Gardens to Visit

The best website for planning garden visits; includes 2010 opening times, admission rates and all you need to plan your visits.

Almost there....

This site is the companion to the much acclaimed Gardens to Visit 2010 book and has just been updated to include all the latest information.  During the week of 25th of January we will be checking for any errors - which is why we’re almost there.

The Gardens to Visit site will provide you with all the information you need to plan visits.  As you can see from these images, Britain is home to some of the most beautiful gardens in the world and are an indispensable part of our National Heritage.

On the site you can also access information on talks and lectures undertaken by BBC Garden writer, broadcaster and editor of Gardens to Visit, Tony Russell as well as details on his many books and publications.

Enjoy your garden visits in 2010.

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Please click one of the maps to go directly to the gardens pages

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Garden Tours with
Brightwater Holidays

Brightwater Holidays is the UK’s leading specialist Garden Tour Operator. Their  fully inclusive itineraries combine famous and grand properties with small and private gardens – most also visit specialist nurseries.

We travel by coach, rail and air to exotic overseas destinations, throughout continental Europe and the length and breadth of the British Isles, usually in the company of an expert horticulturalist.

For further information please click here

Various gardens
Sir Harold Hillier's Gardens

Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is one of the most important modern plant collections in the world. Established in 1953 by the distinguished plantsman Sir Harold Hillier, the magnificent collection of over 42,000 plants from temperate regions around the world grows in a variety of superb themed landscapes set over 180-acres of rolling Hampshire countryside.

The Cotswolds’ Finest Gardens:
Recently Published.

The Cotswolds Finest Gardens
Western Daily Press

The first major book on Cotswold gardens for almost 15 years is published November 16th. The Cotswolds’ Finest Gardens, written by Tony Russell, features 50 of the regions best loved gardens, including Abbey House Gardens, Buscot Park, Hidcote Manor, Kiftsgate Court, Sezincote and Sudeley Castle.

More details here

The Western Daily Press featured The Cotswold’s Finest Gardens in a recent interview with Tony Russell who talks about how he first became interested in gardening and how he came to write this book.

Please click on the picture above to download a PDF copy so you can read more.

Please mention www.gardenstovisit.net when you book your visit