Free for English Heritage members displaying a valid car sticker. Non-members must pay. There are 5 accessible parking spaces, and disabled passengers can be dropped off at the castle entrance.
Choose between the Lord Warden’s Tea Room and the Glasshouse Café. Read more here.
There are picnic benches on the Oval Lawn, and other benches throughout the site, including the woodland walk. BBQs are not permitted.
There’s an on-site gift shop selling a selection of English Heritage gifts and themed souvenirs and a secondhand bookshop in the basement of the castle itself.
Except for assistance dogs, dogs are not allowed into the grounds or gardens at Walmer Castle.
The award-winning gardens include areas carefully managed to encourage wildflowers and insects. Smooth grass and gravel paths within grounds. The gardens include the Broad Walk, a working kitchen garden, the Quarry Garden and the contemporary Queen Mother's Garden.
Baby-changing facilities are available adjacent to the Kitchen Garden.
Bottle-warming facilities are available on request.
Bottle warming facilities are available on request.
Highchairs are available in our cafes on request.
There’s a natural play trail with hollow tree trunks, climbing frames, a swing and a wobbly bridge to discover within the woodland walk.
Please note, if the gardens are closed due to severe weather, the play trail is not accessible.
The education centre at the castle offers first-class facilities for visiting schools and education groups. Read more about school visits.
Children can learn about wildlife by spotting sculptures of woodland birds throughout the woodland walk. Created by master designers Studio Hardie, the beautifully crafted pieces complement the woodland landscape and let children take delight in the glorious outdoors.
The Greenhouse Apartment (sleeps 4). The Garden Cottage (sleeps 4).
English Heritage welcomes amateur photographers to our sites and we hope you will share your pictures of your visit with us on social media.
If you are looking to use one of our sites for commercial, corporate or professional photography or as a filming location, please contact our filming team as soon as possible to check availability and acquire the relevant permissions and paperwork.
Due to the delicate nature of our sites, English Heritage does not permit drone flying from or over sites in our care, except by contractors or partners undertaking flights for a specific purpose, who satisfy stringent CAA criteria, have the correct insurances and permissions, and are operating under controlled conditions.