OPENING TIMES & PRICES

Our Gardens & Tea Room will be open from 1st April – 4th October 2026

  • Wednesdays 11am – 4pm
  • Thursdays 11am – 4pm
  • Fridays 11am – 4pm
  • Saturdays 11am – 4pm
  • Sundays 11am – 4pm
  • Bank Holidays 11am – 4pm

We will be closed for one week for a Festival from 17-25 August inclusive.

Frequently asked questions about visiting the gardens.

GARDEN ENTRY PRICES 2026

DAY TICKETS

  • Adults, £10
  • Children (aged 4-16), £4
  • *Wheelchair Users/People with restricted mobility, £5
  • Family (2 adults + 2 children), £23 or (1 adult + 2 children), £15
  • Children under 4 and Carers are free

*ACCESSIBILITY – Please note our gardens are only partially accessible for wheelchair users. Read our full access statement here

You do not need to pre-book tickets to visit the gardens and can buy them on arrival, except on special event days which are approximately once a month. You can view details of our special events here.

Discounted Tickets/Memberships
We welcome Historic Houses Members. Please show your membership card on arrival for free entry into the gardens. We also welcome Gardener’s World and Visit Kent 2 for 1 offers. Please bring your valid discount cards with you to show on arrival. Please note we don’t accept HH membership or 2 for 1 offers on special out of season openings or event days. We do not offer concessions but carers can come in for free.

SEASON TICKETS 2026
Offering unlimited visits to the gardens during normal opening times (excluding third party organised events such as the festival and outdoor theatre productions), 10% off food and drink in the tea room, and free entry to our Mount Ephraim organised garden events, season tickets for 2026 are fantastic value for money. They are available to purchase in advance online or you’re welcome to pick one up on your first visit to the gardens this coming season.

  • Adults, £30
  • Children (aged 4-16), £10
  • Family (2 adults + 2 children), £65 or Family (1 adult + 2 children), £38

DOGS

Well behaved dogs on leads are very welcome here in the gardens and in the tea room.

PICNICS

You are welcome to enjoy a picnic in the gardens. We just ask that you kindly take all your rubbish home with you.

DIRECTIONS

Coming Via Car

Mount Ephraim Gardens is situated just a couple of miles from the end of the M2 motorway in Kent. From the A2 between Canterbury and Faversham, exit towards Boughton-under-Blean, and the gardens are signposted with brown and white tourist signs from either end of the village. From the A299, exit onto Staple Street and follow the narrow country roads up through the village, passing the Three Horseshoes Pub and the entrance to Mount Ephraim is about half a mile further up the road on the left-hand side. 

Using Sat Navs

Please use the postcode ME13 9TX to find us. However please note we share a postcode with other properties on Staple Street and sometimes sat navs can direct you to a small house 100m down the road for us. To avoid this happening please look out for the formal brick entrance with the blue signs for Mount Ephraim. And do not get us muddled with a Mount Ephraim in Tunbridge Wells – this is over an hour away!

Coming via Public Transport

Being situated in the countryside we are not hugely accessible by public transport. However, our nearest railway station is Faversham less than 5 miles away, and a short taxi ride. The 638 bus between Faversham and Whitstable stops by the Three Horseshoes Pub on Staple Street – a 5-minute walk on pavements. The number 3 bus between Faversham and Canterbury stops on the corner of Staple Street road in Boughton-under-Blean – a 10-minute walk along narrow country lanes.

For answers to some commonly asked questions about visiting the gardens please check out our FAQ page

Longleys Taxi Booking team ( 24 Hours )

01227 710 777

Trouble finding an address? Try the postcode.
Fixed Prices – All drivers accept Cash and Contactless Payments.
Canterbury – Faversham
Whitstable – Herne Bay