Gardens to visit in Gloucestershire
By English Counties
see these pages for Scotland or Wales
Here are some links to gardens to visit, either locally or whist on holiday in Gloucestershire. The sites we list include other sites recommending gardens as well as individual gardens.
The gardens listed include gardens which have limited access for people to visit, as well as other gardens open to the public all the year round - so check the opening times of particular gardens before going.
General Open Garden sites
British Red Cross Open Gardens programme offers a rare opportunity to explore the secrets of some hidden and private gardens not usually open to the public.
English Heritage - Lists The English Heritage gardens and properties open to The public.
Garden History and Garden Tours - International guide to gardens to visit - includes large number of UK gardens.
National Gardens Scheme - The Charity behind The Yellow Book of gardens open to The public. Often small and usual gardens open just one or two days a year. The site includes The GardenFinder database for finding gardens to visit.
National Trust - Lists The gardens and property owned by The National Trust in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
TopGardens to visit in Gloucestershire
Colesbourne Park
location: Colesbourne, Nr. Cheltenham, GL53 9NP
- This has Various gardens displaying bulbs and An Arboretum.
website: http://www.colesbournegardens.....Hidcote
location: Hidcote Bartrim, near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6LR
Experience one of the country's great gardens.
Hidcote is an Arts and Crafts garden in the north Cotswolds, a stone's throw from Stratford -upon -Avon. Created by the talented American horticulturist, Major Lawrence Johnston its colourful and intricately designed outdoor 'rooms' are always full of surprises. It's a must -see if you're on holiday in the Cotswolds.
Westonbirt Arboretum
location: Tetbury, GL8 8QS
- Westonbirt National Arboretum is renowned worldwide both for its tree and shrub collection and its beautifully landscaped grounds. Today the collection contains around 18,000 numbered specimens covering some 600 acres of Grade 1 Listed Landscape.
website: https://www.forestry.gov.uk/we....[Back to top]