Chelsea Physic Garden

Address:
66 Royal Hospital Road
Chelsea
London
SW3 4HS

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Telephone: 020 7352 5646
Nearest Station: Victoria or Clapham Junction

London's oldest botanic garden is a beautiful oasis of living history in the heart of the capital, home to a unique collection of medicinal and rare plants.

Used as a place to teach people about plants and the environment for more than 300 years, today it exists as a self-supporting charity with two main goals: to help children understand more about the environment, and to conserve a 'living history' of medicinal herbs and plant introductions.

This four acre walled garden is a haven for rare and tender plants, and also has several glasshouses, the largest fruiting olive tree outside in Britain, and the oldest rock garden in Europe made from rubble from the Tower of London. Particularly popular is the Fortune Tank Pond installed more than a hundred years ago by the famous collector of Chinese plants, Robert Fortune.

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Opening Times

2011 Season: 1st April - 30th October

Tuesdays to Fridays: 12-5pm
Sundays & Bank Holiday Mondays: 12-6pm
Wednesday Late Openings 29th June to 7 September: until 10pm
Last admission 30 minutes before closing & 8.30pm during Late Openings

PLUS: Snowdrop Days - 5th, 6th, 12th & 13th February: 10am-4pm

Prices

Adult: £8
Child: £5
Student: £5
Unemployed Person: £5

(Under 5's free, max of two under 16's admitted per adult, student and an unemployed person is required to show proof of identity)