Surrey Gardens Trust works to champion Surrey's rich heritage of historic parks, gardens and designed landscapes

Follow the links below to read about our extensive events programme of lectures and visits, the work we do in the community and how you can get involved.

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Newsletter No. 68 Spring 2024
Newsletter No. 68 Spring 2024

Our Spring newsletter is full of dates for the diary as we plan the year ahead. We are also treated to a fascinating history of an unsung landscape in Dorking and we have a timely reminder of the important work that goes on behind the scenes as we fulfil our role in the planning process.

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painshill park

Enjoy a visit like no other to this historic landscaped pleasure ground created in the 18th century by Charles Hamilton
Thursday 9 May 10am
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New NT Munstead Wood Exhibition at Godalming Museum
New NT Munstead Wood Exhibition at Godalming Museum

Do visit the new National Trust Munstead Wood exhibition at the Godalming Museum. On display until 30 March 2024. The NT team will be at the Museum to take questions on 16, 21 and 27 March if you would like to have your say and get involved with this new chapter of the iconic home and workplace of Gertrude Jekyll here in Surrey.

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We have an active Research and Recording Group investigating important sites and researching their history.

Surrey has a wealth of historic gardens both of national and local importance.

We organise a year-round programme of events including lectures, study days and guided garden visits. 

Our researchers often publish their work on historic sites in Surrey.

We provide annual awards to primary and infant schools to help fund garden projects and other gardening activities. 

Our Gateway project gives disadvantaged adults access to beautiful gardens. 

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Our next visit is to a more unusual location for SGT; there are no flowers or water features, instead it is a Grade II listed designed landscape, hidden amongst the other Magna Carta gems at @runnymedent The site forms part of Britain’s tribut
It was a privilege for SGT to visit The Homewood today. A truly exceptional modern house with a fine attention to detail designed by Patrick Gwynne when he was a mere 23 years old. The house and much of the interior space was designed by Patrick for
The Homewood is a Modernist house and woodland garden in Esher, Surrey, designed by architect Patrick Gwynne, and we are delighted to have the opportunity to visit this extraordinary early 20th-century country villa next Friday, 12 April. The house
The @wattsgallery celebrates its 120th birthday this Easter Monday, 1 April! 🥳 To mark this special occasion the gallery has lots of activities planned, including drinks and jazz 🎷 on the gallery lawn. The Watts Gallery opened to the public in t

We always welcome new members