The online guide to beautiful

Great British Gardens

with places to stay nearby

  • Beautiful Gardens Coleton Fishacre
  • Compton Acres Garden
  • Dunvegan Castle and Gardens Isle of Skye
  • Lamorran House Garden
  • Overbecks Garden Salcombe
  • St. Michaels Mount Garden
  • Walmer Castle Gardens Kent
  • Coleton Fishacre is a beautiful 24 acre garden created by Rupert and Lady Dorothy D'Olyly Carte in the 1920s. In the Spring and early Summer at the Arts and Crafts inspired house and gardens, wild flowers abound amid more formal plantings.
  • Compton Acres has 10 acres of gardens with lovely views over Poole Harbour and the distant Purbeck Hills.
  • Discover the amazing gardens at Dunvegan Castle with shimmering pools and burns fed by a cascading waterfall in the amazing Water Gardens. Stroll through the formal Round Garden, and enjoy the Walled Garden with its colourful herbaceous borders.
  • Set in a stunning position with fantastic views to St Anthony's Headland and the sea, it is a totally unique garden where Sub Tropical plants thrive. Unlike any other garden in theBritish Isles.
  • Overbecks Gardens overlook the Kingsbridge Estuary. exotic and tender plants from around the world thrive in this micro climate. A wonderful place to visit.
  • St Michaels Mount has superb subtropical gardens and you can also visit the castle. Part of the gardens are on terraces climbing up around 200 feet, these were built around the 1870s.
  • Walmer Castle the Royal residence of the Lords Warden of the Cinque Ports is set on the Kent Coast overlooking the sea. The gardens at the rear of the Castle are a real delight with amazing herbaceous borders alongside 'cloud topiary'. An amazing place.

Discover over 500 beautiful gardens to visit near me open today and this weekend, in England, Scotland and Wales.

July 2025- Summer is here with hot sunny days and warm evenings. We have many great gardens for you to visit near me and you including Arboretums like Westonbirt, Gloucestershire where you will find temperatures several degrees lower.

We also have a selection of coastal gardens for you to visit on your holidays - CLICK HERE FOR OUR COASTAL GARDENS AND GARDENS NEAR THE SEA. 

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So much to see at our Gardens throughout Britain including all the best places to visit for a great day out.
July is also a great time to look forward to late garden holidays in 2025 and 2026 so why not order a Garden Holiday Brochure - just click here. 

We are are considered to be the best guide to open gardens in Britain  and include: 
100 Gardens in the South West of England
100 Gardens in the South East of England
70 Gardens in the South of England
100 Gardens in the Midlands
70 Gardens in the East of England
70 Gardens in Northern England
80 Gardens in Scotland
40 Gardens in Wales

We also feature recommended hotels near to the gardens and have teamed up with Hideaway Cottages in Cornwall to find the perfect break.

 On our gardens to visit guide you can find:-
• Open Gardens to visit near me and you
• Beautiful Places to visit for you and your family, places to take mum.
• Days out and things to do near me and you
• Ideas for day trips with the children.
• Flower gardens
• Woodland Walks
• Historic Houses and Castles with gardens
• Places for School trips
• Nature trails for kids
• Wildlife Gardens
• Gardens and places to visit during School Holidays
• Find Gardens the best and most beautiful gardens near me and you to visit. You can find them by using our town or postcode search.
• You can also find gardens by category, such as Autumn colours, Roses, Rhododendron Gardens etc.
• You can also keep up to date by visiting our Facebook and Instagram pages with up to the moment images and comments.
• We also include many comfortable places to stay nearby.
• Use our map search so that you can plan your journey
• Many of the garden attractions have events throughout the school holidays for children including The National Trust.

Our guide attracts visitors from all over the world - we know that because we often receive feedback. We started the guide as a hobby in 2002, as at that time there were few resources on the internet to help people plan their visits. The first region we covered was Cornwall and by the time 12 months elapsed more than 200 gardens had applied to join. Over the last year we have had around 1 million viewers from almost every continent on the world, with 3 million page views. As a result we have generated significant income for our members. With over 500 gardens on our guide and more applying to join we should maintain our place as a leading resource for garden lovers.
We also believe that we have one of the most beautiful Facebook Pages in the world with over 100,000 followers. 

What are the top ten most famous and beautiful gardens and places in the British Isles? This is a difficult question but here are ten of the Nation's favourites in no particular order.

• Sissinghurst, a garden made famous by Vita Sackville West.
• Great Dixter, planted creatively and unconventionally by Christopher Lloyd.
• Hidcote Manor Garden, an Arts and Crafts gem by the great horticulturist Major Lawrence Johnston.
• The Lost Gardens of Heligan a great garden restoration by Tim Smit.
• Bodnant Gardens in Wales created by Henry Pochin and now managed by the National Trust.
• Kew Gardens on the outskirts of London one of the finest Botanical gardens in the world.
• Inverewe Gardens on the West Coast of Scotland created a lochside amid a barren wilderness.
• Levens Hall in the Lake District with its world famous topiary gardens.
• Stourhead is considered to be the finest landscape Garden in Britain.
• Kiftsgate Cout Gardens - A beautiful romantic garden in the Cotswolds.

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GARDEN HOLIDAYS - If you would like us to plan your itinerary for you we have a wide range of guided holidays in England, Scotland and Wales all at very reasonable prices. We also have a range of tours throughout the world so why not request one of our free brochures. It does not matter where you live as there are departure points throughout the UK. Many visitors from overseas take advantage of the tours.

Click here for 2025 / 2026 Garden Holiday Brochure

We are now smart-phone friendly so that you can plan your gardens to visit wherever you are. 
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