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Down House - Orchids, sundews, peas, hollyhocks and even weeds all played a central role in Charles Darwin’s evolutionary studies. Many of the experiments he conducted on them for over 40 years in his ‘living’ laboratory - his pretty garden at Down House near Orpington , Kent - have now been recreated by head gardener Toby Beasley and his team. They form the highlight of twice-weekly expertly guided tours of the restored Victorian grounds taking place throughout the summer. The tours graphically bring to life Darwin ’s prolific studies of nature in his gardens at Down House and in the surrounding countryside – the area selected as this year’s UK nomination to UNESCO for World Heritage Site status.		Hotels and places to stay near to Down House Look now - click here
2011 - Opening times - from 1 April Click here Tea Room, Good disabled access.	Down House, Downe, Orpington, Kent, BR6 7JT Tel 01689 859119 www.english-heritage.org.uk