You don't have to book on line its best not to as the weather could be wet there is plenty of parking all free you can walk forever here you can walk to Tonbride from penshurst through a lovely woodland walk takes about 45 mins well worth it !it goes to hays den country park which is really nice dogs allowed too dogs are not allowed in penshurst place but are allowed in the fields and grounds

Hi, I do believe there is a bus from Leigh but cant tell you what number or how often. But I would think a taxi would be the best option if they have taxi's at Leigh station. Hope this is of some help.

Don't leave your car in the village it is very congested especially at school times/ market day And commuter times

I only visited the gardens. I did not see a single hand rail. I do not know about the house itself.

The grounds are quite flat - eg the Knot Garden - and the Great Hall is accessible after a few steps up. Upstairs apartments would not be good for someone with mobility problems.

I think they do do weddings as their was a brochure in one of the restaurants

not been to a function there, so cannot answer. Drink list looks dear

Hi Krisyyy, we're afraid the Peonies have a famously short bloom and are no longer in flower. If you visit our website you can add your name and email address to our alert list and we can let you know ahead of time in 2019 when we expect them to bloom.

There are indeed. We have a self-service restaurant with hot and cold meals, cakes, sandwiches and drinks, as well as a coffee shop at our visitor entrance. Toilets are both at the visitor entrance and the top of the gardens.

If you are thinking of making the visit with a school group purely for the toy museum, I'd say absolutely, definitely not! It's a lovely little museum but is very small, and I simply can't imagine a group of children fitting in easily, even if you split a class up into very small groups, nor can I imagine their attention being held for more than a few minutes. The toys are in glass cases and the information about them is in a booklet that the lady on the desk gives you. I've popped into it a few times with my children on our visits there on the past few years (they are currently Y8 and Y6!) and although they are sensible and curious children and like to have a look, I can't say that we have ever spent longer than ten to fifteen minutes in there. However, Penshurst as a whole could be a good school trip, depending on the age you are thinking about, as the house might be good from a historical point of view for older children (KS2), the gardens are nice for a runabout, and best of all there is a fantastic adventure playground - but that's very big and all on grass so best left for the summer! If you have a look under 'Groups' on their website they explain what they can offer for schools there.