Arboretum Gardens in the UK

Bakewell, Derbyshire  
Chatsworth with its 105 acre garden is a magical landscape, beautiful in all seasons. It has evolved over more than 450 years, and continues to change... more

Melbourne, Derbyshire  
Melbourne Hall gardens were planned by Rt Hon Thomas Coke in the early 18th century. The colourful and tranquil gardens are designed with paths intersected by... more

Miserden, Stroud, Gloucestershire  
Miserden Park is an attractive garden of Edwardian detail by Lutyens, set upon 17th century bones. Spring flowers, shrubs, fine topiary, bold grass terraces and large... more

Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucestershire  
Westonbirt The National Arboretum garden was created in 1829 and is a wonderful world of trees both old and new, beautiful all year. Set in 600... more

Kington, Herefordshire  
The gardens at Hergest Croft have been created over 100 years by 3 generations of the Bank´s family. There are hidden valleys, open parkland, woodland glades,... more

The Estate Office, Grimsthorpe, Bourne, Lincolnshire  
Grimsthorpe Castle is a formal Grade I listed historic flower and topiary garden. Leading imperceptibly into the woodland garden, providing a fine setting for the ornamental... more

Market Harborough, Northamptonshire  
Rockingham Castle and gardens stand on the edge of an escarpment giving dramatic views over five counties and the Welland Valley below. Surrounding the castle are... more

Underwood, Nottinghamshire  
Felley Priory is a garden for all seasons - with its ancient walls, yew hedges and topiary, snowdrops, hellebores, an orchard of daffodils, herbaceous borders and... more

Milford, Stafford, Staffordshire  
Shugborough Hall, an important 18th century riverside garden, houses temples, ruins and memorials set amongst trees and winding shrubberies. Includes the first Chinese-style tea-house in Britain.... more

Stone Road, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire  
Trentham gardens, relandscaped in 1759 by Capability Brown with the Italian Flower Gardens laid out by Charles Barry in 1833. The Italian Flower Gardens have recently... more

Quy Road, Lode, Cambridgeshire  
Anglesey Abbey has a hundred-acre garden developed from 1926 by the 1st Lord Fairhaven presenting an imposing blend of formal 17th century French-style and 18th century... more

Elton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire  
The present gardens at Elton Hall date from the Victorian and Edwardian era. Since medieval times, there have been buildings at Elton Hall. During the last... more

Marsh Lane, Gilden Way, Harlow, Essex  
The Gibberd Garden is a highly individual creation of Sir Frederick Gibberd, the master planner of Harlow New Town. It is sited on the side of... more

Bradenham, Thetford, Norfolk  
Bradenham Hall is an exceptional plant-lover´s garden for all seasons. The house and garden walls are covered with unusual shrubs, climbers and fruit. The flower gardens... more

Wroxham, Norwich, Norfolk  
Hoveton Hall has a delightful 15 acre garden set at the edge of the Norfolk Broads. The garden mixes both formal and informal planting across the... more

Brentford, London  
Syon House with its gardens is the last surviving ducal residence, complete with its country estate, in Greater London. The gardens are renowned for their extensive... more

Arley, Northwich, Cheshire  
Arley Hall, the award winning gardens, recently voted in the top 50 in Europe and in Britain´s top 10, have been lovingly created over 250 years... more

Malpas, Cheshire  
Cholmondeley Castle has extensive ornamental gardens set in idyllic parkland dominated by the romantic Gothic Castle built in 1801 of local sandstone. There is an extensive... more

Knutsford, Cheshire  
Tatton Park´s gardens are almost a collection of gardens within a garden. Outside the walled garden, the earliest formal areas include the beech maze, first established... more

Penrith, Cumbria  
Hutton-in-the-Forest´s Walled Garden is the main attraction dating from the 1730s. It contains an increasing collection of herbaceous plants, as well as many fruits trained to... more

Caton, Lancashire  
Since moving to Gresgarth Hall in 1978 with her family, world-renowned landscape designer and plantswoman Arabella Lennox-Boyd has created one of the most exciting gardens in... more

Crag Lane, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate, North Yorkshire  
The RHS Garden at Harlow Carr is one of Yorkshire´s most relaxing yet inspiring locations, on the outskirts of the spa town of Harrogate. Featuring new... more

Bedale, North Yorkshire  
Thorp Perrow Arboretum, Woodland Garden & Falconry Centre, the arboretum has 85 acres of woodland walks. It is one of the largest and rarest collections of... more

Howick Estate Office, Alnwick, Northumberland  
Howick Hall Gardens has extensive grounds including a woodland garden where azaleas, camelias, magnolias and rhododendrons all flourish in spring, eucryphias, hydrangeas and viburnums provide summer... more

Harewood, Leeds, West Yorkshire  
The garden landscape at Harewood House was determined by the designer Capability Brown in the mid 1700s when the foundations for the Palladian Country House were... more

Friars Gate, Crowborough, East Sussex  
This 4 acre garden set in a lush valley deep in the Ashdown Forest was originally laid out in 1929. A lake and ponds are home... more

Park Lane, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Kent  
Open 365 days a year, Bedgebury is the perfect place to walk, cycle, ride or play in a spectacular world of trees. Bedgebury´s National Pinetum, host... more

Godinton Lane, Ashford, Kent  
Godinton House and Gardens are set in a beautiful 18th century landscaped park with views across the countryside. The formal gardens include terraced lawns, topiary, formal... more

Wingham, Canterbury, Kent  
The Walled Garden at Goodnestone Park, consists of three enclosures, an old fashioned rose garden with hardy geraniums and perennials, the summer garden with borders for... more

Hernhill, Faversham, Kent  
The 9 acres of garden around Mount Ephraim have an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity. This Edwardian garden is magically set to give fine views of... more

Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent  
Experience the beauty and tranquillity of Penshurst Place´s enchanting formal garden, a rare surviving example of Elizabethan garden design. It is also one of the oldest... more

Woking, Surrey  
The RHS Garden at Wisley is one of Britain´s best-loved gardens with 240 acres offering a fascinating blend of the beautiful with practical and innovative design... more

Lower Beeding, Horsham, West Sussex  
Leonardslee lakes & gardens is a Grade I listed 240 acre valley with seven beautiful lakes. In May see the huge blooms of magnificent Magnolias, prize-winning... more

Handcross, Haywards Heath, West Sussex  
Nymans beautiful extensive gardens developed throughout the 20th century by the Messel family, reflect the character of the founder and creativity of the plant hunters who... more

North Lane, West Hoathly, East Grinstead, West Sussex  
The Priest House Gardens, in the grounds of Priest House, is a formal herb garden with over 150 culinary, medicinal and household herbs.... more

Holmbush, St Austell, Cornwall  
The 30 acre Pine Lodge Gardens & Nursery, comprises gardens within a garden, which hold a wide range of some 6000 plants, all of which are... more

East Budleigh, Devon  
Bicton Park Botanical Gardens span nearly 300 years of horticultural history. These magnificent gardens are set in East Devon´s picturesque Otter Valley. Registered in the Grade... more

Great Torrington, Devon  
RHS Garden Rosemoor - Come and see our enchanting garden set in the beautiful Torridge Valley. Whatever the season, Rosemoor is a unique place that people... more

Chagford, Newton Abbot, Devon  
Stone Lane Gardens is a 5 acre arboretum situated in the Dartmoor National Park. It holds an important National Collection of Birch and Alder trees in... more

Greenham, Wellington, Somerset  
The gardens at Cothay Manor are five miles west of Wellington, hidden in the high-banked lanes of Somerset. Virtually unchanged in 500 years, this sleeping beauty... more

Porlock, Somerset  
Greencombe is a post-war garden, having been started in 1946 by Horace Stroud. It is a strip of 3.5 acres on the edge of ancient woodland.... more

Old Bristol Road, Wells, Somerset  
Milton Lodge has charming Grade II listed gardens with south facing terraces overlooking Wells Cathedral and the Vale of Avalon with mixed borders, roses, yew hedges,... more

Chard, Dorset  
Forde Abbey, one of the top ten gardens in England, surrounds this magnificent stately home, nestled on the banks of the River Axe in the rolling... more

Beaminster, Dorset  
Mapperton´s terraced valley gardens surround the delightful Tudor/Jacobean manor house, stable blocks, dovecote and All Saints Church. On the upper levels, a walled croquet lawn, then... more

Hordle Lane, Hordle, Lymington, Hampshire  
Apple Court garden was created with a distinct structure of rooms defined by two axes and enclosed by dense hedges. Sharply defined lawns, raised borders and... more

Jermyns Lane, Ampfield, Romsey, Hampshire  
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is one of the most important modern plant collections in the world. Established in 1953 by the distinguished plantsman Sir Harold Hillier,... more

Woodstock, Oxford, Oxfordshire  
Blenheim Palace gardens are one of the great 18th century parks landscaped by `Capability´ Brown. The Secret Garden is one of Blenheim Palace´s most popular attractions... more

Perth, Perth & Kinross  
The lawns and formal gardens at Scone Palace lie generally in the open space between the Palace and the Wild Garden and Pinetum, separated by the... more

Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh  
The Royal Botanic Garden, known locally as the `Botanics´, was established way back in 1670 and is Scotland´s premier garden. Tender plants are an important part... more

Stair Estates, Rephad, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway  
At Castle Kennedy, spring finds snowdrops and daffodils throughout the gardens together with magnolias. The large leaved rhododendrons are in flower, pieris and yellow azaleas are... more