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Gardens to visit in Cotswolds

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24 best gardens to visit in the Cotswolds and everything you need to know for a great day out.
The Cotswolds, a beautiful region in England loved by many. There are villages with historic houses and cottages built in local stone with colours varying from shades of grey to honeycomb yellow.

If you love gardens this is the place to visit with gardens ranging from the formal to informal cottage style. The region spreads from Oxford to Malmesbury and gardens include Highgrove House home to Prince Charles.
To the north of the Cotswolds is probably one of the top ten gardens in England known as Hidcote, but try to see Kiftsgate Court too which is only 400 yards away.

We also list hotels and places to visit in the area or you could try one of our organised Garden Holidays.

Abbey House Manor Gardens Malmesbury

Abbey House Manor Gardens, Malmesbury

Wiltshire, Abbey House Manor in Malmesbury was once part of the Benedictine Monastery founded about 666 AD.

Barnsley House Garden

Barnsley House and Garden

Gloucestershire, Barnsley House has a beautiful small garden of 4 acres created by the late Rosemary Verey one of the 20th's centuries most famous designers. Now a boutique Hotel.

Batsford Arboretum Snowdrops

RHS Partner Garden

Batsford Arboretum, near Moreton on Marsh

Gloucestershire, Batsford Arboretum is set in 56 acres of lovely Cotswold Countryside and contains over 1500 trees with species from all over the world.

Bourton House Garden

Bourton House Garden, a beautiful Cotswold Garden

Gloucestershire, An award-winning three acre garden high on the Cotswolds with wonderful views over the surrounding countryside. Full of colour - a must visit!

Brockworth Court Garden

Brockworth Court and Garden near Gloucester

Gloucestershire, You must visit Brockworth Court near Gloucester. a historic house with a beautiful garden

Cerney House Garden

Cerney House Garden

Gloucestershire, This secret Cotswold garden at Cerney House, high above the lovely Churn Valley is a very special and friendly place. There is an amazing sloping Walled Garden.

Chastleton House Garden

Chastleton House and Gardens, Cotswolds

Oxforshire, This garden has had an amazing transformation, restoring it close to its original Jacobean design. The highlight is the parterre surrounded by topiary and outside this there are flowing borders crammed with colurful herbaceous plants. House open.

Colesbourne Park Snowdrops

Colesbourne Park Snowdrops

Gloucestershire, The snowdrop collection at Colesbourne Park originated in the plantings made by Henry John Elwes (1846-1922). One of the finest places to see snowdrops in the world. Try to visit if you can.

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Where to see lavender fields

Cotswold Lavender, Snowshill, near Broadway

Worcestershire, See spectacular displays of lavender and wild flowers during July and August at Cotswolds Lavender

Dyrham Park Garden

Dyrham Park House and Gardens, near Bath, National Trust

Gloucestershire, Dyrham Park near Bath is a beautiful place to visit any time of year with a colourful winter garden. The gardens were designed around the 17th century and included a Dutch Water Garden, plus new parterre. The amazing historic House is open too.

Hidcote Manor Garden

Hidcote Manor Garden

Gloucestershire, A top ten Great British Garden - Hidcote Manor is one of the greatest gardens in England created last century by the great horticulturist Major Lawrence Johnston. The Gardens are of an Arts and Crafts style with many 'Garden Rooms'

A MUST VISIT FOR EVERY GARDEN LOVER!

Highgrove House Gardens

Highgrove House Gardens

Gloucestershire, We are delighted to be able to list this beautiful garden at Highgrove House the country home of King Charles III.

Part of our Cotswolds Garden Holiday - Click here

Holiday Cottages in the Cotswolds for your garden holidays

Holiday Cottages in the Cotswolds

If you would like to visit Gardens in the Cotswolds why not stay in one of Cotswolds Hideaways Holiday Cottages.

Kelmscott Manor Garden

Historic Houses

Kelmscott Manor and Gardens, near Lechlade

Oxfordshire, Kelmscott Manor - the inspirational home of William Morris, father of the Arts & Crafts movement. There is a small Cottage Garden with surrounding meadows and stream. Worth visiting the Garden if combined with a tour of the House

Great British Gardens - Kiftsgate Court Gardens

Historic Houses

Kiftsgate Court Gardens, near Chipping Campden

Gloucestershire, Kiftsgate Court Gardens are magnificently situated garden on the edge of the Cotswold escarpment with views towards the Malvern Hills. This is one of the most romantic gardens in Britain, home of the famous Kiftsgate Rose, and a must visit!

The Garden at Miserden

Historic Houses

Miserden Garden, near Cirencester

Gloucestershire, A peaceful 17th century garden in Miserdenwithin a picturesque estate hidden in the Cotswolds hills. The Garden is well known for its magnificent mixed borders, amongst the longest in Britain.

Painswick Rococo Garden

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Painswick Rococo Garden, near Stroud

Gloucestershire, Painswick Rococo Garden is a unique 18th century garden set in a hidden valley with lovely views of the surrounding countryside and famous for its snowdrop displays which are considered some of the finest in England..

Rodmarton Manor Garden

Historic Houses

Rodmarton Manor and Garden, Tetbury

Gloucestershire, A stunning courtyard garden greets you as you enter through the door by the side of the Rodmarton Manor. Beautiful double herbaceous borders. Arts and Crafts House open with superb collection of furniture.

Sezincote House Gardens

Historic Houses

Sezincote House Gardens

Gloucestershire, This Indian style garden at Sezincote surrounds a grand house built in 1810. It is reminiscent of the Brighton Dome. The garden follows a stream which tumbles down the hill-side and has amazing Autumn colours.House also open.

Snowshill Manor Garden

Snowshill Manor Gardens, National Trust

Gloucestershire, This charming organic garden is a delight and surrounds this Cotswold Tudor Manor House known as Snowshill Manor, which is open with unusual and fascinating collections of almost everything!.

Stanway House Fountain

Historic Houses

Stanway House and Fountain, near Winchcombe

Gloucestershire, Make sure you take time to visit historic Stanway House. It has one of the finest water features in Britain with 300 foot high gravity fed fountain, upper pond, waterfall, grand canal. House also open.

Sudeley Castle Gardens

Historic Houses

Sudeley Castle and Gardens

Gloucestershire, 'The Queen of the Cotswolds' An amazing Castle which was desecrated by Cromwell in the Civil War. There are 14 acres, the highlight being the Queens Garden, built on an Elizabethan parterre and filled with old-fashioned roses. Various Castle tours

Gardens to visit Cotswolds - Upton Wold

Upton Wold Garden, Moreton in Marsh

Gloucestershire, The Hidden Garden of the Cotswolds. A garden of trees, shrubs and plants, many rare, in an outstanding landscape of Cotswold undulation. Woodland, pond, herbacous borders, roses, vegetables, fruit, and a labyrinth.

Westonbirt Arboretum

Westonbirt Arboretum - An amazing world of Trees

Gloucestershire, Westonbirt Arboretum has over 18,000 trees from all over the world, planted since 1829 and plantings continue today. The arboretum is in 2 areas with 17 miles of way-marked trails. WONDERFUL AUTUMN COLOURS!

ONE OF THE WORLD'S TOP ARBORETUMS!