Botanic Gardens in the UK

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

Alcester, Warwickshire  
Coughton Court is a lovely garden complementing the mid-16th century house, laid out over the last ten years by Mrs Throckmorton and her daughter Christina. There... 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

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

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

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

66 Royal Hospital Road, London  
The Chelsea Physic Garden was founded in 1673 by the Society of Apothecaries to train their apprentices in identifying and using medicinal and useful plants. A... 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

Neston, Cheshire  
Ness Botanic Gardens is of international repute. Founded by Arthur Kilpin Bulley, a Liverpool cotton broker and passionate plantsman; the Gardens boast plant introductions from all... more

Patterdale Road, Windermere, Cumbria  
Holehird Gardens (The Lakeland Horticultural Society) was recently voted on BBC Gardeners´ World to be one of the Nation´s Favourite Gardens. 10 acres above Windermere it... more

Burton Agnes, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire  
Burton Agnes Elizabethan Hall and Gardens is surrounded by lawns and yew topiary bushes. On the eastern aspect there is a classical pond with fountains and... more

Richmond, North Yorkshire  
Millgate House has a spectacular, small, enclosed town garden with a blissful secluded setting, amazing views and all year round interest. Immensely stylish, ever changing, with... more

Scampston Hall, Malton, North Yorkshire  
Scampston - The Walled Garden. A 4 1/2 acre contemporary garden created by internationally acclaimed designer and plantsman, Piet Oudolf. Striking perennial meadow planting as well... 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

Upper Dicker, Hailsham, East Sussex  
Michelham Priory´s 7 acre beautiful and tranquil gardens are set on a moated island. Originally this was an Augustine Priory. The longest water-filled medieval moat in... 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

Ticehurst, East Sussex  
´One of the finest gardens in England´ Pashley Manor Gardens, winner of the HHA/Christies´s Garden of the Year Award, offers a sumptuous blend of romantic landscaping,... 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

Stroude Road, Egham, Surrey  
Great Fosters is framed on three sides by a Saxon moat and the formal gardens are both extensive and exceptional. Originally designed by W H Romaine... 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

Bosvigo Lane, Truro, Cornwall  
Bosvigo is not a typical Cornish garden. Mainly herbaceous garden, at its best from June onwards. A series of walled or enclosed `rooms´ surround the mellow... more

Upper Castle Road, St Mawes, Cornwall  
The gardens at Lamorran House were originally laid out in the 1980s by the present owners. With a large collection of palms and rare tree ferns,... more

Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, Cornwall  
Trebah Garden is a 25 acre sub-tropical ravine garden, falling 200 feet from the 18th century house to a private beach on the Helford River. A... more

Isles of Scilly, Cornwall  
Tresco Abbey Gardens defies all the preconceptions regarding what can and cannot be grown in rain-soaked, frost-cursed Britain. A perennial Kew without the glass hosting 20,000... more

Grampound Road, Truro, Cornwall  
Trewithen Gardens, created and extensified by George Johnstone in the first fifty years of the last century, are outstanding and internationally famous. The great glade on... 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

Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton, Devon  
The Garden House is a magical place where inspirational planting blends seamlessly into a timeless Devon landscape; where luxuriant, brilliant colour creates unforgettable panoramas and where... 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

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

Undercliff Drive, Ventnor, Isle of Wight  
Ventnor Botanic Garden is a 22 acre, very lively botanic garden right by the sea. A remarkable collection of plants from all over the world, mainly... more

Rose Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire  
The University of Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in Britain. For more than 375 years this walled garden, built before the English Civil... more

Market Cross, Malmesbury, Wiltshire  
The now world famous amazing 5 acre Abbey House Gardens in the heart of ancient Malmesbury is really two gardens in one. The formal gardens have... more

The Canongate, St Andrews, Fife  
St Andrews Botanic Garden moved to its present site at Bassaguard in 1960 and since 1987 has been managed by Fife Council. The design and wide... 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

Dunragit, by Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway  
Glenwhan is a plantswomans garden for all seasons; in spring and early summer rhododendrons and azaleas are a riot of colour, by mid-summer, Roses, Rockroses, primulas... more

Port Logan, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway  
Logan Botanic Garden lies at the south-western tip of Scotland, and because of the influence of the Gulf Stream, a remarkable collection of bizarre and beautiful... more

Stobo, Scottish Borders  
Dawyck Botanic Garden benefits from the cooler continental environment in the heart of the Scottish Borders, and from over 300 years of tree planting, truly one... more

Cairndow, Argyll & Bute  
Ardkinglas Woodland Garden is set on a hillside in a peaceful location overlooking Loch Fyne. It is home to many of Britain´s Champion Trees including the... more

Dunoon, Argyll & Bute  
Benmore Botanic Garden is in the wonderful woodland setting of the Eachaig Valley, a garden steeped in history and surrounded by dramatic scenery. Boasting a world-famous... more

Strathcarron, Highland  
Attadale House was built in 1755 by Donald Matheson. Gardens and woodlands were started in 1890 by Baron Schroder and planted with rhododendrons, azaleas and specimen... more

Cribyn, Lampeter, Ceredigion  
Cae Hir Gardens, a family tradition of over 200 years of Dutch horticulture has culminated in the creation of this eco-friendly and unique 6 acre garden... more

Tal-y-Cafn, Colwyn Bay, Conwy  
Bodnant Garden is 80 acres of magnificent garden in the beautiful Conwy Valley comprising formal lawns and borders, Italianate terraces and `The Dell´ which contains the... more

Llanarthne, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire  
Created within 568 acres of beautiful parkland, The National Botanic Garden of Wales is home to a unique collection of over 100,000 different plants and the... more

St Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan  
Dyffryn Botanic Garden are outstanding Grade I listed Edwardian gardens. Currently undergoing restoration to Thomas Mawson®s original 1904 design with the help of a Heritage Lottery... more