Sissinghurst is a small village in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England.

Originally called Milkhouse Street (also referred to as Mylkehouse), Sissinghurst changed its name[2] in the 1850s, possibly to avoid association with the smuggling and cockfighting activities of the Hawkhurst Gang.

Sissinghurst is situated with Cranbrook to the south, Goudhurst to the west, Tenterden to the east and Staplehurst to the north.

Iron Age working tools have been found[citation needed] and the village was for centuries a meeting and resting place for people travelling towards the south coast.

The garden itself is designed as a series of "rooms", each with a different character of colour and/or theme, divided by high clipped hedges and pink brick walls.