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Once you choose your arrival date, you’ll receive your booking confirmation by email. Just bring this with you on the day you visit, either on your mobile device or as a print out. The email will contain a barcode that our team will scan when you arrive.

The time shown is the earliest you can arrive, and you can arrive at any point within an hour of that time. You're then welcome to stay for as long as you like.

Last admission is 30 minutes before the site closes.

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Please note, this ticket includes Gardens admission only and entry to the House is not included.

With its unique place in the history of science and evolution Down House was Charles Darwin's family home and is a site of outstanding international significance. Enjoy a day out in our award-winning grounds, achieving three 2020 London in Bloom gold awards for Best Walled Gardens, Conservation Area and Heritage Park and Garden. See the gardens that were Darwin's ?outdoor laboratory' where he spent many hours making observations and conducting experiments that helped develop his ground-breaking theories. Stroll down Darwin's ?thinking path', take a wander past bountiful vegetable patches and enjoy fragrant flower beds surrounded by the tranquil countryside.
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