Historic, poetic, iconic; a refuge dedicated to beauty. Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson fell in love with Sissinghurst Castle and created a world renowned garden. More than a garden, visitors can also find Elizabethan and Tudor buildings, find out about our history as a Prisoner of War Camp and see changing exhibitions. Picnic spot in the vegetable garden, picnics are not allowed in the formal garden.