Child Friendly Gardens in the UK

Clatterway, Bonsall, Matlock, Derbyshire  
Cascades Gardens is a beautiful and fascinating 4 acre public garden set in the historic village of Bonsall, near Matlock, Derbyshire. The garden which has been... more

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

Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire  
The four quadrants of Hardwick Hall gardens, are the herb garden, lawns, nuttery and orchards, conveying the spirit of an Elizabethan garden. Lead statues in yew... more

Derby, Derbyshire  
Kedleston Hall´s pleasure grounds and landscaped park were laid out by the 1st Lord Scarsdale, with designs and buildings by Robert Adam. A feature is the... more

Renishaw Park, Sheffield, Derbyshire  
The formal garden at Renishaw Hall, originally laid out in 1895 has undergone a remarkable restoration, enhancing the geometric design whilst retaining yew hedges, pyramids and... more

Dyrham, Chippenham, Gloucestershire  
The magnificent formal gardens of Dyrham Park were laid out when the grand house was built but became unfashionable by the late 18th century. They were... more

Hidcote Bartrim, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire  
Twisting lanes of the Cotswold countryside lead to Hidcote Manor Garden, one of the most inventive and influential gardens of the 20th century. Its structure of... more

Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire  
Kiftsgate Court Gardens is a series of interconnecting gardens each with its distinct character and secrets. The gardens are a plantsman´s delight with species from all... 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

Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire  
Westbury Court Garden is a rare Dutch garden of water and simple green spaces, surviving from the 17th century Restored in the 1970s to become the... 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

Leominster, Herefordshire  
This National Trust owned Berrington Hall majestic parkland and garden is classic Capability Brown. The one mile parkland walk will take you to the best vantage... more

Near Hope under Dinmore, Leominster, Herefordshire  
Hampton Court Gardens are magnificent new gardens in the grounds of a late medieval castle and surrounded by a thousand acres of parkland. Rescued from neglect... 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

Belvoir, Grantham, Leicestershire  
Belvoir Castle gardens surround the rustic summerhouse, dating from 1800. The gardens have been lovingly restored to their original beauty, set in a natural ampitheatre with... more

Grantham, Lincolnshire  
Belton´s Park and Garden are, like the house, composed with perfect harmony and proportion. They have serenity, order and strong architectural conviction. With both formal Italian... more

Doddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire  
Doddington Hall & Gardens is a beautiful family-owned Elizabethan mansion, with original walled courtyards and 5 acres of romantic formal and wild gardens. The West Garden... more

Easton, Grantham, Lincolnshire  
Easton Walled Gardens was described by President Franklin Roosevelt as a `Dream of Nirvana...almost too good to be true´. 50 years later, the house was pulled... 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

Daventry, Northamptonshire  
Canons Ashby House, has a formal garden that was created between 1708 and 1717 by Edward Dryden. Derelict and overgrown when the house was rescued by... 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

Blyth, Worksop, Nottinghamshire  
Hodsock Priory and its garden are in the centre of the 800 acre Hodsock Estate which has been owned by the Buchanan family since 1765. The... more

Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire  
The gardens and parkland at Newstead Abbey, once the home of the Poet Lord Byron, cover more than 300 acres with paths that meander past lakes,... more

Buttery Lane, Teversal Old Village, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire  
Teversal Manor Gardens are approached through an avenue of lime trees. It has a beautiful ornamental pond garden with its own microclimate, enabling unusual tender plants... more

Wollaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire  
The gardens at Wollaton Park stand on a natural hill 3 miles west of Nottingham City Centre. Located within 5 hundred acres of historic deer park,... more

Shrewsbury, Shropshire  
Attingham Park gardens were landscaped by Repton. The Park is mainly shrubs and large trees with a grove of Lebanon cedars. Attractive walks along the River... more

Broseley, Shropshire  
Benthall Hall is a small garden, once the home of botanist George Maw, containing some interesting plants. Freely-naturalised crocus and daffodils date from his time. There... more

Quatt, Bridgnorth, Shropshire  
Dudmaston is a delightful late 18th, early 19th century 8 acre garden, which is a mass of colour in spring with rhododendrons, azaleas viburnums and daffodils.... more

Grange Road, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire  
The Biddulph Grange Garden is a rare and exciting survival of a high Victorian garden restored by the National Trust. The Garden is divided into a... more

Moseley Old Hall Lane, Fordhouses, Staffordshire  
Moseley Old Hall´s garden has been re-created in the 17th century style. Includes a formal knot garden, a wooden arbour covered with clematis, neat box parterres,... 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

Wellesbourne, Warwick, Warwickshire  
Charlecote Park is a pleasing Capability Brown park with good cedars, and formal gardens around the house. There is a border of plants mentioned in Shakespeare´s... more

Packwood Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, Warwickshire  
Packwood House and gardens are noted for the intact layout dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, with courtyards, brick gazebos, terraces and the unique yew... more

Banbury, Warwickshire  
Upton House and gardens stand on limestone, more than 210 metres above sea level. These magnificent grounds and gardens are set in unspoilt Warwickshire countryside, on... more

Warwick, Warwickshire  
Warwick Castle has fine landscaped gardens leading from the Castle down to the river Avon. This was Capability Brown´s first freelance design for which he received... more

Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands  
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses were opened in 1832 and are a Victorian gem in their own green little world. They were designed by J... more

School Road, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire  
Hanbury Hall is a restored formal 18th century garden with fruit trees, wilderness and sunken geometric parterre of clipped box. Architectural features, also restored, include two... more

Spetchley Park, Worcester, Worcestershire  
Spetchley Park Garden is a beautiful, formal Victorian 30 acre private garden with a large collection of trees, shrubs and plants, many rare or unusual. Here... more

Great Witley, Worcestershire  
At Witley Court Gardens, take some time to explore the woodland walks in the north park. Containing some fascinating collections of plants and shrubs from around... 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

Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire  
The Manor: The moated Norman manor, c 1130, was the home of Lucy M Boston from 1939 and the setting for her Green Knowe children´s books.... more

North Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire  
Peckover House & Garden is a charming 2-acre Victorian garden at the rear of a Georgian house on the North Brink in the middle of Wisbech,... more

Arrington, Royston, Cambridgeshire  
Wimpole Hall has a twenty-acre garden with a 350-acre park beyond. The garden has undergone several phases of landscape and garden design since the 17th century.... more

Saffron Walden, Essex  
Audley End House & Gardens has an artificial lake, created with water from the River Cam, running through delightful 18th century pastoral parkland designed by Capability... 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

Buckhatch Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford, Essex  
Hyde Garden is an oasis of calm and serenity amidst the sprawling urbanisation that for many people characterises Essex. A visit to the 360-acre estate is... more

Blickling, Norwich, Norfolk  
Blickling Hall has a delightful garden and park surrounding the Jacobean house. There is a Victorian sunken garden, remodelled by Norah Lindsay in the 1930´s. consisting... more

Bressingham, Diss, Norfolk  
The Bressingham Gardens. The late Alan Bloom´s Dell Garden created from 1953 with over 50 immaculate ´Island Beds´ of more than 4,500 varieties of perennials, and... more

East Ruston, Norwich, Norfolk  
East Ruston Old Vicarage is a remarkable 32 acre garden incorporating formal design, enormous decorative exuberance and brilliant planting. Close to the North Sea but extremely... more