Seokpajeong (석파정) in Seoul: Visit a Joseon-Era Villa Garden

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Seokpajeong in Seoul is a villa garden from the late Joseon period. Here you'll find background on its history, the address in Buam-dong and the key info for your visit. ━━━━━━━━━━ 🏯 Seokpajeong: Villa Garden in Seoul According to the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), Seokpajeong (석파정) is a representative villa garden (byeolseo, 별서 정원) of the late Joseon period. The description highlights that traditional architecture and nature are in harmony here. It is located in Seoul, in Jongno-gu. 👉 For you: If you're interested in traditional Korean garden culture, Seokpajeong is a place you can put on your list. ━━━━━━━━━━ 🌿 Traditional Buildings and a Beautiful Garden According to the KTO, the site is known for traditional architecture that blends into nature, as well as a beautifully landscaped garden. Our source gives no details about individual buildings or areas of the site. 👉 For you: Take your time and look at the details at a relaxed pace. ━━━━━━━━━━ 🗓️ Opening Hours and Tickets It is closed every Monday and Tuesday, so it is open Wednesday to Sunday. According to the information on our cards (visitor info of the Seoul Museum, checked on November 2, 2026), the museum is open from 10am to 6pm and the Seokpajeong garden from 10am to 5pm, with last entry at 5pm. Entry is only possible with the Seoul Museum's combined ticket, which costs ₩20,000 for adults. 👉 For you: Check the current hours and prices on the Seoul Museum website before you go, as details can change. ━━━━━━━━━━ 🚉 Location: Buam-dong, Jongno-gu The address is: Changuimun-ro 11-gil 4-1 (창의문로11길 4-1), Buam-dong (부암동), Jongno-gu (종로구), Seoul. In Korean: 서울특별시 종로구 창의문로11길 4-1 (부암동). 👉 For you: Enter the Korean address in your map app. Our source gives no information on getting there by bus or subway. ━━━━━━━━━━ 📜 Where the Name Seokpajeong Comes From The garden was first the country estate (byeoljeong) of the Andong Kim (안동 김 씨) family. Later, Heungseon Daewongun (흥선대원군), a politician of the late Joseon period, bought it. He named it after his own name, Seokpa (石坡). That is how the name Seokpajeong came about. ━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 Sources Seoul Museum – Besucherinfo (geprüft 02.11.2026) https://seoulmuseum.org Stadt Seoul – 내 손안에 서울 (10.05.2023) https://mediahub.seoul.go.kr/archives/2007867 VisitKorea – Seokpajeong https://korean.visitkorea.or.kr/ ━━━━━━━━━━ 💬 Have you been to Seokpajeong or another traditional garden in Seoul? What tip would you give other readers? 📲 On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lebeninkorea_en/ 📸 Photos: Marek Piwnicki, Marissa Lewis (Unsplash); Korea Tourism Organization (KOGL Type 1)