Down House Gardens, near Orpington
The historic Down House was the home of Charles Darwin. The gardens at Down House were Darwin's 'outdoor laboratory'. He spent many hours here making observations and conducting his experiments. A house and garden you will not forget!
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.
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Contact
- Telephone: 01689 859119
- Website: Down House and Garden
Address
- Street: Down House, Downe
- Postcode: BR6 7JT
- City: Orpington
- County: Kent
- Country: United Kingdom
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