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Take the train from Victoria to Haywards Heath, then a local bus for the final 6 miles to the garden entrance.</li>\n<li>The entry fee is £12.95 or free if you’re a Friend of Kew or a National Trust member (both definitely worth looking into if you’re planning repeat visits).</li>\n<li>Sadly, no dogs are allowed in the gardens.</li>\n</ul>","frontmatter":{"title":"Wakehurst Surprises","date":"May 2017","country":"United Kingdom","region":"Sussex","heroImage":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.5060240963855422,"src":"/static/ca3b1da0641cfda9f9da99373744f193/a41d1/DSC_3641.jpg","srcSet":"/static/ca3b1da0641cfda9f9da99373744f193/0f3a1/DSC_3641.jpg 500w,\n/static/ca3b1da0641cfda9f9da99373744f193/a7715/DSC_3641.jpg 1000w,\n/static/ca3b1da0641cfda9f9da99373744f193/a41d1/DSC_3641.jpg 2000w,\n/static/ca3b1da0641cfda9f9da99373744f193/b2131/DSC_3641.jpg 3000w,\n/static/ca3b1da0641cfda9f9da99373744f193/d2452/DSC_3641.jpg 4000w,\n/static/ca3b1da0641cfda9f9da99373744f193/facae/DSC_3641.jpg 6016w","sizes":"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px"}}},"heroImagePosition":"center center"}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"/wakehurst-surprises/","previous":{"fields":{"slug":"/kensington-design-cupcakes/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Kensington Design & Cupcakes","region":"London","country":"United Kingdom"}},"next":{"fields":{"slug":"/first-stop-kochi/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"First stop - Kochi","region":"Kochi","country":"India"}}}},"staticQueryHashes":["3827489076"]}