre & Gift Shop

Seasonal (open daily), 11am – 5pm

The Plant Centre and Gift Shop is now by the main car park and is free to enter. Pick up a gift for someone special.

Second-hand Book Shop

Open daily 11am - 5pm

The Secondhand Book Shop is now FREE to enter, ask at the ticket office for directions or head towards the restaurant courtyard and you'll find it!

Hestercombe House

Open daily 11am - 5pm

Gardens admission is required in order to visit the House.

Admission

Join the Hestercombe family and save money!

Enjoy unlimited access to the gardens for a year, plus a range of exclusive benefits, by joining as a Hestercombe member from as little as £4 per month. Find out more about membership

Day admission prices

Adult		£16.90*
Child	4 - 15 years	£8.45*
Child	Under 4 years	Free
Family Saver 1	1 adult & up to 3 children	£25.50*
Family Saver 2	2 adults & up to 3 children	£42.50*
Wheelchair User		Half Price**
Admission for Tramper user	Please call us before you make a booking on 01823 413923	Half Price**

Accessibility

Tramper Mobility Scooter £5.00 (per 2 hour slot)

Ring 01823 413923 or email ahead to book before booking an admission ticket (payment required to secure booking).

Tramper scheme operated by Countryside Mobility, non members of the scheme will be required to join for a fee of £3.00.

**Please read our accessibility webpage for further information to help you plan your visit.

*Gift Aid

If you're a UK taxpayer and you make a Gift Aid donation when you enter of 10% more than the admission price, the UK Government will give Hestercombe Gardens Trust an extra 25% of the full admission price.

If you do not wish to make the donation, then please advise our ticket staff accordingly. Admission prices without a donation are: Adult £15.30; Child £7.65; Family Savers £23.15 and £38.60.

Groups and Tours

Groups and tours enquiries are very welcome – please see our Groups information for further details of what we can offer you.

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Important information

If you wish to visit the gardens, House, or Second-hand Book Shop at Hestercombe, you will require gardens admission.
Visits to the Stables Restaurant, Gift Shop and Plant Centre are free, and do not need to be booked.
Picnics are allowed but please help us to keep the gardens clean by taking your litter home.
Dogs are very welcome on a lead throughout the gardens, shops, restaurant, and parts of Hestercombe House.

Partner Gardens members and BBC Gardeners’ World offer-holders must bring their membership cards or vouchers with their booking references in order for their tickets to be valid. Our Partner Attractions are The Bishop’s Palace, Wells, The Garden House, Forde Abbey Gardens, Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, Dartington Trust Gardens, Glastonbury Abbey, Kilver Court, and Exmoor Zoo. Please be aware that Partner Gardens members need to have full membership to receive half price entry.
Hestercombe is an RHS Partner Garden, and RHS membership cards are valid for entry from 1st October to 31st March. See the RHS website for further information.
Hestercombe also participates in the Historic Houses scheme. Historic Houses members enjoy free entry into our gardens, please present your membership card when you arrive at the ticket office.
Please pay on arrival if using a Gardeners World 2 for 1 voucher.

Membership at Hestercombe

Join today and enjoy unlimited access to Hestercombe for a whole year

Described as “one of the top twenty gardens to visit in the country”, Hestercombe is always beautiful throughout the year. Join today and enjoy great value: unlimited access to Hestercombe with prices from £4.21 per month.

Your membership includes:

Unlimited access to Hestercombe Gardens for a year from date of joining for the Member, guests and children according to membership type
10% dining discount at The Stables Restaurant
Unlimited 'bring a guest' privileges during March and September
20% Gift Shop Discount during November when you spend £10 or more
Half price entry for visitors accompanied by a Member of Hestercombe (one visitor per member)
Free children's trails available throughout the year
Free events such as Spring Fair and Fun Dog Show
Special members’ discounts on many of our events throughout the year
Our 'members first approach' with members receiving 24 hours priority booking for our most popular events, such as Mother's Day, The Bampfylde Lecture, workshops and most importantly, our winter events such as the Christmas Market, Father Christmas and ILLUMINATE.
Full colour e-newsletters and ‘What’s On’ emails to keep you up to date with news and events
Half price entry to our partner attractions: Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, Forde Abbey Gardens(half price garden entry only), The Bishop’s Palace, Wells(available for full membership only), The Garden House, Dartington Trust Gardens, Exmoor Zooand Glastonbury Abbey(half price garden entry only).