Oct 21, 2025
Do a guided tour - Really enjoyed my visit to Wisley. today. I wasn’t sure what it would be like in October but was surprised to find there was plenty of colour and interest in the gardens as well as in the autumnal trees. But the star of the show was Kate on our 10:45 guided tour. She pointed out fascinating plants I would not have noticed otherwise, such as the anchor plant, and had interesting snippets of knowledge, such as why ginkgo biloba is known as the tree of hope. She clearly loves Wisley and communicated that enthusiasm to our small group.
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Oct 4, 2025
Great visit for beauty and education - I'd never had a tour of Wisley before and now realise what I have missed all this time. To go round with such a knowledgeable guide made a huge difference to our enjoyment and appreciation of the grounds. We were taken to the right places for seasonal beauty and it was an education to be able to learn from experienced gardeners. My favourite was the International Food Garden - we had seen it in the Spring and it was fascinating to see how it had grown by the Autumn with so many beautiful vegetables and fruits. I came away with lots of good ideas and tips for my own garden, thank you.
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Aug 23, 2025
Stu and Linda outing - Give yourself plenty of time! Bring packed lunch/picnic to save cost as cafe pricey. Parking plentiful.
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Aug 16, 2025
Absolutely fantastic place! - Wow! What an incredible place! Took 2 1/2 hours to get there but my God it was worth every second of being stuck in traffic. We went on a gorgeous summer day, blue sky and very hot but there’s plenty of sheltered areas dotted about to take a rest from the sun. Also numerous shady trees and grassy areas to sit or lay under, maybe with a picnic. The walk through the Pinetum was gorgeous. The glasshouse incredible. I literally don’t know where to start on how amazing this place is. Will definitely have to return as 1 day was nowhere near enough time to see everything. We have already planned our visit for autumn which I’m sure will be spectacular with all the gorgeous colours. Roll on autumn!
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Aug 15, 2025
Great value membership (and take a picnic) - We loved our visit to RHS Wisley. Individual membership allows you to take in one other adult so as a couple myself and my wife got in for free. We’ve had excellent value out of our membership with numerous visits to RHS Bridgewater (near where we live) and now our visit to RHS Wisley means we have now seen all 5 RHS gardens. Having been to all 5 we here are our top tips.
If you are a member stay local and visit over 2 days - there is so much to see, coming back on day 2, it was surprising how much we missed, plus you don’t feel rushed if you can split a visit over 2 days. We would not have done the river walk if we had only visited for 1 day and this area of the garden is well worth visit. Being a member you can visit as many times as you want and won’t have to pay anything extra. Maybe try seeing all 5 gardens like we did - they are all quite different!
Food: as other reviews have highlighted, buying food at any RHS garden can be expensive so if you don’t want to do this take a picnic. The RHS don’t seem to mind and there are tables and chairs to use dotted around the garden. We found a great spot at the back of the glass house next to the South African meadow where there were tables and chairs to use (see photos). As there was no cafe or restaurant in that area we found it a lovely spot for our picnic. If you have kids or a larger group you could sit on a blanket on one of the grass areas.
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Sep 25, 2025
Good facilities for disabled - Firstly to give 6 stars for their accessibility to disabled people.
Lots of parking places near the entrance; clearly marked wheelchair accessible routes, which were flat and very smooth surface.
Many disabled toilets, one with a hoist and a ‘ changing places’ facility for the more severely disabled.
One or two carers get in free as well .
The place itself is immaculately kept, almost to the point of feeling a bit unnatural/ lacking in some kind of character ( unlike Kew Gardens for example)
As many other posters have said there is an element of price gouging in the food and drink areas, and the gift shop, similar to other large popular captive destinations.
Then again the large majority of the customers/visitors are primarily the prosperous citizens of the middle class South East, so they can probably afford it.
I guess it gets really busy in the Summer, looking at the acres of car parking spaces.
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Sep 6, 2025
New junction off M25 blights RHS Wisley Flower Show! - We visited Wisley Flower Show and parked in carpark4 . It was quite a long walk to the show especially when you actually get to the stalls. The flower displays were good and there were plants to buy but somehow it lacked its usual vibrancy and excitement. We stopped for lunch in the Terrace .The food was very good and the staff in there are charming as well as excellent.
My feeling was that there were fewer growers there and it was less well attended.
The walk back to carpark 4 was exhausting and there was transport to and from but long queues.
I think that people should be allowed to park nearer and be allowed to look for spaces.
There is a real problem with traffic off the M25 and A3 . The road building authorities have done a lot of damage by rerouting the Wisley entrance especially from the Guildford direction. That is why the show was not a buzzy as usual and l feel really sorry for the RHS !
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Oct 6, 2025
Cafe need looking at for there cake and snack selection - Been a member for a year now, lovely walk round the gardens really beautiful but if you want a cup of coffee and an nic cake, you’re out of luck. Queues are horrendous. And the selection of cakes is non-existent walked right up the top to the pine Stonehouse only to find the café is closed.
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Oct 31, 2025
Some signage and proper information would be helpful. - Sincerely regret trying to visit RHS Wisley
After driving for a few hours to RHS Wisley, our first visit, we discover the exit off the A3 shut and there after the most woeful diversion signage to RHS Wisley which simply vanished soon after pulling off the A3. We found ourselves diverted back onto the A3 North bound and still not able to exit for Wisley. We had checked the RHS website only a couple of days ago but there was nothing to suggest the chaos we were about to head into. Clearly it was too much effort to consider directing traffic to this destination!
What a complete waste of our time. We won't be returning.
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Aug 25, 2025
Never made it thanks to Highways Dept - New routing opposite from six months ago, not yet updated on android directions, road signs not clear and basically impossible to follow unless you follow RHS Wisely driving instructions map. Highways Dept should pay them for all road closures and incompetent, ridiculous signage and routing.
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