Gardens to visit in Cheshire

You need a week's holiday here to visit all the open great gardens in Cheshire Here you will find beautiful historic houses with exceptional gardens, some formal and some informal. it is difficult to recommend any single one so click through for more details and to make your own choice.
For each garden we list places to stay at discounted prices with customer reviews.
Also make sure you visit the historic town of Chester.

We also list over 500 more places on our guide and you can also browse our choice of guided tours.

RHS Partner Garden

Bridgemere Show Garden

Cheshire, Visit this wonderful 6-acre garden and in total, home to 13 individual gardens, recreated from RHS Shows

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Historic Houses

Capesthorne Hall Garden

Cheshire, Capesthorne Gardens surround the Hall with woodland, parkland, and lakes.Historic House also open at various times.

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Cholmondeley Castle Gardens, near Malpas

Cheshire, Cholmondeley Castle Gardens is one of Cheshire's Gardens of Distinction. Visitors will enjoy the tranquil and romantic Temple and Folly Water Gardens, Glade, Arboretum and ornamental woodland.

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Dorothy Clive Garden, near Market Drayton

Staffordshire, The Dorothy Clive Garden is intimate and informal with lovely views over the Shropshire hills. Includes a Winter garden, laburnum arch, alpine scree with pool, rose walk, AGM border, edible woodland, seasonal borders and rhododendron filled woodland.

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National Trust

Dunham Massey Gardens, near Manchester

Cheshire, This lovely early Georgian House, Dunham Massey, is surrounded by parkland and gardens. There is someting for every season including a wonderful Winter Garden. The house is also open.

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Hare Hill Gardens, near Macclesfield

Cheshire, Hare Hill Garden set in 10 acres is a delightful woodland garden with azaleas, rhododendrons and a historic walled garden at its heart.

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Lyme Park Gardens near Stockport

Cheshire, The park and gardens at Lyme Park are set on the foot of the Pennine Hills. Lots to see including. There is more to see with a good herbaceous border, wooded ravine bordered by rhododendrons, ferns and azaleas. House also open

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Ness Botanic Gardens, Wirral

Cheshire, Ness Botanic Gardens was created by a cotton merchant and is now one of the finest gardens in the North. It is a great all year garden with lots to see with rhododendrons, snowdrops and wildlife as well as brilliant summer displays.

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Norton Priory and Gardens, Runcorn

Cheshire, Norton Priory has a great garden and is home to much wildlife. The peaceful and relaxing two and a half acre Walled Garden at Norton Priory has won four Britain in Bloom awards. Museum open.

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National Trust

Tatton Park Gardens

Cheshire, These delightful Gardens at Tatton Park cover 50 acres. Much of the gardens were designed by Lewis Wyatt in the 1800s . Find the leech pool, ablaze with colour from banks of azaleas each May, and discover one of the UK's best Japanese Gardens. House open

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The Lovell Quinta Arboretum

Cheshire, This 28 acre arboretum at The Quinta was created by Sir Bernard Lovell. It is now owned by the Tatton Garden Society. There are grand avenues which take you among trees and shrubs, as well as wild flower meadows and a nature reserve.

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